Senior Director of Video Production, EdTech

JoVE is the world-leading producer and provider of video solutions with the mission to improve scientific research and education. Millions of scientists, educators and students use JoVE for their research, teaching and learning. Our institutional clients comprise over 1,000 universities, colleges, and biopharma companies, including such leaders as Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Stanford. As a rapidly growing company, with offices in the USA, UK, Australia, and India servicing clients in over 60 countries, we are seeking talented and ambitious individuals to join our company.

The Role

The Senior Director of Content Production will lead JoVE's content production department of 100+ content creators, animators, and media producers, delivering high-quality science research and education videos for K-12, higher education, and corporate learning worldwide. 

This role will set and execute the content roadmap, scale operations, and drive efficiency across the end-to-end content lifecycle with AI-driven workflows, automation, and continuous adoption of emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

●      Lead the content production team of 100+ delivering 5,000 videos annually for Higher Education, K-12, and Corporate Learning.

●      Own the end-to-end content production roadmap and ensure teams deliver against agreed timelines, quality standards, and targets.

●      Scale AI-driven workflows and automation to improve productivity, quality, and cost efficiency.

●      Set clear goals and KPIs for teams and individuals, and regularly review performance and productivity.

●      Continuously optimize the production process, eliminating bottlenecks and improving workflows to meet the growing volume and complexity of content.

●      Own vendor strategy, balancing internal capabilities and external partners to scale efficiently.

●      Work closely with Product, and other leadership teams to align production plans with business priorities.

●      10+ years of experience managing large-scale video content production; EdTech experience a strong plus!

●      5+ years of management experience leading large, multi-tiered teams of 40+.

●      Strong experience in setting goals, KPIs and managing team performance is required.

●      Proven track record scaling production throughput and capacity while maintaining high-quality standards.

●      Demonstrated success implementing AI and automation in content or video production.

●      Strong operational and analytical capabilities, with experience using KPIs to identify bottlenecks and improve performance.

●      Experience managing vendors and outsourced production preferred.

●      Experience with production and workflow management platforms such as Asana, Jira, or Frame.io preferred.

●     A competitive compensation package.

●     You will make a direct impact in accelerating science research and education.

●     Opportunity to work with global teams and in an environment that promotes innovation and collaboration.

●     Our strong promotion from within culture draws a clear path to advance your career with us.