Executive Producer

We Are Social; Los Angeles (CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Passport program to 16 offices

Travel up to 25%

Inclusive culture and learning focus

Zusammenfassung

We Are Social is seeking an Executive Producer inLos Angeles to lead the production team, bridging strategy with flawless execution across multiple workstreams.

You will own the end-to-end production lifecycle, manage $1M+ budgets, forecast capacity, and present authoritative updates to leadership and clients, while driving innovative production approaches including AI integration.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of production experience in an agency environment.
• At least 5 years in a leadership role managing teams.
• End-to-end production knowledge for digital content and large-scale activations.
• Strong presentation skills for New Business pitches and leadership forums.
• Solutions-first mindset with ability to resolve roadblocks and optimize processes.

Aufgaben

• Proactively solve big picture project and business problems and update management after resolution.
• Forecast team capacity and project health across multiple workstreams and allocate resources.
• Provide authoritative reporting on departmental status and staffing in meetings.
• Lead high-impact client presentations and new business Q&A sessions.
• Collaborate on long-term account planning to ensure innovative, sustainable production approaches.
• Ensure stakeholders are informed and educated on the production process.
• Understand SOWs with scope, risk, assumptions and deliverables; review drafts.
• Lead advocacy for improved communication and workflows; drive efficiency enhancements.
• Own end-to-end financial lifecycle for projects with $1M+ budgets and accurate builds.
• Identify and resolve potential budget overruns and scope creep early.
• Partner with Finance and Account leads to reconcile staff fees and hour breakdowns.
• Create staff fee and hours breakdowns with management input.
• Elevate creative output by delivering innovative storytelling solutions.
• Build trusted relationships with outside partners and maintain a broad resource network.
• Leverage AI within Google Workspace and enterprise tools for resource planning and new business opportunities.
• Define and drive the AI roadmap for production processes to create measurable value.
• Be prepared to attend shoots; travel may be up to 25%.
• Maintain executive-level communication with senior leadership on production issues.

Kenntnisse

Executive producer

Leadership

Budget management

Client presentations

AI in production

Tools

Google Workspace

AI tools in production

Jobbeschreibung

THE ROLE

We Are Social is looking for an Executive Producer to join our team! You are the strategic leader of the WAS Production team, bridging the gap between high-level departmental vision and flawless execution. You are responsible for managing the overall production strategy for many workstreams, overseeing complex financial budgets, and scaling the department’s operational growth. By implementing new strategies and mentoring a robust production team, you ensure the agency remains at the forefront of efficiency and creative excellence.

WE ARE

A creative agency powered by social connections. That means we thrive on what’s trending and creating campaigns that get people buzzing. We call it “Ideas Worth Talking About,” and we’re proud to have played a part in some of the most culturally relevant campaigns of the decade for brands like McDonald’s, adidas, Universal Studios, and YouTube.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE

• We like to laugh, we live for celeb gossip and we’re great on AUX
• Our passport program lets you explore and work from one of our 16 other offices worldwide, including Paris, Singapore, Madrid, Dubai, London and more
• You best believe we know how to celebrate our wins. And our losses (it’s how we learn)
• From carbon offsets to community kitchens, we’re passionate about making a difference

YOU ARE

• A person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, responding quickly and proactively
• Not interested in just following trends – you want to create them
• A self-starter, who’ll take ideas from concept to execution, navigating feedback like a pro

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Proactively solve big picture project and business problems on your own and update management retroactively after issue has been resolved

• Forecast team capacity and project health across multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring resource allocation aligns with both client needs and staff bandwidth

• Be a trusted partner in meetings, providing authoritative reporting on departmental status and resourcing

• Lead high-impact client presentations and new business Q&A sessions, serving as the definitive voice for agency production capabilities

• Collaborate with Group Account Directors on long-term account planning and high-level client strategy to ensure production approaches are both innovative and sustainable

• Ensure that all key stakeholders are kept informed and (if needed) educated on the production process

• Ability to understand SOW’s with clear scope, risk, assumptions and deliverables and review those drafted by project management.

• Ability to understand SOW’s with clear scope, risk, assumptions and deliverables and review those drafted by project management.

• Lead advocacy for improved communication and work processes across disciplines

• Lead process discussions and proactively suggest improvements, inclusive of budget trackers, timeline templates, resourcing grids, etc.

• Own the end-to-end financial lifecycle for projects, including OOP budgets of $1M+ and deliver accurate builds with minimal oversight

• Proactively identify and resolve potential budget overages and scope creep before they impact the bottom line

• Partner with Finance and Account leads to oversee complex reconciliations, ensuring 100% accuracy in staff fee structures and hour breakdowns

• Create staff fee and hours breakdowns accurately with minor input from management

• Elevate the creative by bringing solutions to keep good ideas alive and help tell stories in an innovative way

• Build trusted relationships with outside partners and have a wide network of resources for a variety of work

• Leverage AI within Google Workspace and enterprise tools to accelerate the development of resource plans and new business opportunities

• Define and drive the departmental AI roadmap, ensuring AI tools are deeply embedded into the production process to create measurable value

• Physically attending shoots and understanding this role may consist of 25% travel

• 10+ years of production experience within an agency environment, with at least 5 years in a leadership role

• Expert-level knowledge of the end-to-end production process for both digital content and large-scale experiential activations

• Exceptional presentation skills, capable of leading “New Business” pitches and communicating departmental issues to the Senior Leadership

• A “solutions-first” mindset with the ability to resolve complex project roadblocks without needing immediate escalation

• Technical familiarity with advanced AI integration for project management and resource forecasting

• Confident and positive with a ‘can-do’ attitude

JOIN US

At We Are Social, we celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences. We welcome unique voices and talents, especially those not traditionally embraced by advertising. Discover more about our culture and our work.

Let’s do cool stuff together.

We Are Social is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For California applicants, you may view We Are Social’s Privacy Notice for California Employees and Job Applicants at https://wearesocial.com/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/CA-Employee-and-Job-Applicant-CPRA-Notice.pdf