Video Creative Director & Producer (AI-Enabled)

Job Description

Experience : 2–3 years (min. 2 years hands-on)

• Location : Chennai
• Function : Video Strategy + Production (Performance-Driven)

Role Purpose

Own the end-to-end video pipeline—creative strategy → pre-prod → direction → post → multi-variant delivery—to lift thumb-stop rate, watch-through, and CPA across paid + organic channels.

What You’ll Own

Creative & Strategy

Pre-Production

Direction & Production

Post-Production (Lead Function)

AI-Accelerated Filmmaking

Ops & Systems

Requirements

Required Skills (Core = non-negotiable)

Video Editing & Finishing (Core)

Motion Graphics & Titles

Sound & Color

Direction & Producing

Cameras & Lighting (working knowledge)

AI Stack (working proficiency)

Tool Stack (you already use most of these)

Certifications (Preferred)

Must-Have “2+ Years Hands-On” (Hard Screen)

Qualifications

Requirements

Required Skills (Core = non-negotiable) Video Editing & Finishing (Core) Mastery of pacing, narrative structure, hook crafting, music / SFX timing, transitions. Expert in Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve : conforms, proxies, multicam, nested sequences, mixdowns, delivery specs. Motion Graphics & Titles After Effects (or Resolve Fusion) for supers, lower thirds, kinetic type, product UI comps. Sound & Color Dialogue cleanup, noise reduction, sound design / mix (Audition / Pro Tools / Fairlight). Color management, primary / secondary grades, LUT workflows (Resolve). Direction & Producing Casting, blocking, performance coaching, call sheets; calm on-set leadership and clear comms. Cameras & Lighting (working knowledge) Cinema cameras / codecs, frame rates, key / fill / rim, practical lighting, basic G&E. AI Stack (working proficiency) Runway / Pika / Kling (gen-video), Midjourney / Firefly (frames), Descript / Whisper (scripts / transcripts), ElevenLabs (VO), Topaz / Resolve Studio (upscales), ChatGPT (research / outlines). Tool Stack (you already use most of these) Edit / Finish : Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve (Edit / Color / Fairlight), Final Cut (nice), CapCut for quick variants. Motion : After Effects, Resolve Fusion; Mogrt workflows; Lottie (for UI motion). Audio : Audition, Pro Tools, RX iZotope (nice), Fairlight. AI & Assist : Runway, Pika, Kling, Midjourney / Firefly, Descript / Whisper / WhisperX, ElevenLabs, Topaz Video AI. Asset & Review : Frame.io, Google Drive, Dropbox, Kyno / ShotGrid (nice). On-Set : Blackmagic Camera Utility, Tentacle Sync, SetApp tools, Shot Lister; camera families (Sony FX / Cine, Canon C-series, BMPCC), lights (Aputure / Godox), audio (RØDE / Deity). Licensing : Artlist / Epidemic (music / SFX), Shutterstock / Storyblocks (stock). Delivery / Specs : YouTube, Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads (Video), DV360 spec sheets.