Producer, k2 Americas

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $105K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end production for events and brand experiences, from planning to on-site execution and reconciliation, while leading small- to mid-scale projects and coordinating with clients, creators, and external partners.

  • Own production schedules, budgets, and risk management.
  • Partner with Creative, Design, and vendors to translate concepts into high-quality productions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage the production and delivery of events, exhibitions, activations, and brand experiences from initial planning through on-site execution and final reconciliation.
  • Independently lead small- to medium-scale projects while supporting Senior Producers and Executive Producers on large-scale or highly complex productions.
  • Participate in and, when appropriate, lead project kick-off meetings, establishing clear objectives, responsibilities, deliverables, and timelines.
  • Develop and maintain production schedules, critical paths, contact sheets, call sheets, project trackers, and other essential production documentation.
  • Coordinate production and technical elements, including venues, spatial design, staging, lighting, audiovisual, scenic fabrication, catering, staffing, transportation, guest experience, and operational logistics.
  • Collaborate with Creative and Design teams to evaluate the feasibility of concepts and support their translation into practical, high-quality production solutions.
  • Source, brief, coordinate, and manage vendors, fabricators, venues, freelancers, and specialist partners.
  • Conduct site visits and support technical surveys, installations, rehearsals, event execution, and breakdowns.
  • Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and develop practical solutions in collaboration with senior production leadership.
  • Maintain a high level of attention to detail throughout all phases of production, ensuring that projects meet k2’s standards of quality, craftsmanship, and client service.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred; education in Event Management, Hospitality, Production, Business, or a related field is an advantage.
  • Approximately 4–6 years of experience producing high-quality events, exhibitions, activations, brand experiences, or hospitality projects, preferably within an agency environment.
  • Experience independently managing small- to medium-scale projects or clearly defined workstreams within larger productions.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary internal teams, vendors, freelancers, fabricators, venues, and technical partners.
  • Working knowledge of event production disciplines, including scenic fabrication, lighting, audiovisual, staging, venue operations, staffing, catering, transportation, and guest logistics.
  • Strong project-management skills, including scheduling, budgeting, procurement, documentation, risk tracking, and cross functional coordination.
  • Experience preparing and maintaining production budgets and completing project reconciliations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to interact professionally with clients, creative teams, vendors, venues, and international stakeholders.
  • Professional fluency in English required; additional languages, particularly French, Italian, Spanish, or Mandarin, is considered an asset.
  • Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and workstreams simultaneously.

Benefits

  • Hybrid office schedule
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • 401(k) program with employer matching
  • Commuter benefits
  • Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick days, as well as additional compensatory days
  • Company-wide closure during the final week of the year
  • Ten observed federal holidays
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The Independents

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The Independents is a global ecosystem of 21 best-in-class partner agencies crafting extraordinary brand experiences that captivate audiences worldwide. In collaboration with its clients across the luxury and lifestyle industries, The Independents creates meaningful connections between people and the brands they love.The Independents’ curation reflects an expansive roster of industry pioneers, including 2 x 4, Atelier Athem, Atelier Lum, Bureau Béatrice, Bureau Betak, Bureau Future, Ctzar, Inca Productions, k2, Karla Otto, Kennedy, Kitten Production, Kitty Events, Lefty, Lucien Pagès Communication, MA+Group, Prodject, Sunshine, Terminal 9 Studios, The Qode and We Are Ona. The group’s capabilities span research, core strategy, communications strategy, design, production and distribution, a scope that adapts to every creative challenge.The group translates strategic insights into creative concepts, which are developed into personally relevant experiences that engage local and global audiences by way of its presence in Milan, Paris, London, Munich, Barcelona, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Riyadh.In March 2025, The Independents launched L’Incubateur, a pioneering initiative conceived to identify, support and accelerate the next wave of talent, entrepreneurs and creative agencies on a global scale. Since June 2023, The Independents has been backed by Banijay Group and TowerBrook Capital Partners.

Founded in 2017
Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
78 employees (7 in marketing)
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Salaries

Posted range

$85K/yr – $105K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($95K) is 20% above the median base salary for Video Producer roles in the United States ($79K).

Video Producer median pay in the United States

$80K/yr

Most pay falls between $72K and $97K. Based on 35 salaries.

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Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2017
    Series Unknown

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.6%
Direct
35.2%
Referral
6.7%
Social
24.2%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~80
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Producer, k2 Americas

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