Senior Manager, Video Production

Company Description

About the Organization 

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools, nearly 16,500 educators, and nearly 190,000 students and alumni.    

Our mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. 

Our vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. 

The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports KIPP schools across the country. The KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP public schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations. 

About Our Values: 

Excellent Results for Students: We value results over effort and know that our work is not finished until all students thrive.  

Collective Impact: We are one team. We win together. 

Courageous Action: Our belief in what we can achieve is unwavering, fueling our optimism and commitment to overcome any challenge.

Job Description

About The Position 

As the Senior Manager of Video Production, you will lead the development of high-quality video content that amplifies our mission and impact. This role is integral to shaping the way we communicate with diverse audiences, including students, educators, donors, and the public. You will oversee all stages of video production—from ideation and storyboarding to filming and post-production—ensuring each project aligns with organizational goals and brand standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners across the organization and also manage external vendors, videographers, and editors to produce compelling stories that inspire action. The ideal candidate is a visionary producer with a passion for education, a track record of delivering high-quality content on time and on budget, and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. 

Key Responsibilities and Duties  

• Lead the production of national branded video content for use across all communication channels including social media videos and animations, email deployments, alumni and scholarship announcements, recruitment campaigns, etc. 

• Act as an embedded documentarian to interview KIPP staff, students, families, community members, and alumni to identify, craft, and amplify stories about KIPP and issues relevant to KIPP.  

• Manage workflow and stakeholder engagement for all national KIPP video projects 

• Maintain and enhance KIPP’s national video style guide. 

• Work in partnership with the national marketing and communications team to align video content to the editorial calendar and support distribution planning to ensure those stories reach target audiences. 

• Work in partnership with regional leads and external vendors to capture video content and support all onsite logistics of shoots as necessary.  

• Amplify existing and train new video storytellers within the KIPP network and provide them with tools and resources to communicate their messages and amplify their voices, increasing the volume, diversity, and reach of shared stories network-wide year over year.

Qualifications

Key Competencies 

• Video Editing and Production Fluency: Ability to tell a compelling story, through video; Proficient in planning, shooting, editing, and post-production video work; Extraordinary interview skills with a unique ability to connect with the person sitting across from you. 

• Trusting Relationships: Possesses a high level of self-awareness and cultivates strong, collaborative relationships at all levels; excellent communication skills with an aptitude for translating complex information into a clear and persuasive narrative; convinces others by identifying benefits for all; strong customer-service orientation, with deep value placed on the end-user experience; cultural competence in how you tell stories and in collaborating with teammates across lines of difference  

• Organization, Planning, & Execu