Jake Youngman
Producer · Editor · Production Lead
Digital production manager, producer, and editor specializing in cinematic storytelling, scalable creative systems, and high-volume commercial media campaigns. Experienced leading productions across automotive, hospitality, nonprofit, political, and brand storytelling environments; from documentary-style field shoots to diversified national advertising campaigns and emerging AI-assisted media workflows.
/ 01 — How I Work
Bridging Storytelling, Technology, and Production.
I've always been drawn to the intersection of storytelling, technology, and production logistics. What started as making films and public service videos in high school eventually evolved into working across television productions, commercial campaigns, documentaries, political media, nonprofit storytelling, and large-scale creative operations.
Today, my work sits somewhere between content producer, editor, and creative systems builder. I enjoy not only shaping stories creatively, but also designing the workflows, teams, and infrastructure that allow ambitious productions to actually happen at scale.
A lot of my recent work has focused on diversified media campaigns, rapid-turn production environments, and integrating AI assisted workflows into modern content operations — but at the center of it all is still storytelling: creating work that feels human, emotionally grounded, and visually compelling.
/ 02 — Featured Work
Selected campaigns and films.
National Retail Campaign System
Built a repeatable production framework for six national retail campaigns and three product launches across broadcast, CTV, digital, and in-store marketing.
- National Campaigns
- 6
- Product Launches
- 3
- Distribution Channels
- 4+
Performance Creative System
Stood up a high-volume performance creative engine for a brand relaunch — 150+ assets engineered for platform-native testing and rapid iteration.
- Video Assets
- 150+
- Platforms
- 5
- Iteration Cycle
- Weekly
Quarterly Campaign Engine
Quarterly campaign systems built around SEMA, motorsports, and the digital aftermarket — 125+ assets per cycle on a fixed production cadence.
- Campaigns / Year
- 4+
- Assets / Cycle
- 125+
- Field Events
- Year-round
Clean Water Documentary Series
Five mini-documentaries telling the human story behind clean water infrastructure — humanitarian narrative built for donor and broadcast audiences.
- Mini-Documentaries
- 5
- Field Subjects
- Multiple
- Use
- Donor + Awareness
/ 03 — What I Do
Producing, editing, and running the show.
The things I tend to be hired for, end to end.
See everything I do →- 01
Production Leadership
Running the room — agency, studio, or client-direct. Setting the bar, keeping creative and ops aligned, and making the call when it counts.
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Project Management
Timelines, budgets, scope, and stakeholders kept honest. The unglamorous work that lets the creative actually land.
- 03
Systems & Process
Pipelines, templates, and review loops so a team can ship hundreds of cuts a quarter without it becoming chaos.
- 04
Studio & Agency Producing
Years inside structured agency and studio teams — brand-locked work, multi-stakeholder approvals, and full pre-pro to delivery.
- 05
Field & Guerrilla Production
Small crew, fast moves, real conditions. Drones, remote teams, camera-to-cloud, and edits cut from the back of a van.
- 06
Cross-Platform Campaigns
One shoot, native cuts everywhere it needs to live — TV, streaming, Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, retail.
- 07
Editing & Post Supervision
Hands on the timeline when needed, and leading the post team when the volume calls for it.
- 08
Documentary & Brand Storytelling
Interview-led work for nonprofits, brands, and humanitarian programs — long-form craft, short-form delivery.
- 09
AI in the Pipeline
Pre-vis, transcripts, and edit acceleration — used where they actually move the work forward, not as a gimmick.
/ 04 — Live Events
Shooting and cutting from the field at some of the biggest events in the country.
/ 05 — Clients
- Masonite
- Kradle
- Clarios
- OPTIMA Batteries
- Kalahari Resorts
- Linksys
- McLaren Automotive
- Monroe Intelligent Suspension
- Saputo
- SABRE
- T6 Health Systems
- charity: water
- Walmart
- Petco
- Amazon
- NAPA
- O'Reilly Auto Parts