Director, Content (West)

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

$115K/yr – $173K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive West Region production strategy and team leadership to deliver high-quality content aligned with Red Bull media standards.

  • Oversee the development and execution of production plans, budgets, and timelines across multiple simultaneous projects.
  • Must-have: Seven years+ in content production, including at least three in a leadership role.
  • Standout: Build a local network of production companies and key industry players in the region.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic direction and leadership to the West Region production team, ensuring alignment with the overall content strategy and Red Bull’s brand objectives.
  • Oversee the development and execution of production plans, budgets, and timelines across multiple simultaneous projects.
  • Collaborate with Producers and key stakeholders to develop and refine content ideas, ensuring they meet Red Bull standards and audience expectations.
  • Identify and develop new story angles for existing projects, genres, and recurring content opportunities (e.g., athlete and artist projects, sports, music and dance events, third-party partnerships, brand and priority pillars, and key field projects).
  • Ensure that all productions are executed in accordance with Red Bull Media House Production Management guidelines and requirements (including rights clearance, delivery standards, metadata, production schedules, and budgets).
  • Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and excellence within the production team.
  • Manage relationships with external production partners, talent, and agencies, ensuring seamless collaboration and effective communication.
  • Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to Producers, fostering their professional growth and development.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, including marketing, programming, and communications teams.
  • Provide regular updates on project status and progress to senior management and key stakeholders.
  • Build a local network of production companies and key industry players in the region.
  • Establish effective communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders, particularly national Media Network and marketing teams.

Red Bull Media House

Red Bull Media House is an award-winning, globally distributed multi-platform media company on a mission to inspire with ‘beyond the ordinary’ stories - both direct-to-consumer and through partnerships. With a focus on sports, culture and lifestyle content, Red Bull Media House offers a wide range of premium media products across TV, mobile, digital, audio, and print. Red Bull Media House produces and licenses a broad selection of global live broadcast events, compelling and inspirational local storytelling with original short and long-form programming as well as feature films from around the world.

Founded in 2007
Elsbethen, Salzburg, AUT
1.1K employees (616 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
173.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.3%
Direct
46.2%
Referral
21.2%
Social
1.4%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
411 (37% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 8 months ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2025
    Series Unknown