Director, Production – CLI

Production Manager

The Production Manager is responsible for producing high-quality, professional video content that elevates the brand across digital, social media, marketing, and event platforms. This position creates polished, broadcast-quality visual storytelling that engages audiences and supports business objectives while providing creative leadership across productions.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with the CLI Conservatory production team on media days, black box films, student showcases, creative films, and end-of-year shows.
• Serve as creative director on media projects, leading production and post-production through distribution.
• Collaborate with the Artistic Director on overall media strategy.
• Develop and execute the long-term video production strategy.
• Establish creative standards and production quality expectations.
• Serve as the organization's creative leader for video storytelling.
• Recommend new technologies, equipment, and production workflows.
• Build annual production roadmaps aligned with business priorities.
• Lead creative concept development from ideation through delivery.
• Direct creative vision for promotional, educational, livestream, and branded content. Ensure consistency in visual identity and brand standards.
• Partner with artistic leadership to translate concepts into compelling visual experiences.
• Film and edit Conservatory classes and promotional content.
• Support Fall, Winter, and Summer Intensive production needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Advanced Adobe Premiere Pro skills.
• Advanced videography experience across multiple camera systems.
• Experience leading production and post-production teams.

• Minimum of 5 years of advanced videography and video editing experience.
• Prior production experience working with dancers in a dance studio environment is required.

Professional office and dance studio environment requiring prolonged standing, filming, editing, and operation of production equipment.

Travel as needed for Conservatory projects.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our Values

Service
- We lead with heart. We champion community.

Passion
- We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.

Integrity
- We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.

Respect
- We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.

Innovation
- We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.

Transparency
- We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

Our Benefits

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.