Director of Production

Thinkingbox

. Lead and manage the production team across integrated digital, experiential, content, social, film, and animation projects .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLead💰 $175,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading integrated production teams across digital, experiential, content, social, film, and animation projects while driving revenue growth and developing strong client relationships. Proven ability to establish scalable workflows and manage complex production pipelines from opportunity identification to final delivery.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Integrated Production ManagementRevenue GenerationClient Relationship DevelopmentBudget ManagementTeam Leadership and Mentoring

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Hard Skills

Production Pipeline OversightEstimating and ForecastingBudget ManagementOpportunity IdentificationProduction Approach Development

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborative LeadershipSound Judgment

Industry Keywords

Digital ProductionExperiential ProductionContent ProductionSocial Media ProductionFilm ProductionAnimation ProductionAgency ExperienceCreative Environment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage the production team across integrated digital, experiential, content, social, film, and animation projects
Own and deliver individual revenue targets and contribute to agency growth
Build, maintain, and grow relationships with existing and prospective clients
Identify and develop new business opportunities
Lead and contribute to pitches, including opportunity identification, production approach, presenting, scoping, and closing
Grow existing accounts by expanding relationships, services, and revenue
Serve as a senior production and business partner to clients
Oversee estimating, resourcing, timelines, budgets, execution, and delivery
Establish scalable production workflows, processes, and standards
Partner with creative, strategy, technology, and account teams to develop executable production plans
Collaborate with finance and leadership on forecasting, budget management, pipeline visibility, and revenue planning
Anticipate and resolve production challenges
Lead, mentor, and develop producers and production team members
Evolve the production offering and identify capabilities, partnerships, and market opportunities

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of senior production experience within an agency, studio, or similarly fast-paced creative environment
Deep experience across integrated production, including digital, experiential, content, social, film, and/or animation
Strong track record of generating revenue, developing new business, and growing existing client relationships
Experience working toward and achieving individual or team revenue targets
Confidence leading and contributing to pitches, developing scopes and production approaches, and helping turn opportunities into won business
Established network of client, brand, agency, and industry relationships
Proven ability to build trusted senior-level client relationships and identify opportunities within existing accounts
Strong financial and commercial acumen, including estimating, forecasting, budget management, and understanding project profitability
Proven experience leading, mentoring, and scaling multidisciplinary production teams
Deep knowledge of production pipelines and overseeing complex, integrated work from initial opportunity through final delivery
Clear communication, sound judgment, and a collaborative leadership style
Strategic mindset balancing creative ambition, commercial opportunity, client needs, and operational realities

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days
Consistent culture and team-building events
Employee recognition and incentive programs
Seasonal celebrations and gatherings throughout the year
Office lunches
Branded company swag
Access to industry events, learning opportunities, and non-profit outreaches
Dog-friendly offices
Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks
Flex work and travel options
Comprehensive extended health benefits
401k matching
Opportunity to spend a month exploring the world, including working from another office or from beaches of Mexico