Job Abstract

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Producer in the Office of the CEO, you’ll work to:

• Build a deep, always-on pipeline of multimedia assets in various formats, optimized to build the public-facing executive brand of Carta’s founder/CEO, Henry Ward.
• Collaborate with a team of communications strategists, social media professionals, and community building experts to create a universal look, feel, narrative and editorial style for all OCE-centric content.
• Provide direction on most performant mediums, content types/styles, and evolving trends on influencer content and act accordingly in creation.
• Work with freelancers, agencies, and in-house talent to create processes that scale, allowing for more consistency and volume over time (without sacrificing narrative or aesthetic quality).
• Apply storytelling expertise to subject matter that’s often considered dry and technical — creating exciting narratives that help Henry and Carta achieve our audience goals.
• Work with other members of the Office of the CEO to map opportunities for content creation to CEO travel, speaking, conferences, etc. to maximize utility of content created in existing vehicles and manage logistics
• Partner with content, social and communications team for alignment/cross-pollination in Carta’s owned, earned and paid channels with CEO content where desired.
• Find a cadence in communications with internal stakeholders on upcoming CEO content opportunities
• The role requires the candidate to be available for travel up to three days per month for business-related purposes.

You’ll be joining the Office of the CEO. The Office of the CEO supports high priority initiatives for Henry and the rest of the executive team. The team is cross functional, working with the rest of the organization to advance some of Henry’s highest priority initiatives, including managing high priority client and partner relationships, thinking through long term strategy, creating operational excellence throughout the company, and managing his executive brand. This role reports directly into the Chief of Staff, but will involve a high degree of direct interaction with Henry and the rest of the executive team.

You’re a video and multimedia wizard with deep field experience, equally skilled at conducting on-the-go shoots and managing dense, fast-moving edit pipelines — all with an eye toward building a world-class executive brand across social media platforms.

SOFT SKILLS

Executive brand strategy: You understand what kind of content helps a public-facing executive build a long-lasting brand, and can strategize to align your content strategy toward both short- and long-term goals.Content strategy: As you’ll be working with a well-known founder/CEO, you’re willing to “go deep” and learn the life, perspective, and personality of your subject. Doing this allows you to think strategically about A) what is this person’s “story to tell,” and B) what is the best way (and the best formats) to tell that story?Project management: Whether in Asana, Trello, or Frame.io, you excel at managing a dense pipeline of multiple creative assets through the entire production cycle — from pre-production to delivery, and everything in between.“Try and refine” mindset: You excel at learning through experimentation, and are willing to relentless try solutions that don’t work in order to pinpoint the solution that does.

HARD SKILLS

On-set expertise: Whether shooting on the run during worldwide travel, filming onstage at major events, or building aesthetically-pleasing spaces in which to shoot at home, you’re an expert at directing freelance crews, improvising where needed, and achieving a high aesthetic standard — no matter the circumstance.Production equipment knowledge: You have deep knowledge of cameras, lenses, lighting, sound, and everything in between — you always know the right production package to put together for the job at hand.Editing skill: You’re more than just a field producer — you’re also excellent at cutting. You have an editor’s eye for color, pacing, musicality, story structure, and (perhaps most importantly) you pride yourself on your beautifully-arranged project files. BONUS: Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder.Freelancer management: Your skills are rounded out with a keen eye for project management, as you work with multiple freelancers in post — delivering cuts, giving clear and timely notes, and shepherding assets all the way through publication.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of production and post-production experience, either for a studio, production company, or creative agency.

At Carta, you’re not just an employee. You’re a builder who is creating infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta’s Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets.

Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:

• $150,000 - $177,000 in San Francisco

Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.