Video Lead, Video & Animation

About the role

You believe in the power of brand and you actively protect and project that belief through every video deliverable. You own the full lifecycle of video and animation projects for Redis Brand Marketing, acting as the central point of coordination from initial intake to final export. You bring a distinct visual storytelling perspective that helps establish Redis as a sophisticated industry leader in the fast apps space. You are a hands-on collaborator who thrives in fast-paced, creatively driven environments and drives progress through optimistic problem solving. You look for yes and you remove blockers by being flexible, self-initiated, and clearly communicating priorities to internal teams and external partners.

Key facts

Support Redis Brand video function during a temporary coverage period, helping keep priority video projects moving from intake through final delivery.

Manage day-to-day video project coordination across Brand Marketing, Product Marketing, Demand Gen, Events, Enablement, and other internal partners.

Scope incoming video requests, clarify goals and deliverables, build timelines, track milestones, and flag priorities or resourcing tradeoffs.

Oversee the end-to-end production process for a range of video projects, including brand videos, product marketing videos, paid/social cutdowns, internal videos, event content, demos, and customer-facing stories.

Partner closely with the Brand team to ensure video work feels polished, on-brand, and aligned with Redis creative direction.

Coordinate with external video, motion, and production partners, including sharing briefs, assets, feedback, timelines, and delivery specs.

Review scripts, storyboards, rough cuts, motion graphics, captions, and final exports for clarity, quality, brand consistency, and accuracy.

Support light post-production needs when helpful, including pulling selects, creating simple cutdowns, captioning, versioning, export prep, and organizing final deliverables.

Help adapt video assets across formats and channels to ensure consistent messaging in every context.

Support occasional in-person production needs in the SF Bay Area, including shoot prep, shot lists, vendor coordination, stakeholder communication, and on-site production support.

Keep project files, asset folders, feedback threads, and handoff notes organized so work is easy for the internal video lead to manage while you are covering.

5+ years of experience in video production, creative production, branded content, post-production, or a similar role that builds visual storytelling muscle.

Experience managing video projects from brief through final delivery in a brand, agency, in-house creative, tech, SaaS, or marketing environment where stakes and timelines are clear.

Strong understanding of video production and post-production workflows, including pre-production, production, editing, review cycles, versioning, captions, exports, and final delivery to multiple channels.

Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple timelines, stakeholders, feedback rounds, and deliverables at once without losing clarity.

Good creative judgment across pacing, storytelling, visuals, music, motion, captions, and overall polish so that outputs feel intentional and high quality.

Ability to give clear, actionable feedback to editors, animators, vendors, and internal partners to keep projects aligned and efficient.

Comfort coordinating with external production, animation, motion, or freelance partners while maintaining brand standards and timelines.

Hands-on familiarity with video tools and workflows, especially Adobe Premiere Pro, Frame.io, Figma, Google Drive, Slack, and project management tools like Asana to track progress.

Light editing or post-production ability; you do not need to be a full-time editor, but should be comfortable jumping in on simple cutdowns, selects, captions, versioning, and exports when the workflow demands it.

Strong communication, organization, and follow-through; this person should be able to keep projects moving with limited hand-holding and minimal supervision.

Collaborative, flexible, low-ego working style and comfort operating in a fast-moving marketing environment where priorities can shift quickly.

Local to the SF Bay Area preferred, or able to be available locally for occasional in-person shoots that support campaign needs.

Experience with B2B tech, SaaS, developer tools, product marketing, or complex technical storytelling that requires clarity for sophisticated audiences.

Familiarity with After Effects, Figma, motion/design handoff workflows, or AI-assisted video tools that can accelerate creative iteration.

This is a 5 month contract position based in the United States, and the role reports to the Creative Director on the Brand Marketing team. The Video Lead will work full-time, with flexibility for occasional in-person production support in the SF Bay Area when campaign needs require shoot preparation, vendor coordination, or on-site presence. All project files, feedback threads, and handoff notes must be organized to ensure continuity while the permanent internal video lead is out. The successful candidate will maintain brand rigor, communicate clearly with external partners, and manage multiple timelines and stakeholders without requiring constant direction.