Creative Producer, Creative Ops Manager

Vida Shoes International; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vida Shoes International is seeking a Senior Creative Producer to turn the Creative Director's vision into fully produced shoots for a multi-brand portfolio. You will manage end-to-end production, from budgets to on-set oversight, ensuring creative integrity and timely delivery across campaigns, social, and content shoots.

The role requires strong Asana expertise, multi-brand coordination, and experience negotiating vendor contracts within budgets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in creative production for a brand or agency.
• Advanced Asana skills; experience building or managing a project-trafficking system.
• Strong budget management and vendor negotiation skills.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate Creative Director concepts into executable production plans for campaigns, lifestyle, social, and content shoots.
• Own production end to end: budgets, call sheets, schedules, casting, locations, crew, talent, vendor booking and post production retouching.
• Manage on-set production and maintain creative integrity from scoping through final delivery.
• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts, estimates, and invoices within approved budgets.
• Producing brand campaign activations and events.
• Extend intake and trafficking to copywriting projects, ensuring briefs, timelines, and approvals move through Asana.

Skills

Creative production

Asana

Budget management

Adobe Creative Suite

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Vida

Since 1973, Vida Shoes International has been committed to becoming a global leader in the footwear industry. We design, produce, and market quality branded footwear using our expansive international resources. Our knowledge stems from the diversity of our brands and the successful products we produce year after year.

The opportunity

Guided by our values (Be Bold, Be Collaborative, Be You), our in‑house creative studio supports a multi‑brand footwear portfolio across brand, ecommerce, wholesale, and marketing. The Creative Producer turns the Creative Director's vision into fully produced shoots and keeps every project in the studio moving through Asana.

This is a senior, hands‑on role for someone who thrives in a fast‑moving, multi‑brand environment and loves bringing big ideas to life on time and on budget.

Compensation: $70k - $75k

Key responsibilities

Shoot and event production

• Translate the Creative Director's concepts into executable production plans for campaign, lifestyle, social, and content shoots
• Own production end to end: budgets, call sheets, schedules, casting, locations, crew, talent, vendor booking and post production retouching
• Manage on‑set production and maintain creative integrity from scoping through final delivery
• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts, estimates, and invoices within approved budgets
• Producing brand campaign activations and events

Asana project management

• Extend intake and trafficking to copywriting projects (product, campaign, and email copy), ensuring copy requests move through Asana with the same briefs, timelines, and approval structure as creative/production projects
• Build clear briefs, timelines, and milestones so designers and creatives have what they need without blockers
• Track status across brands, flag risks early, and keep stakeholders informed through regular status reports
• Maintain Asana as the studio's single source of truth, including project templates, naming conventions, and portfolio hygiene

Stakeholder collaboration

• Partner with brand, ecommerce, wholesale, and marketing teams to align on priorities and delivery dates
• Gather copy, technical specs, dimensions, and templates needed for asset builds
• Manage feedback and approval cycles, and present production solutions with clarity
• Help build an integrated copy and workflow system using Claude and other AI tools

Qualifications

• 5+ years in creative production at a brand or agency
• Proven experience producing photo and video shoots from concept to delivery
• Advanced Asana skills; experience building or managing a project‑trafficking system
• Exceptional organization and the ability to run multiple high‑pressure workstreams at once
• Strong budget management and vendor negotiation skills
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Preferred

• Experience in fashion, footwear, or beauty
• Experience within an integrated or in‑house agency
• Familiarity with AI tools in creative and production workflows

What success looks like

• Shoots deliver the Creative Director's vision on time and on budget
• Every studio project lives in Asana with a clear owner, brief, and due date
• Risks are surfaced early, with solutions proposed
• Stakeholders always know where their projects stand

Vida Shoes International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. Direct applicants only; no third‑party staffing inquiries, please.