diff --git a/packages/producer/src/services/render/shared.ts b/packages/producer/src/services/render/shared.ts
index f9f4ac487..1998b123b 100644
--- a/packages/producer/src/services/render/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/producer/src/services/render/shared.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type { AudioElement, EngineConfig, ImageElement, VideoElement } from "@hy
 import type { CompiledComposition } from "../htmlCompiler.js";
 import { defaultLogger, type ProducerLogger } from "../../logger.js";
 import { isPathInside } from "../../utils/paths.js";
+import type { ProgressCallback, RenderJob, RenderStatus } from "../renderOrchestrator.js";
 
 export interface CompositionMetadata {
   duration: number;
@@ -202,3 +203,26 @@ export function applyRenderModeHints(
     reasons: compiled.renderModeHints.reasons.map((reason) => reason.message),
   });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Mutate the `RenderJob` view of the pipeline's progress and fire the
+ * caller's `onProgress` callback. Hoisted here (out of `renderOrchestrator.ts`)
+ * so the stage modules can call it without forming a runtime cycle.
+ *
+ * `completedAt` is stamped on the terminal `"failed"` / `"complete"`
+ * transitions so callers that poll the job state can tell when the
+ * pipeline finished.
+ */
+export function updateJobStatus(
+  job: RenderJob,
+  status: RenderStatus,
+  stage: string,
+  progress: number,
+  onProgress?: ProgressCallback,
+): void {
+  job.status = status;
+  job.currentStage = stage;
+  job.progress = progress;
+  if (status === "failed" || status === "complete") job.completedAt = new Date();
+  if (onProgress) onProgress(job, stage);
+}
diff --git a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/assembleStage.ts b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/assembleStage.ts
index 0697c5322..004dad3e6 100644
--- a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/assembleStage.ts
+++ b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/assembleStage.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@
  */
 
 import { applyFaststart, muxVideoWithAudio } from "@hyperframes/engine";
-import {
-  updateJobStatus,
-  type ProgressCallback,
-  type RenderJob,
-} from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
+import type { ProgressCallback, RenderJob } from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
+import { updateJobStatus } from "../shared.js";
 
 export interface AssembleStageInput {
   job: RenderJob;
diff --git a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureHdrStage.ts b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureHdrStage.ts
index ee48c7452..0d7420c87 100644
--- a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureHdrStage.ts
+++ b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureHdrStage.ts
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ import {
   compositeHdrFrame,
   createHdrPerfCollector,
   resolveCompositeTransfer,
-  updateJobStatus,
 } from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
-import { type CompositionMetadata } from "../shared.js";
+import { updateJobStatus, type CompositionMetadata } from "../shared.js";
 
 export interface CaptureHdrStageInput {
   job: RenderJob;
diff --git a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStage.ts b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStage.ts
index b0ce1c069..2bc468bf0 100644
--- a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStage.ts
+++ b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStage.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ import type { FileServerHandle } from "../../fileServer.js";
 import type { ProducerLogger } from "../../../logger.js";
 import {
   executeDiskCaptureWithAdaptiveRetry,
-  updateJobStatus,
   type CaptureAttemptSummary,
   type ProgressCallback,
   type RenderJob,
 } from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
+import { updateJobStatus } from "../shared.js";
 
 export interface CaptureStageInput {
   fileServer: FileServerHandle;
diff --git a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStreamingStage.ts b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStreamingStage.ts
index 75bc3a8e0..d1a87eccc 100644
--- a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStreamingStage.ts
+++ b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/captureStreamingStage.ts
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ import {
 } from "@hyperframes/engine";
 import type { FileServerHandle } from "../../fileServer.js";
 import type { ProducerLogger } from "../../../logger.js";
-import {
-  updateJobStatus,
-  type ProgressCallback,
-  type RenderJob,
-} from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
+import type { ProgressCallback, RenderJob } from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
+import { updateJobStatus } from "../shared.js";
 
 /**
  * Pre-built ffmpeg streaming-encoder options, exactly matching the
diff --git a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/encodeStage.ts b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/encodeStage.ts
index eca96c0cc..aa5b39df7 100644
--- a/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/encodeStage.ts
+++ b/packages/producer/src/services/render/stages/encodeStage.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,8 @@ import {
   getEncoderPreset,
 } from "@hyperframes/engine";
 import type { ProducerLogger } from "../../../logger.js";
-import {
-  updateJobStatus,
-  type ProgressCallback,
-  type RenderJob,
-} from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
+import type { ProgressCallback, RenderJob } from "../../renderOrchestrator.js";
+import { updateJobStatus } from "../shared.js";
 
 export interface EncodeStageInput {
   job: RenderJob;
diff --git a/packages/producer/src/services/renderOrchestrator.ts b/packages/producer/src/services/renderOrchestrator.ts
index 22c330e6e..60bfd2467 100644
--- a/packages/producer/src/services/renderOrchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/producer/src/services/renderOrchestrator.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ import { type CompiledComposition } from "./htmlCompiler.js";
 import { defaultLogger, type ProducerLogger } from "../logger.js";
 import { isPathInside } from "../utils/paths.js";
 import { type HdrImageTransferCache } from "./hdrImageTransferCache.js";
+import { updateJobStatus } from "./render/shared.js";
 import { runCompileStage } from "./render/stages/compileStage.js";
 import { runProbeStage } from "./render/stages/probeStage.js";
 import { runExtractVideosStage } from "./render/stages/extractVideosStage.js";
@@ -544,20 +545,6 @@ export class RenderCancelledError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
-export function updateJobStatus(
-  job: RenderJob,
-  status: RenderStatus,
-  stage: string,
-  progress: number,
-  onProgress?: ProgressCallback,
-): void {
-  job.status = status;
-  job.currentStage = stage;
-  job.progress = progress;
-  if (status === "failed" || status === "complete") job.completedAt = new Date();
-  if (onProgress) onProgress(job, stage);
-}
-
 function installDebugLogger(logPath: string, log: ProducerLogger = defaultLogger): () => void {
   const origLog = console.log;
   const origError = console.error;