Global Production Account Director

Publicis Groupe UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global production company is seeking a Global Production Account Director to manage marketing production across global regions. This senior role focuses on client relationship building, operational excellence, and financial oversight. The ideal candidate will have experience in production within FMCG sectors, strong communication skills, and the ability to oversee teams in dynamic environments. Join to contribute to innovative, high-quality content production that meets global brand standards.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in production roles, especially within FMCG or consumer brands.
• Ability to manage shoots and production across multiple regions.
• Strong track record in creative development and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee global production planning and execution across various media.
• Build strong relationships with global and regional clients.
• Partner with teams to ensure operational excellence and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Client relationship management

Production logistics

Stakeholder management

Financial literacy

Communication

Job description

BRAND: Publicis Production

Job Function: Client Management

Location: London, United Kingdom

Experience Level: Specialist

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

Publicis Production harnesses the power of Publicis Groupe's entire global production capabilities. Through our family of production brands, we access best-in-class production talent, models and technology worldwide.

Our purpose is to deliver seamless, relevant and impactful consumer experiences across every touchpoint in every market. We do this with pioneering production solutions that drive performance in a data‑led marketing landscape and help brands to win in the platform world.

Overview

The Global Production Account Director is a senior role responsible for overseeing all aspects of marketing production across global markets and regions. Focusing on building client relationships and growing the business, responding to pitch proposals, strengthening our global teams and reporting to clients. This includes topline oversight of primary production (shoots/origination), CRM, web and automation workstreams. The role requires strategic oversight, operational excellence, and creative collaboration with agencies, production studios, and media teams to deliver high‑quality, fit‑for‑platform content that meets global brand standards.

Working closely with the Global Production Lead and the Global Operations Lead, this role is highly client‑facing and demands the ability to manage competing priorities, foster collaboration across time zones, and identify opportunities for growth and innovation. A strong grasp of data and reporting is essential, as is the ability to build a positive team spirit across teams in different regions.

Responsibilities

Production Strategy & Execution

• Support global production planning and execution across origination, studio setup and oversight, CRM, web, creative amplification and automation
• Work with Production teams to oversee shoot logistics, talent coordination, and production timelines across multiple regions
• Ensure teams are able to deliver assets on time, on budget, and to the highest quality standards
• Drive innovation in production methodologies, including automation, AI integration, and distributed production networks

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with global and regional clients, acting as a trusted advisor
• Collaborate with creative agencies, media teams, and production partners to assess growth opportunities and risks
• Ensure transparency, accountability, and trust in all client interactions

Operational Leadership

• Partner with the Global Operations Lead to ensure operational excellence across all production touchpoints
• Work with cross‑functional teams across time zones, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Implement and optimise processes to improve speed‑to‑market, content reuse, and workflow efficiency

Commercial & Financial Oversight

• Understand global production budgets, ensuring financial efficiency & value
• Report on KPIs related to production performance, cost savings and asset utilisation

Team & Culture Building

• Our team is collaborative, supportive and well connected. This role will help to cultivate a high‑performing, inclusive team culture across global production teams
• Foster cooperation and team spirit between teams based in different locations and time zones

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in production roles, ideally within FMCG, food or consumer brands
• An understanding of shoots and production teams across multiple regions and time zones would be helpful
• Strong record of managing creative development, adaptation, CRM, web and automation processes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Financially literate with experience managing large‑scale budgets and reporting on KPIs
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, dynamic environments with multiple concurrent projects

Additional information

Diversity and inclusion is a core part of who we are at Prodigious London. We're committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group – whatever their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion doesn't just fuel our creativity and innovation, it brings us closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.