Executive Producer (San Diego)

Job Summary of the Role:

We are searching for an Executive Producer who is experienced, ambitious, compassionate and highly driven, to lead and help grow our San Diego office’s production department. This new role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of our photo and video productions in San Diego and will manage and mentor a team of 3-5 full time crew members and production staff including Content Creators, Video Producers, and DPs. This role reports directly to our Head of Production.

The Executive Producer is responsible for making sure all shoots are executed efficiently, on budget, and to our clients’ standards and will oversee 1-5 productions a week, from simple UGC-style content creation for organic and paid social to large-scale productions for CTV and broadcast. They will delegate and at times execute production coordination duties including searching for locations, writing call sheets, creating budgets, and collaborating with our Casting Manager.

The ideal candidate for this role has worked as a Video Producer, Production Manager, Production Lead, Senior Production Coordinator, or another key managerial production position at a creative agency, media, entertainment, or production company. Candidates must have a strong understanding and proven experience of all technical and organizational aspects of planning and executing video and photo shoots. This person is also an experienced leader and has effectively led and trained a team of crew members and production staff.

*This opportunity is based in our San Diego office location, and open to anyone legally eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and train our San Diego production team including Content Creators, Video Producers, and DPs (3-5 Full-Time direct reports).
• Collaborate with with our other production teams in D.C and New York
• Oversee the execution of 1-5 productions a week.
• Monitor and track in-person and remote productions and their budgets.
• Mentor and lead the production team, helping build a culture of collaboration and creativity while helping teammates think through creative visions and production constraints.
• Increase the team’s ability to capture compelling, thumb-stopping images.
• Lead creative best practices for performance video production, encouraging and embracing the use of both iPhones and prosumer/cinema equipment equally.
• Be present on-set to ensure quality control.
• Delegate and at times execute production coordination duties.
• Assure all releases, permits, and legal clearances are being properly captured and archived.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Production to make strategic decisions to scale and hone our production capacity in San Diego.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of managing a video/photo production team
• You have held Production Manager, Head of Production, Production Coordinator, or another key managerial production role at a creative agency, media, entertainment or production company.
• You have broad technical abilities across all aspects of the on-set production process including lighting, operating camera/sound equipment, and directing actors.
• You have thorough administrative and production coordination knowledge including finding locations, writing call sheets, drafting budgets, and staffing shoots.
• You are a self-starter, adaptable worker, and are both highly analytical and very creative.
• You are an inspirational, focused, strong, and empathetic leader.
• Solid relationships with production companies in San Diego is a plus.
• Understanding of the administrative production process such as compliance procedures, best practices in licensing, union, permitting, and legal production requirements is a plus.

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