Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Executive Producer to own and accelerate production-led new business across our independent production brands. This role oversees projects from director pulls through final delivery and provides leadership that strengthens production quality, operational clarity, and financial performance. This is not a traditional production management role — it is a revenue-driving leadership position responsible for originating, shaping, and closing high-value production opportunities.

The Executive Producer will serve as the primary production growth driver, building a qualified opportunity pipeline through outbound relationship development with brands, agencies, directors, and partners. This role combines commercial instinct, creative positioning, and senior-level production leadership to materially expand production revenue, average project size, and win rate.

This individual must be highly equally comfortable selling, negotiating, and leading complex productions, acting as a strategic partner to agency leadership, clients, and creative teams.

ROLE PURPOSE

The purpose of this role is to own production-led growth — from opportunity origination through wrap and delivery.

The Executive Producer is accountable for building and maintaining a measurable pipeline of qualified production opportunities, driving year-over-year revenue expansion, and positioning the company as a premium production partner in the market. This includes sourcing new business, shaping scopes and budgets, selling creative and production strategy, and leading execution on strategically important projects.

This role complements the Director of Production, Operations & Finance by focusing on revenue creation, opportunity strategy, and client-facing leadership, while relying on established operational systems, financial controls, and production infrastructure to deliver work efficiently and profitably.

The Executive Producer serves as a senior growth partner to clients, and creative teams — ensuring production is not only executed well, but is a core engine of new business generation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Production-Led New Business Ownership & Sales Enablement

●     Own production-led opportunity sourcing, including director, brand, agency, and partner relationships

●     Build and maintain a measurable pipeline of qualified production opportunities

●     Drive growth in production revenue volume, average project size, and win rate year-over-year

●     Serve as the primary production representative in high-value new business pursuits

●     Work with sales reps and production leadership to evaluate incoming leads

●     Leverage personal and industry networks to create new pathways for incoming opportunities

●     Manage and maintain the director roster to ensure timely reel pulls and submissions

●     Partner with directors on treatment development and presentation needs

●     Help sell the production approach, capabilities, and creative value of the team

●     Join pitch conversations as needed to position the production team as a strategic partner

●     Review project opportunities for feasibility, fit, scope, and resource requirements

●     Work with Account and Creative to confirm that scopes, SOWs, and deliverables are accurate and complete

Project and Production Management

●     Oversee productions from director reel pull through wrap

●     Support creative development and evaluate production feasibility early in the process

●     Build or review all bids to confirm accuracy in scope, staffing, and margins

●     Approve production strategies, schedules, vendors, and crew hires

●     Support major client touchpoints and represent production across the project lifecycle

●     Ensure production work follows agreed creative direction, budget, and timeline

●     Resolve conflicts or issues and communicate updates to stakeholders

●     Oversee post-production handoff, review cycles, and final delivery

●     Maintain accountability for project-level financial performance in partnership with the Director of Production, Operations & Finance

Client and External Agency Partnership

●     Serve as a production partner and point of connection for clients and agencies

●     Build strong relationships that create trust for future work

●     Communicate production needs, constraints, and solutions with clarity

●     Support onboarding of new clients and returning partners by representing production standards and approach

Operational and Financial Partnership

●     Partner with the Director of Production, Operations & Finance to maintain visibility into forecasts, revenue targets, and margin expectations

●     Maintain awareness of project budgets, scope changes, and financial risks and flag issues early

●     Support approval workflows for timecards, contractor invoices, and vendor payments as needed

●     Collaborate with Director of Production, Operations & Finance to ensure production decisions align with cash flow and resourcing constraints

●     Adhere to established tools, templates, and reporting standards

●     Participate in post-project reviews to inform future bidding and production strategy

Strategic Collaboration with Production Department Leadership

●     Meet with production leadership to discuss industry trends, new opportunities, and long-term planning

●     Help identify new service offerings or production capabilities

●     Track performance, win rate, and revenue growth trends

●     Involved in weekly production status meeting to ensure team is aligned to all production timelines and scopes of work

●     Participate in annual and quarterly planning related to staffing, revenue targets, and production capabilities

●     Provide insights on competitive positioning, market features, and emerging formats

PREREQUISITES AND SKILLS

●     Ability to identify, originate and close stand-alone production opportunities

●     Strong business development instincts and the ability to help win projects

●     Significant experience producing commercial, agency, or branded content

●     Proven track record of originating, shaping, and closing production-led new business opportunities

●     Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a qualified pipeline through outbound relationship development with brands, agencies, directors, and partners

●     Experience owning revenue growth targets and contributing materially to year-over-year production revenue expansion

●     Highly effective in senior-level pitch environments — able to sell creative vision, production strategy, and commercial value

●     Strong commercial instincts, with the ability to identify, prioritize, and pursue high-value opportunities

●     Confident negotiator and deal-shaper with experience navigating complex scopes, budgets, and client decision dynamics

●     Proven success managing multiple producers, crews, and freelancers

●     Advanced understanding of budgets, schedules, logistics, and production workflows

●     Strong ability to lead teams and support cross-functional production communication

●     Ability to manage fast-paced environments and make decisions with confidence

●     Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and follow-through

●     Experience with both live action and post-production workflows

●     Ability to balance creative ambition with financial responsibility

REPORTING STRUCTURE

●     Reports to: Director of Production, Operations & Finance

●     Oversees: Project-specific production crews (Line Producer, Post Producer, Production Coordinator, and freelance production staff) at the project level, providing creative and executional leadership for assigned productions

●     Partners with: Agency Producer, Creative Directors, Account Directors, Sales Representatives, Operations, and company leadership