Director of Production

Thinkingbox

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

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $175,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading production teams across integrated digital, experiential, content, social, film, and animation projects while driving revenue growth and managing client relationships. Proven ability to establish scalable workflows and oversee the full production lifecycle, ensuring successful project delivery and client satisfaction.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Senior Production ExperienceRevenue GenerationClient Relationship ManagementProduction Pipeline OversightTeam Leadership and Mentoring

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Hard Skills

Integrated ProductionBudget ManagementEstimatingForecastingProduction Lifecycle ManagementScopingPitches DevelopmentRevenue PlanningCommercial AcumenProduction Workflows

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborative LeadershipSound JudgmentStrategic Mindset

Industry Keywords

Agency ExperienceCreative EnvironmentClient RelationshipsBusiness DevelopmentMultidisciplinary Teams

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 against individual revenue targets, contributing to agency growth
Build, maintain, and grow relationships with existing and prospective clients
Identify and develop new business opportunities
Lead and support 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 across the full production lifecycle
Establish scalable production workflows, processes, and standards
Partner with creative, strategy, technology, and account teams to create 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
Experience 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 ability to oversee complex, integrated work from initial opportunity through final delivery
Clear communication, sound judgment, and collaborative leadership style
Strategic mindset balancing creative ambition, commercial opportunity, client needs, and operational realities
Resume and links to an online portfolio, if applicable

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
One month exploring the world, including working from another office or from beaches of Mexico