Vice President of Production at Episode.1 | Los Angeles, CA | $200K/yr – $250K/yr

Vice President of Production

Los Angeles, CA (Remote)

$200K/yr – $250K/yrSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

Job Summary

Own and coordinate a global, end-to-end experiential production function, shaping multi-project delivery, financials, and cross-functional partnerships to meet client expectations and revenue goals.

Build and manage scalable production pipelines, budgets, risk plans, and contingency across venues, fabrication, AV, and talent.
Lead and develop a diverse production team, align with Creative/Strategy/Account leadership, and drive new business through strong governance and operational excellence.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and scale an international team of producers across a portfolio of current and future projects
Manage at a high level the full production lifecycle from budget development through activation and final reconciliation
Establish and enforce production processes, workflows, and best practices across the department
Partner with Creative, Account, Strategy and Agency leadership to align production capabilities with agency ambitions and client expectations
Build and maintain a robust vendor and freelance network across venues, AV, fabrication, staffing, and logistics
Oversee department P&L, including resource allocation, revenue tracking and all financial forecasts
Serve as executive escalation point for complex, high-stakes productions and client relationships, while leading productions as needed
Develop and manage the annual production department budget and headcount planning
Drive innovation in production methodology, ai, technology integration, and sustainability practices
Identify potential setbacks/risks, develop contingency plans, and manage dependencies across internal and external teams to maintain delivery momentum.

Requirements

15+ years of production experience within experiential, live events, conferences, keynotes, and brand activation; agency-side preferred
3+ years in a senior leadership role managing multi-disciplinary internal production teams
Deep expertise across event disciplines: fabrication, AV/lighting/video, venue operations, permitting, logistics, and talent management
Proven track record managing large-scale productions ($10M+ budgets) for Fortune 500 clients
Ability to handle numerous projects simultaneously, with excellent communication and organizational skills.
Serve as a collaborative partner with agency leadership, while aligning with agency ways of working.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work across production, account, and creative teams.
Have the ability to self manage priorities and work load.
Demonstrate the ability to manage and mentor a diverse team of account management leads
Proven ability to drive revenue and new business sales