Director of Creative Production

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$143K/yr – $304K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end production of integrated campaigns across advertising and media, coordinating internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality work that aligns with business objectives.

  • Lead production planning, budgeting, scheduling, contracting and delivery across concurrent campaigns
  • Build and maintain relationships with world-class production partners and vendors to staff projects with the right talent

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end production of integrated campaigns across advertising, film, photography, digital, social, experiential.
  • Partner with creative teams and agencies from concept development through launch, helping bring ambitious ideas to life while maintaining the integrity of the creative vision.
  • Identify and engage the right directors, DPs, photographers, production companies, editors, creators and specialist partners for each assignment.
  • Build and manage relationships with world-class production partners and vendors, ensuring every project is staffed with the right talent and expertise.
  • Translate strategic and creative briefs into production plans that elevate the work while delivering against business objectives.
  • Serve as the primary bridge between internal stakeholders, creative teams, agencies and production partners throughout the lifecycle of a campaign.
  • Lead production planning, budgeting, bidding, scheduling, contracting and delivery across concurrent campaigns and projects.
  • Own creative quality throughout production and post-production, ensuring execution delivers against the ambition of the idea.
  • Bring informed perspective and constructive challenge when production approaches or creative solutions are not meeting expectations.
  • Lead production reviews, synthesize feedback and drive clear decisions that improve the work while maintaining momentum.

Requirements

  • 6+ years experience in professional production environment (e.g., lighting, shooting, audio recording, web production, writing), post-production environment, or broadcasting (e.g., local news)
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred

  • 10+ years experience in end-to-end production. Award-winning or viral film and TV advertising.
  • Proficient in production tools and emerging AI-enhanced workflows.
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent project management and communication skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, collaborative environment
  • Experience working with internal creative teams, freelancers and productions houses
  • Experience with budgeting, scheduling, workforce allocation and vendor coordination
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Founded in 1975
Redmond, Washington, US
237K employees (11,715 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$143K/yr – $304K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Sep 1981
    Series Unknown • $1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
56.9%
Referral
7.3%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~225.8K

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Director of Creative Production

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