Lead Producer (Hybrid - NYC/Santa Monica, CA)

Our Customer is a camera and social media company. This company believes that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. This company contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

Our Customer is seeking a Lead Producer on a contract basis to join the North America Sponsored Production team. The Lead Producer will work directly with internal creative and sales teams, external brands, agencies, and vendors to create best-in-class creative. This role will require management and oversight across multiple campaigns for top-tier clients. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely across multiple cross-functional teams, have excellent communication skills in client and vendor management, and possess strategic thinking in proactively problem-solving against creative challenges and logistical hurdles during each project. This role is hybrid (4 days on-site and 1 day remote/week) in NYC/Santa Monica, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of vertical or market-specific production strategies rooted in subject matter expertise, aligned with overall production org goals.
• Serve as the main point of contact for high-impact projects with multiple dependencies, driving execution to support business growth.
• Define, manage, and communicate clear timelines and processes, ensuring transparency and a focus on quality and efficiency across vendors, advertisers, and teams.
• Anticipate and address challenges during asset development, offering proactive and creative solutions.
• Manage external vendors to deliver on the agreed scope of work, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Propose, deliver, and manage scalable programs in partnership with Sales and cross-functional teams.
• Continuously recommend and implement improvements to project management workflows to boost operational excellence.
• Report on production value and volume, turning insights into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Act as a creative ambassador for the company guidelines and production best practices.
• Provide training and mentorship to junior team members, fostering team growth and knowledge sharing.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• 7+ years of project management or production experience
• Creative or ad agency experience
• Candidates should possess strong organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects and internal stakeholders while maintaining high attention to detail
• Ability to constructively navigate ambiguity and uncertainty
• Proficient in Keynote, Google suite, and Adobe suite
• Experience managing a heavy workload
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and manage ever-changing priorities in challenging situations
• Strong communication skills - clear and direct written and verbal

Preferred:

• Experience working with advertising clients in a support function
• Experience with influencer marketing/talent management agencies
• Familiarity with augmented reality and video trends
• Understanding of the current social media and Creator landscape
• Experience working in Salesforce and Monday.com.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.