Dir Visual Production

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Job Profile Title:

Dir Visual Production

Job Code:

12949

Profile Title:

12949 Dir Visual Production

Grade / Band:

L3

FLSA Status:

Exempt

The Director of Visual Production is the senior leader responsible for the quality, growth, and technical excellence of MGM Resorts' in-house visual media team. This person leads videographers, photographers, editors, and retouchers, ensuring that visual content is executed at a high level across campaigns, property content, and operational needs. They partner with producers and creative leadership to turn ideas into well-executed visual work, while serving as the department's strongest authority on media production craft, on-set execution, and post-production quality.                                         

Craft Leadership & Visual Strategy: Serve as the senior visual authority for the department, establishing the creative bar, look, and feel for all video and photography content across MGM Resorts' brands and properties

Team Development & Mentorship: Actively mentor and elevate a dedicated team of visual specialists (videographers, photographers, editors, retouchers), coaching them on shooting techniques, storytelling, creative consistency, and finishing skills

On-Set Direction & Execution: Act as a senior leader on shoots to direct visual execution, shape lighting and camera setups, guide crews, troubleshoot technical issues, and ensure captured material is optimized for post-production

Post-Production Oversight: Review edits, still selects, retouching, color correction, and final outputs with a highly developed critical eye, providing actionable feedback to refine the work and maintain brand alignment

Workflow, Standards & Studio Management: Establish and enforce technical standards for capture, file structure, and edit handoffs, while concurrently managing capital expenditures for camera gear and overseeing physical studio spaces

Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with the Director of Production, producers, and creative leaders to translate creative briefs into realistic visual execution plans, ensuring technical considerations are built into project scopes

External Partner Alignment: Guide and collaborate with external directors, freelance crews, and production houses on large-scale shoots to ensure their delivered output matches the internal team's high quality and brand standards

Performs other job-related duties as requested

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred

8+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

visual media production (video, photography, post-production)

Required

4+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

management/leadership experience overseeing visual specialists or media execution teams

Required

Experience working within an internal creative agency, large matrixed organization, or high-volume production studio

Preferred

Familiarity with hospitality, entertainment, food and beverage, or lifestyle brand content creation

Preferred

Proven record of working within tight timelines and production budgets

Preferred

Proven record of developing and implementing operational processes and procedures

Preferred

Positive team spirit and collaborative work style

Preferred

Mastery of industry-standard camera systems, lighting techniques, and post-production workflows (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud)

Ability to bridge creative vision with technical execution, translating briefs into realistic shoot plan

Highly developed critical eye and excellent attention to detail for reviewing and refining post-production media

Ability to review on-set challenges and issues and effectively resolve them to stakeholder satisfaction

Demonstrates savvy interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with all business contacts (Producers, Creative Directors, and external vendors)

Flexible work style; calm under pressure and able to function in a fast-paced, stressful environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Balancing

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Bending

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Carrying 10 pounds

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Clear speech - simple

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Clear speech - complex

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Climbing

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Distant vision

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Driving

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Flexibility - upper body

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Flexibility - lower body

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Hearing/Listening

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Kneeling

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Lifting 10 pounds

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Near vision

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Normal vision

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Pushing/Pulling

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Reaching

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Sitting

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Standing

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Typing

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Walking

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Communication - verbal

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Communication - written

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Confined area

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Contacts - works alone

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Contacts - works around others

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Contacts - works with others

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Exposure to dust / dirt

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Exposure to fumes / odors

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Extreme cold

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Extreme heat

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Fast pace

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Hazardous conditions - chemicals

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Hazardous conditions - high structures

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Hazardous conditions - high voltage

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Indoors

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Noise levels - low to moderate

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Noise levels - high

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Office conditions

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Outdoors

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Restricted area

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Shifts

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Smoke

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Travel

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Wet/Humid

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Analytical

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Clerical

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Comprehension

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Crisis incidents

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Customer service

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Decision making

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High pressure

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Judgment

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Long hours

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Math skills - advance

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Math skills - basic

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Organization

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Reading - simple

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Reading - complex

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Repetition

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Tight deadlines

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Writing - simple

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Writing - complex

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