Associate Director, MSK Studios
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAbout the role
About Us:
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Associate Director, MSK Studios
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is a world-renowned leader in cancer care, research, and education, dedicated to advancing innovation and improving outcomes for patients around the globe. The Associate Director, MSK Studios leads the institution’s in-house video production function, overseeing strategy, creative development, editorial excellence, optimization, and operational execution to deliver impactful storytelling that supports MSK’s mission and organizational priorities.
This role serves as the senior leader for video content production, guiding a multidisciplinary team in the creation of compelling multimedia experiences across digital, social, internal, educational, and brand channels. The Associate Director drives innovation, implements best-in-class production practices and emerging technologies, and ensures all video content is accurate, audience-focused, strategically aligned, and measurable in advancing institutional goals.
Role Overview
Lead the day-to-day creative, editorial, operational, and people management functions of MSK Studios, ensuring the delivery of high-impact video content that advances institutional priorities.
Develop and execute a comprehensive video production strategy aligned with MSK’s mission and core pillars of innovation in patient care, research, and education.
Evaluate and prioritize video production requests, allocating resources across internal teams, freelancers, and production company partners based on strategic objectives and organizational needs.
Serve as the senior editorial and creative leader for video storytelling initiatives, providing guidance on concepts, scripts, interviews, production approaches, and final deliverables.
Recruit, manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team while fostering a collaborative culture centered on creativity, accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
Oversee production calendars, project intake processes, workflows, budgets, production resources, vendor relationships, and asset management systems.
Partner with stakeholders across communications, marketing, digital, social media, research, clinical, fundraising, education, and executive teams to deliver compelling and strategically aligned content.
Lead the adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled production tools and workflow solutions, to enhance efficiency, creativity, scalability, and performance.
Establish success metrics, analyze performance data, and use audience insights to optimize content and
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