Job Description

Company Description:

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Dentsu AMP is a content-focused creative agency and integrated production house, built to deliver high-impact, culture-led storytelling for brands in the digital and social ecosystem. Part of the dentsu India network, AMP brings together strategy, creativity, and on-ground execution under one roof enabling faster, sharper, and more relevant content solutions. With a strong pulse on pop culture, digital trends, and real-time content creation, the agency thrives at the intersection of creativity and production. Headquartered in Mumbai, Dentsu AMP operates as a high-energy, hands-on environment that values craft, cultural awareness, physical well-being, and disciplined work ethics, making it a space for ambitious creative talent to grow and do meaningful, visible work.

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Role Overview

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We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Post Production Lead to lead and manage Dentsu AMP’s end-to-end post-production function across Video Editing, Animation & Motion Graphics, and Graphic Design .

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The role will be responsible for managing a full-fledged post-production team comprising Editors, Animators/Motion Designers, and Graphic Designers , while ensuring that all creative output meets the highest standards of storytelling, craft, design, and execution.

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This is a hands-on leadership role that requires someone who can balance creative excellence with operational efficiency , from understanding a brief and setting the right post-production approach to allocating teams, managing workflows, reviewing work, solving execution challenges, and ensuring timely delivery.

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Key Responsibilities

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1. Post-Production Leadership

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- Take overall ownership of the post-production function across Edit, Animation/Motion Graphics, and Graphic Design .
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- Lead the post-production team and establish explicit creative, technical, and delivery standards.
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- Oversee multiple projects simultaneously across social media, branded content, digital campaigns, films, and other video-led formats.
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- Ensure every project moves seamlessly from offline edit to animation, graphics, sound, colour, finishing, and final delivery.
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- Establish efficient post-production workflows that enable the team to deliver high-quality work within tight timelines.
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- Act as the final point of escalation for complex post-production and execution challenges.
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2. Team Leadership & People Management

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- Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team of Editors, Animators, Motion Designers, Graphic Designers, and other post-production specialists .
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- Allocate resources based on project requirements, skill sets, timelines, and workload.
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- Build a strong culture of creative collaboration, ownership, accountability, and continuous learning.
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- Identify capability gaps within the team and support training and skill development.
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- Conduct regular reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve individual and team performance.
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- Build and maintain a robust freelance/vendor network to support additional capacity during high-volume periods.
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- Ensure the team is adequately staffed and equipped to manage business requirements.
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3. Editing & Storytelling

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- Provide creative direction and supervision across video editing projects.
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- Review edits for storytelling, pacing, structure, transitions, performance, visual continuity, and overall impact .
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- Work closely with Directors, Creative Directors, Writers, Content Teams, and Producers to translate creative intent into the final film.
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- Guide editors on different storytelling approaches depending on the platform, audience, and objective.
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- Ensure social-first content has strong hooks, pacing, narrative flow, and platform relevance.
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- Review and approve multiple cut-downs, aspect ratios, versions, and adaptations where required.
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4. Animation & Motion Graphics

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- Oversee the development of animation, motion graphics, title treatments, transitions, kinetic typography, and other motion-led content.
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- Guide Animators and Motion Designers on visual language, movement, pacing, and execution.
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- Review animation work and ensure it is aligned with the overall creative direction and brand guidelines.
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- Ensure consistency between live-action footage, animation, VFX, graphics, and other visual elements.
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- Explore innovative motion techniques and emerging tools to improve the quality and efficiency of content production.
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5. Graphic Design & Visual Communication

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- Oversee graphic design requirements across social media, campaigns, presentations, digital assets, and video content.
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- Review design output for layout, typography, composition, visual hierarchy, brand consistency, and overall aesthetic quality .
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- Work closely with Creative and Content teams to translate concepts into compelling visual assets.
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- Ensure graphic design and motion outputs work cohesively as part of the overall campaign identity.
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- Push the team to develop fresh and visually distinctive approaches rather than relying on repetitive templates.
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6. Creative Quality Control

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- Establish and maintain a high creative quality bar across all post-production deliverables.
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- Conduct regular creative and technical reviews before content is shared with clients or released.
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- Ensure final output is free of technical errors, inconsistencies, formatting issues, and brand deviations.
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- Review content across different formats, platforms, aspect ratios, resolutions, and specifications.
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- Ensure final films and assets are polished across edit, sound, graphics, animation, colour, and finishing.
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7. Production & Creative Collaboration

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- Work closely with Directors, DOPs, Creative Directors, Content Heads, Producers, Account Teams, and Strategists throughout the production lifecycle.
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- Participate in pre-production discussions to understand how post-production requirements should be planned into shoots.
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- Advise production and creative teams on what can be achieved during post and flag potential challenges early.
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- Ensure the creative vision established during pre-production and production is carried through into the final output.
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- Collaborate with external post-production partners, studios, freelancers, and specialists when required.
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8. Project Planning & Workflow Management

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- Review briefs and estimate post-production requirements, timelines, resources, and dependencies.
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- Create realistic post-production schedules in collaboration with Production and Project Management teams.
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- Track project progress across multiple teams and ensure deadlines are met.
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- Identify bottlenecks early and proactively reallocate resources where required.
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- Maintain visibility on the overall post-production pipeline and upcoming workload.
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- Establish efficient systems for project handovers, file management, version control, feedback, and final delivery.
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9. Client & Stakeholder Management

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- Participate in client reviews and presentations when required.
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- Explain post-production approaches and creative decisions clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
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- Understand client feedback and translate it into actionable direction for the post team.
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- Manage expectations around timelines, revisions, feasibility, and technical requirements.
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- Maintain a high level of professionalism while handling feedback, escalations, and last-minute changes.
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Key Skills & Competencies

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- Strong expertise across Video Editing, Animation/Motion Graphics, and Graphic Design .
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- Deep understanding of end-to-end post-production workflows.
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- Strong storytelling and visual communication skills.
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- Excellent creative judgement and attention to detail.
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- Strong understanding of social-first and digital video formats.
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- Ability to lead multidisciplinary creative teams.
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- Strong project and resource management capabilities.
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- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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- Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
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- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
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- Commercial awareness and understanding of post-production budgets and resource utilization.
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- High ownership, accountability, and quality consciousness.
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Qualifications & Experience

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- Bachelor's degree/Diploma in Film, Mass Communication, Animation, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
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- 10–12+ years of experience in post-production, video production, creative agencies, advertising, content studios, or production houses.
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- Prior experience managing a multidisciplinary post-production team is strongly preferred.
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- Experience handling Editors, Animators/Motion Designers, and Graphic Designers is highly desirable.
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- Experience working on branded content, digital campaigns, social media content, commercials, or films.
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- Strong portfolio/showreel demonstrating high-quality post-production work across multiple formats.
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Location: Andheri East

📌 Post Production Lead (Mumbai)
🏢 Dentsu Amp
📍 Mumbai