Creative Production Design Manager

Cella; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Cella by Randstad Digital in Los Angeles is seeking a Contractor, Manager, Production Design to lead hands-on production design across executive presentations and brand assets. This senior IC role operates within a studio-like model, translating design systems into scalable production workflows while partnering with cross-functional teams.

You will deliver high-volume, brand-led work, build design systems, and mentor others through best-practices.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of visual design or production design experience in a creative agency or in-house brand team.
• Proven ability to lead high-volume, brand-led production across channels.
• Strong command of design systems, templates, and modular frameworks.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive production design across complex, high-volume workstreams, especially executive presentations.
• Bridge visual craft with production efficiency, developing scalable concepts from briefs.
• Translate brand systems into scalable production frameworks for speed and consistency.
• Lead as a hands-on designer while elevating the team's output.
• Help establish best practices and design benchmarks across the group.

Skills

Visual design

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Slides

Job description

Compensation Range: $100-120/HR

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Type: W2 Contract

Duration: Ongoing

We are seeking a Contractor, Manager, Production Design to join our client's brand creative studio. This is a senior individual contributor role within the production design team, responsible for driving high-quality, systems-led creative execution across multiple business functions, including Corporate Communications, Experiences, Ads Marketing, Performance Marketing, and the Brand.

This role reflects a creative agency and design studio model of visual design meets production design tooling and workflow expertise, where the focus is on translating brand strategy and design systems into high quality presentation design. You will operate as a hands‑on design expert-owning complex workstreams end‑to‑end, elevating the quality and consistency of production output.

You will partner closely with the Senior Manager, Production Design and cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure work is executed with clarity, craft, and operational rigor. This is a strictly individual contributor role focused primarily on direct design execution and production workstreams.

A strong portfolio demonstrating visual design and systems thinking, high-volume execution, and brand‑led production, with a focus on presentation design work is required.

On‑site Requirements: 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

Visual Design Craft & Hands‑On Production Design

• Own and drive production design across complex, high‑volume workstreams, with a focus on presentations for executive stakeholders. Some additional work may include lower‑funnel marketing assets, campaign toolkits, and sales materials.
• Bridge elevated visual craft with production efficiency. Develop daring, high‑impact visual concepts from open‑ended briefs, while maintaining brand design system consistency and technical scalability across platforms.
• Translate brand design systems, toolkits, and creative direction into scalable production frameworks that support speed, consistency, and quality across teams and partners.
• Serve as a hands‑on design lead, producing work directly, while also elevating the output of the broader production design team.
• Help establish best practices and craft quality benchmarks that raise the bar for design output across the team.

Cross‑Functional Creative Support

• Act as a trusted creative partner to teams across Corporate Comms, Brand, Experiences, and Ads Marketing, supporting a wide range of outputs from performance marketing and physical environments to executive communications.
• Lead presentation design for high‑visibility needs where clarity, consistency, and brand expression are critical.
• Ensure work is fit‑for‑purpose across audiences and channels, while maintaining alignment with the brand standards.

Quality, Craft & Continuous Improvement

• Uphold high standards of design quality across all production outputs, including executive‑facing and external presentation materials.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve workflows, systems, and templates to increase efficiency and consistency while raising the creative bar.
• Stay current on best practices in production design, creative operations, and design tooling.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in visual design, and/or production design within a creative agency, design studio, or scaled in‑house brand team.
• Proven track record of leading high‑volume, brand‑led production design across multiple channels and formats.
• Strong background in building, managing, and evolving design systems, templates, and modular frameworks.
• Experience leading a broad range of design outputs, including presentation design for senior leadership, sales, physical events, and digital and print marketing materials.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, well‑structured visual communication across formats.
• Strong individual contributor mindset with focus on direct execution and visual craft.
• Exceptional collaboration skills, with experience partnering with cross‑functional teams and external agencies.
• Fluency in modern design tools and workflows (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides; motion experience a plus).
• Enthusiasm for leveraging AI tools and automation to enhance workflows, while identifying inefficiencies in the production process (project work examples a plus).
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• A hands‑on leader who can move fluidly between strategic thinking, systems‑level problem solving, and direct design contribution.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short‑term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.