Creative Producer
CatFace · Austin, TX · 1 wk ago
On-sitePublic RelationsFull-time
About the role
Catface is seeking a visionary Creative Producer to lead creative teams in producing engaging, daily video content for two of our YouTube channels. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for elevating production quality while ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with our brand tone and audience expectations.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Champion and communicate the creative vision across multiple teams and projects.
- Drive ideation, pitch high-performing content ideas, and shape episodic arcs with strong hooks, narrative clarity, and pacing aligned with the YouTube platform and Catface channels.
- Lead and manage cross-functional creative pods—consisting of Showrunners, Writers, Artists, Set Designers, Cinematographers and Production Assistants—delivering daily video content at scale.
- Prioritize, schedule, and oversee simultaneous productions, ensuring efficiency without compromising quality.
- Make critical production decisions, including when to scale up or down based on timelines, audience impact, or resource availability.
- Create systems and workflows that allow for repeatable success and long-term growth.
- Guide outlines, scripts, and narrative beats to ensure clarity, emotional resonance, and optimized watch time (AVD).
- Maintain and elevate story quality across short- and long-form formats.
- Provide detailed, constructive feedback on scripts, voiceovers, animatics, and final edits.
- Ensure all content adheres to brand voice, emotional tone, and Catface’s creative standards.
- Use audience data and platform insights to drive content strategies and creative decisions.
- Monitor trends in the YouTube and gaming storytelling ecosystem to keep content relevant and fresh.
- Shape the development of recurring characters and series IP, contributing to a library of fan-favorite content that drives return viewership.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in producing, showrunning, or creative leadership roles for digital video or entertainment platforms.
- Proven experience managing multiple teams and productions concurrently—ideally in a fast-paced, weekly content environment.
- A strategic thinker with a discerning eye for story, pacing, and audience engagement.
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills; comfortable giving and receiving feedback across all levels of production.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and capable of making clear decisions under pressure.
Based in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
Nice to have:
- An understanding of gameplay-based storytelling (Minecraft, Roblox, etc.) or willingness to learn.
- A deep understanding of YouTube content trends, performance metrics, and viewer behavior.