Director of Production

permanent

Fully Remote

Only accepting applications from: United States

Lead production for all photo, video, and content shoots across brand, performance marketing, social, e-commerce, and retail.
Take projects from brief to delivery: scoping, bidding, pre-production, on-set leadership, post-production, and final asset handoff.
Act as producer on key shoots, and ensure every other shoot has the right producer.
Build and manage the annual production budget, plus a budget for each project.
Find, vet, and manage a roster of production companies, agencies, directors, photographers, editors, post houses, and freelance crew.
Run bids, negotiate rates and contracts, and maximize value without lowering work quality.
Work with Legal and Procurement on SOWs, vendor agreements, and payments.
Design and run the production calendar across all creative work.
Create repeatable workflows, templates, and best practices.
Manage talent, model, and influencer usage rights, releases, and renewals.
Ensure productions follow union rules, location permits, insurance, and on-set safety.
Partner with Legal and Regulatory early in the process for compliance with health and wellness standards.
Oversee organization, labeling, and storage of finished assets in our DAM.
Work closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Designers, Copywriters, and Brand teams.
Partner with Growth, Social, E-commerce, Retail, and Product Marketing to understand asset needs.
Bring production feasibility, cost, and timing into early concept development.

Experience

10+ years of production experience, with at least 3 years at a senior producer, head of production, or director level.
Experience at an in-house brand team, a creative agency, or a production company.
Track record of producing large-scale photo and video campaigns as well as high-volume content.
Strong budget management skills with experience owning a multimillion-dollar annual production budget.
Deep network of production partners, crew, and talent.
Working knowledge of talent contracts, usage rights, union rules, and production insurance.
Experience setting up production processes and systems where none existed.
Clear, calm communication with creatives, executives, and vendors, especially during plan changes.
Comfort leading through influence without direct reports.
Experience in beauty, wellness, CPG, or another regulated category (nice to have).
Experience building or running an in-house studio (nice to have).
Familiarity with project management and DAM tools (nice to have).
Experience growing a production team over time (nice to have).