Freelance Post Production Manager

Trailer Park Group is a full-service agency specializing in content creation and entertainment marketing. Trailer Park is uniquely positioned to create, market, and distribute content for its diverse client portfolio of top entertainment studios and major brands by combining storytelling expertise with large-scale production resources. With content creation at the center, we support our clients with strategy, creativity, and the latest digital services.

The Post Production Manager leads the Assistant Editor (AE) and Input/Output (I/O) team at Trailer Park, ensuring technical accuracy, consistency, and ongoing professional development within the department. This role combines people management with hands-on oversight of workflow quality control, while also scheduling daily priorities for a large team of staff. The Post Production Manager serves as the backbone of the post pipeline — training staff, maintaining standards, prioritizing tasks and resources to ensure that projects are properly managed from ingesting materials to creative offline editing, and final finishing and delivery.

What you will do

• Oversee workflow-level QC across all AE outputs to ensure accuracy and technical compliance.
• Develop and maintain standardized AE processes, templates, and documentation.
• Assign AE resources in alignment with priorities established by the Finishing Manager.
• Assign AE resources in alignment with priorities of the AV, Content, and Integrated creative teams.
• Identify skill gaps and create opportunities for AE growth and advancement within the department.
• Interview and onboard additional flex resources as needed to meet workload.
• Collaborate with Post Supervisors and the Finishing Manager to ensure project readiness and smooth transitions into finishing.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and streamline editorial workflows to improve efficiency.

About you

• 5+ years of post-production experience, including 2+ years managing or supervising editorial staff.
• Strong understanding of editorial pipelines, file management, and post-production software (Adobe Premiere, Avid, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve).
• Proven track record of developing junior talent and implementing quality control systems.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Willingness and flexibility to work long hours with short notice.

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At Trailer Park Group, we want to improve the state of our world. We are responsible for driving equality and inclusion in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We view everyone as an individual and understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate that everyone is unique, which makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces differences and represents our global clients and teams.

We can't wait to learn more about you. Apply today!

COMPENSATION:

Please note that the below range is payable via day rate (not hourly). Also note that all freelance work is paid via W2 payroll at Trailer Park Group.

Daily rate pay range for this position is below.

$350 - $350 USD