Creative Producer

Method Recruiting, a 3x Inc. 5000 company; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Method Recruiting is seeking a Creative Producer for a boutique agency client in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will oversee live-action campaigns from kickoff to final delivery, turning creative vision into concrete production plans while managing budgets, timelines, and cross-functional teams.

The role requires 5+ years in production within a creative environment, strong live-action expertise, and the ability to coordinate multi-regional efforts across the US and internationally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience in a creative agency, brand studio, or commercial production house.
• Proven track record leading live-action shoots for brands/products.
• Ability to manage multi-channel campaigns with varied deliverables.
• Strong budgeting, bidding, and project reconciliation skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end production across live-action video, photography, digital media, social content, print, retail, and experiential activations.
• Build project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and staffing models; coordinate crews and talent sourcing.
• Oversee project economics from bids through change orders and final reconciliation.
• Lead post-production pipelines including editorial, color grading, sound design, motion graphics, and delivery of assets.
• Identify bottlenecks early and propose solutions within budget or schedule constraints.
• Coordinate across US and international offices to ensure seamless collaboration.

Skills

Live-action production

Budgeting

Campaign management

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

Job Description

Our client is an agile, boutique creative and technology agency that crafts multi-platform campaigns for premier global brands. Their work bridges traditional media, live-action production, digital platforms, and emerging AI-driven content formats.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Creative Producer with expertise in live-action production to oversee campaigns from initial kickoff to final distribution. In this role, you will transform creative vision into concrete production plans, managing budgets, timelines, and cross-functional teams to deliver top-tier work without sacrificing creative integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Campaign Execution: Direct end-to-end production across live-action video, photography, digital media, social content, print, retail, and experiential activations.
• Operations & Logistics: Build comprehensive project scopes, cost estimates, production schedules, and staffing models. Coordinate crews, vendors, talent sourcing, location permits, insurance, and usage rights.
• Financial Management: Oversee project economics from initial bids through cost tracking, change orders, and final financial reconciliation.
• Post-Production Oversight: Lead post-production pipelines including editorial, color grading, sound design, motion graphics, and asset delivery.
• Risk Mitigation: Spot production bottlenecks early and propose viable solutions when budget or timeline constraints arise.
• Global Coordination: Facilitate seamless collaboration across multi-regional teams spanning the US and international offices.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of production experience within a creative agency, brand studio, or commercial production house.
• Live-Action Mastery: Proven track record leading live-action commercial, branded, or product-focused video shoots.
• Multi-Channel Expertise: Demonstrated ability to manage complex campaigns with varied deliverable formats simultaneously.
• Fiscal Discipline: High proficiency in production budgeting, line-item bidding, and project reconciliation.
• Location: San Francisco Bay Area-based, with availability for hybrid in-office work (4 days onsite), site scouts, and on-set shoots.