Freelance Associate Director, Digital Producer

Responsibilities

• As the Associate Director/Digital Producer, you’ll helm a digital-based production engagement, partnering closely with creative, account, media, and project management teams and overseeing complex digital productions. The client in question has a large volume of creative needs, including master asset production and local adaptation and transcreation for display, digital OOH, OLV, and social channels.
• On a Day-to-day Basis, This Role Entails - Building relationships with the agency and client and becoming a trusted partner on digitally focused opportunities and projects
• Delineating and establishing the elements and phases of digital production, including roles and responsibilities, process maps, workflow, timing, quality control, tracking and archiving work, and trafficking/distribution
• Proactively thinking of ways to improve team communication and developing processes that lead to more effective collaboration
• Acting as a conduit between creative and production/technology; serving as the primary point of contact with other creative agency teams, media, content partners, and digital studio (onshore/offshore teams)
• Organizing all project requests and assets so that they can be easily tracked and updated as needed; partnering with the BA team to ensure all assets have ADIDs and that usage and talent are appropriately managed
• Introducing new and innovative technologies and ideas to help elevate digital creative work as well as our process and workflow, including elements such as dynamic production and versioning, AI-driven optimization, and virtual production
• Demonstrating your value to the agency and client teams on a day-to-day basis by addressing challenges, merchandising our work, and regularly sharing wins, best practices, and new opportunities
• Supporting the PM team with management of workload, projects, and process
• Leading meetings and interfacing with brand/agency leaders as required during the process—from the planning and briefing stages through delivery

Requirements

• A four-year degree or equivalent industry experience
• Seven to 9 years as an account manager and/or digital producer, with considerable creative production/agency expertise
• Full command of all aspects of digital production, with a passion for keeping ahead of emerging technologies (XR, experiential, digital media, and social media in particular) to help us prioritize innovation in our work and in our process
• Creativity and proactive problem-solving skills
• Experience in and full working knowledge of all disciplines of agency production (with an emphasis on digital media)
• Demonstration of leadership, confidence, and a positive attitude at all times
• Senior client-facing skills integral to the position (relationship management and technology/digital production knowledge)
• Listening, mediation, and issue-resolution skills
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and diverse talents

Preferred

• Familiarity with prompt-driven interaction and generative AI tools (e.g., Google Gemini, Claude, Runway, Firefly, Eleven Labs) is a plus for ideation and content generation.

Benefits

• Medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.