Fenton is the social change agency taking on the world’s toughest challenges in human rights, social and economic justice, environment, education, and public health. Primed with deep issue expertise and powered by the creativity and passion of 100 professionals working across the country, we create strategies for clients to help build a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. A fast-growing and award-winning agency, we lead the industry in diverse representation, as 51% of our entire staff and 52% of our leadership team are people of color. We are women-led, as 72% of our staff are women.
We are a culture steeped in social change and activism, with a collaborative work environment, excellent benefits, and a strong sense of purpose and community across the agency. Fenton is a remote forward agency. Staff work primarily from home but gather in person in co-working spaces. Our employees reside within 35 miles of our hubs in New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area regions.
Our clients are foundations, advocacy groups, and global brands. We develop and execute strategic public awareness campaigns and offer various communications services, including campaign messaging, media relations, digital strategy, and branding.
Overview
We’re looking for a Video Production Director in either NY or DC, to join our Creative Production team. This role will lead video projects from concept through post-production, including on-the-ground shoots. You’ll collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality visual storytelling for our clients across a range of video outputs. This is a fast-paced role with a lot of variety and momentum, perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, managing different projects and deadlines with confidence. The ideal candidate has experience in social impact storytelling and strong skills in managing the production process to ensure exceptional results.
Responsibilities:
- Produce and direct on-location shoots – hire and manage crew, lead pre-production meetings, prepare talent, conduct interviews, and oversee client relationships.
- Edit across diverse formats and styles – including anthem, social media, advertising, documentary, and testimonial.
- Color and audio finishing – Apply advanced color correction, audio mixing, and post-production polishing to ensure consistency, clarity, and high-quality output across all deliverables.
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders – With clients and with the production, creative, and account teams to deliver cohesive work.
- Contribute to creative strategy – Translate client-approved messaging and campaign direction into impactful, story-driven videos. This includes original creative briefs with script samples and storyboards.
- Manage production projects and teams – Oversee production timelines, budgets, and team workflows to keep projects on track and within scope.
- Strengthen and evolve production systems – track projects efficiently, maintain strong communication between internal teams and the client, and continuously refine workflows.
Qualifications
- Minimum of five years of relevant production and post production experience delivering the highest-quality work, in a client facing capacity
- Expertise editing using Adobe Cloud Creative suite and other industry-standard editing tools (e.g. Premiere, After Effects, Audition, DaVinci Resolve)
- Advanced skills in color correction and grading, with strong attention to consistency and visual quality
- Proficiency in following brand guidelines and transforming brands and branded content into impactful video storytelling
- A strong sense for visual storytelling and a keen eye for detail and continuity
- Detailed-oriented, comfortable working in collaborative cross-departmental environments and developing procedures that clearly communicate production needs
- Confidence and experience presenting creative concepts and video work directly to clients and external stakeholders
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and successfully work on multiple projects at once
- Critical thinking and creative problem solving
- Ability to successfully work both independently and collaboratively
- Experience using project management tools to track tasks, manage timelines, and support team coordination
- Knowledge of accessibility standards as they relate to video production
- A background in impact or documentary filmmaking is a bonus
Fenton Offers
- A competitive salary against industry standards – commitment to pay equity practices – published salary bands across all levels
- Salary band for Video Production Director = $100,000 – $125,000
- Year-end discretionary bonus
- Access to the Fenton Learning Lab, the agency’s proprietary professional development portal.
- Comprehensive healthcare plans
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401K with employer match
- Profit sharing plan
- Unlimited PTO for exempt staff and generous accrual policy for non-exempt staff
- 11 paid company holidays
- Discretionary company closing between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays
- Pre-tax commuter benefits via WageWorks
- Mobile Phone Reimbursement
- We have adopted a hybrid remote/in-office worksite model. We require all employees to live within a 35-mile radius of any one of our four strategic hubs (New York, D.C., LA or SF). You have the option to work remotely from your home and will travel to Company meetings/events as needed, or you can work from any one of our shared workspaces.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Fenton is an anti-racist and intersectional organization that prioritizes the needs of those who have been historically marginalized or oppressed. We do the work of creating positive social change as an act of repairing the harm done to those who have been and are currently disenfranchised across racial, gender, sexual orientation and preference, religious and other marginalized backgrounds. We are committed to doing work that is rooted in justice and equity and continuing to learn how to do this work better.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to the affirmative hiring of people of color, members of the LGBTQI+ community, people with disabilities and women. We strive to represent the diverse community reflected in our client work and believe that our firm’s continued success is driven by hiring and retaining high caliber staff from all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and orientations. We are committed to supporting our staff in growing their careers.
