8+ yrs
Longest active embedded partnership
6 yrs
Embedded with XPO / GXO / RXO
71+
Projects delivered for one client
100%
Asset ownership returned to client
Brands we've worked with
Capital OneCapital One
McDonald'sMcDonald's
XPOXPO
King's HawaiianKing's Hawaiian
GXOGXO
CinergyCinergy
KiaKia
Aire ServAire Serv

Side Chops has been an indispensable partner for our video production needs. They have gone the extra mile to understand our specific branding needs, our post-production workflow, and our company culture, to the point that they are a seamless extension of XPO's video team.

Slade Baird
Senior Video Producer · XPO
From a six-year embedded production partnership across XPO, GXO, and RXO
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How it works

Not a vendor.
An extension of
your team.

Most production companies treat every project like it's the first one. They learn your brand, your approval process, your people. Then you hire someone else next quarter and start over.

We work the other way. The longer we work with you, the more efficient we get. We know your brand standards without being reminded. We know which executives are comfortable on camera and which ones need more prep. We know what your legal team will flag before it gets flagged.

That accumulated knowledge is what turns a production company into a production department.

01
We learn your brand once, carry it forward always
Brand guidelines, visual standards, approved talent, preferred locations, internal vocabulary: we absorb it the first time and hold it for every project that follows.
02
Consistent crew, consistent quality
The core crew stays consistent. Same editors, same approach to production, same understanding of what your organization needs and how you work. Quality doesn't reset with every new project.
03
Your content library grows with every project
We produce for the project and for the archive. Footage that works in this campaign also works in the next one. After years of working together, clients hold libraries of footage.
04
All assets return to you, always
Everything we produce belongs to you. Raw footage, project files, finals. No licensing, no usage agreements.
The difference

What changes when a production company
becomes a production partner.

One-off vendor relationship
Embedded Side Chops partnership
Re-brief from scratch on every project
We carry your brand knowledge forward. Each project builds on what we already know.
Different crew each time, different quality
Consistent crew, consistent standard. Quality improves over time, not just holds steady.
One deliverable, then start over
A growing asset library. Footage from project 1 still runs in campaigns two years later.
They learn your approval process the hard way
We already know how your organization works. Legal, brand, internal review. No surprises.
You own the final file, nothing else
You own everything, always.. Raw footage, project files, finals. No strings attached.
You pay for their learning curve
The longer we work together, the more efficient we get. You get more for the same investment over time.
Work from long-term partnerships

What embedded production
looks like in practice.

Year 1 of 6 · XPO Logistics
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6-year partnership · 71+ projects · 37 locations
XPO Brand Launch
The beginning of a six-year embedded partnership. By year three we were producing content for three Fortune 500 companies simultaneously across the XPO corporate family.
Year 3 of 6 · GXO Logistics
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Same partnership · New company · Same team
GXO: The Global Logistics Game-Changer
When XPO spun off GXO, we were already embedded. Same team, new brand. We helped define GXO's visual identity from day one.
Year 6 of 8+ · Cinergy Entertainment
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8+ year partnership · Every format · Every screen
Cinergy: Up Your Game
By year six, we weren't just producing Cinergy's video. We were concepting it. This campaign was written, storyboarded, produced, and delivered entirely by Side Chops.
Case study · XPO / GXO / RXO
6 yrs
Partnership
71+
Projects
3
Brands
XPO, GXO & RXO

When XPO decided to spin off GXO and RXO as independent companies, Side Chops was already embedded as their production partner. We didn't just document the transformation. We helped build the visual identity of three separate Fortune 500 brands simultaneously, across 37 U.S. locations and six years of continuous collaboration.

They are a seamless extension of XPO's video team.

Slade Baird · Senior Video Producer · XPO

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Case study · Cinergy Entertainment
8+ yrs
Partnership
5
Locations
40+
On set per shoot
Cinergy Entertainment

Side Chops has been inside Cinergy's marketing since 2018. Not hired project by project, but brought in as the team that understood the brand, knew the locations, and could move from a consumer campaign to a B2B sales piece to a social cutdown without losing a step. When they launched their Elite Rewards loyalty program, we produced customized versions for all six of their locations.

They're able to hear what we need, ask the right questions, assemble an ideal team and collaborate — all while making the process easy for us.

Traci Hanlon · Cinergy Entertainment

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What's included

Everything a video department
does. Without adding
one to your org chart.

We function as your external internal video department, not a vendor you hire once and re-brief from scratch. That means showing up for every brief, not just the big ones, and being available between projects, not just during them.

The scope of what we cover scales with what you need. Some clients use us for full production and post. Some have their own editors and just need production. Some have a production team and need post. We step in wherever the work requires it.

Full pre-production: creative development, scripting, storyboarding, casting, location, scheduling
Production and field crew: bespoke crew assembled per project, scaled to the brief
Full post-production: editing, color grading, motion graphics, audio mix, sound design
Multi-format delivery: every version your campaigns need, formatted for every platform
Footage archive management: your growing library of assets, organized and accessible
Between-project availability: for planning, creative development, and fast-turnaround needs
Full asset return at every stage: raw footage, project files, and all finals are yours, always
Who this is right for

The marketing director
who's tired of starting over.

You produce video multiple times a year and you're spending too much time onboarding new vendors. Every new production company needs to learn your brand, your approvals, your people. That cost adds up.
You want to hire an in-house video person but can't justify the headcount. An embedded production partner gives you the continuity and brand fluency of an internal hire, without the salary, benefits, and overhead.
Your content needs to look cohesive across campaigns, platforms, and years. When the same team produces everything, it holds together. When you hire out project by project, it doesn't.
You have an internal creative team and need a production partner who fits into their workflow. We've spent years working alongside internal teams. We know how to take direction, contribute ideas, and move at the speed a marketing department needs.

Let's talk about
what ongoing looks
like for your team.

There's no standard package for this. We'll have a real conversation about what your marketing team needs, how often, and how we'd fit in. Gerald is the right first call.