What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Creative Producer position at Freeman Company?
About Us
Sparks is a leading global brand experience agency, specializing in the design and execution of award-winning experiences that forge deep connections between brands and audiences. Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience. Our commitment to creativity, innovation, and flawless execution drives us to craft impactful experiential marketing solutions that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust—all around the world.
Summary
A Senior Creative Producer is responsible for driving the design process and overseeing the creative team during pre-production phases of work. This role is expected to collaborate with creative leadership while owning the organizational aspects of the project including scoping, scheduling, ongoing internal/external communications, resourcing and debriefs. This role is eligible to work a hybrid schedule based out of any of the following locations:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Detroit, MI
- Dallas, TX
- Ft Wayne, IN
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Leads design process management and creative team oversight during pre-production phases.
- Develops scopes of work, milestones, timelines, and hour estimates for high-complexity projects using best practices and historical data.
- Coordinates with resource management to assign appropriate team members based on project needs and skill sets.
- Reviews final designs, contributes to design quality control, and ensures adherence to design intent and schedule commitments.
- Provides regular project status updates and tracks hours to account leadership to flag progress and potential issues.
- Manages multiple projects and portfolios concurrently, balancing priorities effectively.
- Acts as a primary client liaison for scheduling, process updates, and status communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Facilitates and documents project debriefs focused on design topics, promoting process improvements and communication efficiencies.
- Possesses expert proficiency in relevant software applications and project management tools.
- Collaborates proactively with production, fabrication, AV, and account direction teams as a positive partner across departments.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or similar equivalent experience.
- 5 years of experience in a creative agency setting (agency experience managing cross-functional teams is a plus).
- Extensive experience managing complex experiential or design projects.
- Demonstrate expert-level project leadership and strong interpersonal skills.
- Mastery of production tools and processes to drive efficient, high-quality outcomes.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Superb organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to work under tight time constraints on multiple projects in a high growth environment.
- Design, event, or technical production background a plus.
What We Offer
The Freeman Company provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Parental Leave
- Life, Accident and Disability
- Retirement with Company Match
- Paid Time Off
Diversity Commitment
At The Freeman Company, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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