In short
High-level thinking meets hands-on production work.
📋 About the job
High-level thinking meets hands-on production work.
RUN Studios and it’s client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, is looking for a talented, creative, and experienced Production & Post-Production Manager for an 11-month project set to start in January 2027.
This role combines post‑production supervision with hands-on producing live‑action and animation. Seeing a project from pre‑production through final delivery, this person bridges creative vision, logistics, and brand alignment, ensuring every project meets quality, budget, and timeline goals.
As a Production & Post-Production Manager, You Will
🔹Brand Alignment & Creative Oversight
🔹Ensure creative briefs, storyboards, shot lists, and scripts reflect brand tone, visual identity, and messaging goals.
🔹Verify on‑set filming choices (lighting, framing, color, set design), meet brand standards, and review raw footage in real time to flag issues.
🔹Maintain brand consistency across all live‑action and animation deliverables.
🔹Studio Production: Pre, Post & Workflows
🔹Oversee production scheduling, call sheet creation, and crew logistics for both studio and on-location shoots.
🔹Coordinate end-to-end production requirements from pre-production through post-production, including shot lists, production schedules, wardrobe, props, and set design.
🔹Ensure all set and wardrobe elements, including mounting, painting, alterations, and pressing, are completed in advance of production to guarantee camera-readiness for each scheduled film day.
🔹Support set construction activities, including painting, furniture assembly, and prop staging, to meet production timelines and creative specifications.
🔹Manage logistics and coordination for contracted external vendors and third-party resources.
🔹Establish QC checkpoints to prevent errors and ensure consistency across deliverables.
🔹Manage post-production schedule and track daily status updates.
🔹Prepare post-production handoff materials for the design and PM team (external drives, assets, notes).
🔹Implement and maintain systems for organized, searchable media storage.
🔹Post-Production
🔹Review and update scripts for accuracy and brand alignment.
🔹Oversee animation creation for artistic quality, QC all videos, and ensure deadline alignment.
🔹Review all versions and final deliverables.
🔹Stay current on animation techniques and technology.