Head of Video & Events

Job summary

The Head of Video & Events will lead the strategy, operations, and execution of video, social, photography, and event initiatives across 25+ digital brands. This role involves managing budgets, building scalable workflows, and leading a team of 25 to drive audience growth and revenue.

Job details

About Valnet Valnet Inc. is a leading global media investment company, managing and expanding digital properties across multiple verticals, including entertainment, technology, sports, and gaming. We specialize in acquiring high-performing brands and driving their growth. Our portfolio includes well-known entertainment sites such as ScreenRant, Collider, CBR, MovieWeb and Thethings. About the Role We are looking for a Head of Video & Events to lead the strategy, operations, and execution of video, social, photography, and events across our portfolio of 25+ digital brands. This is a highly autonomous leadership role combining creativity, business strategy, operations, and team leadership. You will work across Brand, Sales, GTM, Finance, Legal, HR, and senior leadership to turn ideas into scalable initiatives that drive audience growth and revenue. Responsibilities Video, Social & Creative Strategy Own the overall video and social strategy across 25+ brands, adapting the approach to each brand’s audience, identity, and P&L. Develop new content concepts and identify opportunities through emerging trends, creators, influencers, platforms, and AI. Bridge video, social, photography, and editorial to build scalable content strategies. Stay close to each brand and its audience to understand what is trending, what performs, and where new opportunities exist. Establish KPIs and use performance data to continuously improve content strategy. Hire for all video, social and adjacent event roles. Events & Campaigns Lead the planning and execution of major events, campaigns, shoots, and original productions. Own budgets, timelines, vendors, and resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Partner with Sales and GTM to turn commercial opportunities into compelling, executable creative initiatives. Ensure commercial commitments are delivered and performance targets are met. Produce post-event and campaign recaps using clear performance and revenue data. Operations & Business Performance Own creative intake and prioritization across the organization, balancing competing brand, marketing, sales, and leadership priorities. Build scalable workflows, tools, and processes that improve efficiency, quality, and turnaround time. Track budgets, spend, production capacity, and KPIs across the creative operation. Coordinating invoices, contracts, and payments for freelancers and external vendors. Identify bottlenecks and continuously improve the production pipeline. Evaluate and implement AI and emerging technologies that can improve efficiency, content creation, and reporting. Work closely with Finance, Legal, HR, and vendors to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. Team Leadership Lead and develop a team of approximately 25 employees, freelancers, and vendors, including 5+ direct reports. Set clear priorities, KPIs, and expectations while empowering the team to operate autonomously. Build a high-performing, accountable, and creative culture. Develop scalable structures that allow the team to grow with the business. What We’re Looking For 5+ years of experience in video, creative production, digital media, social, events, or a related field. Proven experience leading creative teams and managing external vendors and partners. Strong business acumen with experience managing budgets, KPIs, and commercial deliverables. Strong understanding of digital video, social media, audience growth, and monetization. Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities at scale. Creative thinker who can turn trends and ideas into actionable, measurable initiatives. Highly comfortable with data, technology, and AI tools. Strong communicator who can work effectively with Sales, Finance, Marketing, and senior leadership. Passionate about digital media and social platforms, with a strong understanding of what resonates with different audiences. Entrepreneurial and hands-on, with a strong sense of ownership and a desire to build and improve. Able to treat each brand as a unique client and adapt strategies based on its audience, identity, and business objectives. What Success Looks Like Success means building a scalable, high-performing creative operation that consistently delivers quality work, meets commercial commitments, stays within budget, and drives measurable audience growth and revenue. You will be expected to keep the train moving: identify opportunities, turn ideas into initiatives, build better systems, develop the team, and continuously find ways to make the business better.

What you’ll do

The Head of Video & Events will lead the strategy, operations, and execution of video, social, photography, and event initiatives across 25+ digital brands. This role involves managing budgets, building scalable workflows, and leading a team of 25 to drive audience growth and revenue.

Requirements

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in video, creative production, or digital media with a proven track record in team leadership and budget management. Strong business acumen, project management skills, and proficiency in digital video and social media strategy are essential.

Listed skills

• Operations Management · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Video production
• Creative strategy
• Team leadership
• Budget management
• Social media strategy
• Event planning
• Project management
• Data analysis
• Content strategy
• Stakeholder management
• Digital media
• Monetization
• AI tools
• Operations management
• Vendor management
• Commercial strategy
• Digital Video
• Creative Teams
• Profit And Loss (P&L) Management
• DataOps
• Workflow Management
• Organizational Skills
• Brand Marketing
• Business Objectives
• Emerging Technologies
• Planning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Photography
• Business Acumen
• Content Creation
• Creativity
• Entertainment Technology
• Finance
• Sales
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Scalability
• Invoicing
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Project Management
• Operations
• Social Media
• Business Strategies
• Team Leadership
• Timelines
• Turnaround Time
• Coordinating
• Balancing (Ledger/Billing)
• Prioritization
• Content Strategy

Job areas

• Creative & Media
• Management & Leadership
• Marketing
• Sales
• Head of Video
• Media / Talent Director
• Film, Stage and Related Directors and Producers
• Talent Directors
• Producers and Directors