Producer - ReelShort, Partner Productions (Contractor)

Company Overview:

Crazy Maple Studio is a fast-growing company based in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, focusing on mobile gaming, reading, and streaming. We are proud to have a global team that drives our innovation and success across diverse markets.

Our flagship platform, ReelShort, is the #1 vertical streaming app in the U.S., with over 5 million DAU, delivering bite-sized episodic content that keeps viewers hooked. Other standout products include Chapters, where users shape immersive stories across drama, fantasy, and romance, and My Fiction, a platform for consuming and creating serialized romance.

We’re proud to be recognized as one of the Global Most Loved Workplaces 2025, reflecting our commitment to innovation, creativity, and an employee-first culture.

Position Overview:

The Producer oversees the full production of Reelshort Vertical Series, from development to delivery. This role requires solid knowledge of the entire content production chain, strong project management skills with production partners, and the ability to coordinate resources and communication across teams and partners to achieve efficient, high-quality output.

Responsibilities:

Content Production:

• Manage all stages of production: development, pre-production, shooting, post-production, and final delivery.
• Ensure workflows, budgets, and schedules support creative and business goals.
• Maintain clear standards for quality and approvals.

Production Vendor & Resource Management

• Handle negotiations and coordination with vendors, agencies, and co-production partners.
• Control budgets and track ROI for assigned projects.
• Integrate and evaluate external resources; conduct post-mortems to improve alignment with product needs.

Creative Oversight

• Work with writers and directors to ensure scripts and visual concepts meet objectives.
• Supervise casting, locations, crew hiring, and on-set operations.
• Review edits, sound, VFX, and color to keep output on brand and on quality.

Communication & Coordination

• Serve as the point of contact between creative, production, post, and corporate functions (Legal, Finance, Marketing).
• Provide concise updates, flag risks, and align stakeholders on priorities.
• Promote efficient use of resources and foster team-wide collaboration.

Quality & Process

• Apply risk management and data-security standards in all production stages.
• Monitor deadlines, budgets, and technical standards.
• Capture best practices and refine production SOPs.

Performance & Audience

• Monitor audience feedback and analytics to iteratively improve content and optimize performance.
• Document insights to build scalable production knowledge.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading full-cycle production in film, television, or short-form media, with a strong focus on delivering high-volume content under tight timelines and budget constraints.
• Proven ability to manage B2B production pipelines, including client communication, external partner coordination, and service-model deliverables.
• Solid knowledge of budget management, cost control, and vendor negotiation, with the ability to assess trade-offs between creative scope and operational feasibility.
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience navigating multi-stakeholder environments—balancing creative, financial, legal, and operational needs.
• Comfortable representing the production side in contractual discussions, SOW scoping, and performance evaluations of vendors and collaborators.
• Familiarity with project tracking and reporting tools, and production compliance practices including content security and IP protection.
• Detail-oriented and process-driven, with the ability to build scalable systems across multiple projects or teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Film, Media, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience accepted.

Benefits

Crazy Maple Studio, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.