Director of Production - Software & Media Delivery Leader

Local Projects, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

FSA

401k

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Generous PTO

Job summary

Local Projects, LLC is seeking a Director of Production to lead production strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for software and media projects from discovery through support. This role serves as the client's production lead and owns end-to-end project scoping in partnership with the Account Director.

You will manage budgets and resources across internal teams, freelancers, and vendors, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to scope, budget, and deliver complex projects.
• Strong people management and team leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across software and media productions.
• Experience with production budgeting, staffing strategies, and vendor management.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for installations, meetings, and pitches.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the client's production lead and own end-to-end project scoping.
• Lead end-to-end production of software and media projects from kickoff through delivery and support.
• Manage production budgets, overhead, staffing, and capacity across internal teams, freelancers, and vendors.
• Source, negotiate with, and manage external producers, designers, vendors, and freelancers.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and train internal production staff; supervise and develop the producer team.

Skills

People management

Budget management

Vendor relationships

Communication skills

Leadership

Job description

Local Projects, LLC is seeking a Director of Production to lead production strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for software and media projects from discovery through support. This role serves as the client's production lead and owns end-to-end project scoping in partnership with the Account Director.

You will manage budgets and resources across internal teams, freelancers, and vendors, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.