Director of Commercial Production & Ops

TEGNA; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical benefits

401(k) with 100% match up to 4%

Teladoc access

Spring Health therapy

Job summary

TEGNA is seeking a Director, Commercial Production to lead our local markets’ commercial creative teams. You will guide a distributed group of ~5 Commercial Production Managers and oversee a network of freelance resources to deliver high-quality production at scale.

You will set strategy, standards and workflows, partner with sales, and drive operational excellence, technology adoption, and data-driven decision making across markets to enhance speed, cost efficiency and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years in commercial production or related field with leadership.
• Experience leading distributed teams across markets.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end video production.
• Proven ability to scale operations and improve processes.
• Experience managing freelance/externals and budgets.
• Interest in AI-enabled creative and production capabilities.
• Strong partnership with sales and cross-functional leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of ~5 Commercial Production Managers across markets.
• Set strategy, standards, workflows, and tools for production.
• Maintain quality standards and improve consistency across markets.
• Drive operational efficiency and capacity planning.
• Manage freelance networks and external partners.
• Oversee production technology and tooling adoption.
• Partner with sales to align production with revenue goals.
• Collaborate with finance, procurement, legal and leadership.
• Lead change initiatives and sustain adoption of new practices.
• Measure performance and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategy

Operations management

Change management

Analytical skills

Budget management

Sales partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Production software

AI-enabled workflows

Job description

TEGNA is seeking a Director, Commercial Production to lead our local markets’ commercial creative teams. You will guide a distributed group of ~5 Commercial Production Managers and oversee a network of freelance resources to deliver high-quality production at scale.

You will set strategy, standards and workflows, partner with sales, and drive operational excellence, technology adoption, and data-driven decision making across markets to enhance speed, cost efficiency and client satisfaction.