Executive Producer

DE-YAN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DE-YAN is seeking an Executive Producer, Experiential to own end-to-end production for high-budget brand activations, environments, and live events. The role leads production strategy, manages budgets and vendors, and mentors the production team.

You will partner with the Head of Production to shape workflows and scale operations across a fast-moving environment. Responsibilities include on-site leadership, multi-program oversight, and maintaining production standards across flagship accounts.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in experiential production in a studio/agency environment.
• At least 3 years as Executive Producer.
• Experience leading teams of producers and on-site staff.
• Experience leading large-scale experiential activations and live events.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Experience managing multiple clients and projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel for builds and events.
• Knowledge of event industry standards, venue logistics, and fabrication timelines.
• Excellent client-facing communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with spatial designers and fabricators.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end production oversight for large-scale experiential programs including live events, brand activations, tours, pop-ups, conferences, and hybrid/digital experiences.
• Lead production strategy from concept through execution and translate ideas into executable plans.
• Anticipate and manage production risks, dependencies, and operational challenges across multiple programs.
• Provide onsite leadership for live events and activations, including travel as required.
• Serve as senior production lead for flagship clients, ensuring alignment on budgets, timelines, and vendors.
• Oversee multiple projects under a single client relationship with a unified production approach.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

On-site production

Client relationship

Vendor management

GSuite proficiency

Tools

GSuite Applications

Job description

We're looking for an Executive Producer, Experiential to own the full lifecycle of our brand activations, environments, and live events — from the early concept stages all the way through on-site execution. At the core of this role is production leadership: you're the one driving the process, making key decisions, keeping everything aligned with the studio's vision, and making sure projects land on time and at the level of quality we're known for. That means staying on top of budgets, resources, contracts, and vendors, while also being a strong mentor and strategic resource for the production team around you.

Beyond the day-to-day, we're looking for someone who wants to partner with our Head of Production to help shape where the department is headed — building smarter workflows and a more efficient operation as we grow. You should be just as comfortable in a high-volume, fast-moving environment as you are on the ground managing a build or running a live event. Strong communication, solid problem-solving, a collaborative management style, and the ability to keep your priorities straight when things get busy are all non-negotiables here.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own end-to-end production oversight for large-scale, high-budget, or high-complexity experiential programs, including live events, brand activations, tours, pop-ups, conferences, and hybrid/digital experiences
• Lead production strategy from concept through execution, translating creative ideas into executable, scalable plans
• Anticipate and manage production risks, dependencies, and operational challenges across multiple programs
• Provide onsite leadership for live events and activations, including travel as required

Account & Client Stewardship

• Serve as the senior production lead for one or more flagship clients or complex accounts with multiple active workstreams, ensuring alignment across programs, timelines, budgets, and vendors
• Oversee multiple projects running in parallel under a single client relationship, maintaining a unified production approach and delivery standard
• Act as the long-term production steward for assigned accounts, maintaining continuity, institutional knowledge, and trusted client relationships
• Partner closely with Client Partnerships team to manage scope, resourcing, forecasting, and prioritization across all client workstreams
• Identify opportunities to streamline production, leverage shared vendors, and improve efficiency and scalability across the client portfolio
• Support account growth through proactive production thinking, contributing to renewals, expansions, and stated work

Budget & Financial Management

• Own and manage multimillion-dollar production budgets across individual programs and at the account level
• Develop and approve estimates, production schedules, vendor contracts, SOWs, and reconciliations
• Partner with Finance and Client Partnerships teams to ensure projects and accounts meet agency profitability targets
• Drive financial discipline, accurate forecasting, and margin performance across all assigned work
• Directly manage and mentor Senior Producers and Producers assigned to flagship or multi-workstream accounts
• Provide guidance on production planning, budgeting, execution, and client communication
• Serve as an escalation point for production challenges, staffing needs, and client concerns
• Support performance management, feedback, and professional development in partnership with the Production Director
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and inclusive culture within a distributed, remote-first team

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Act as a senior, client-facing production leader, building trust through expertise, clarity, and confident decision-making
• Partner with Creative, Strategy, Client Partnerships, and Operations teams to align scope, expectations, and delivery
• Clearly communicate production trade-offs, risks, and recommendations to internal and client stakeholders
• Identify and vet new vendors, technologies, and experiential formats to improve quality, efficiency, and innovation

REQUIREMENTS

• 8-10+ years working in an experiential production capacity at a studio/agency environment, with at least 3 years experience as an EP.
• Experience leading and managing a team of producers and on-site production staff.
• Experience working closely with spatial designers, fabricators, and technical/production specialists, with a deep understanding of the experiential process from concept through on-site execution.
• Experience leading and executing large-scale experiential activations, brand environments, and live events.
• Expert organizational and prioritization skills.
• Has experience managing multiple clients and projects simultaneously.
• Experience working cross-functionally across divisions.
• Ability to oversee multiple large-scale projects at once with the proper teams in place to execute, including on-site.
• Experience developing Scopes of Work and project plans for project budgets over $800,000.
• Flexible attitude toward evolving responsibilities and environments, including travel for builds and events.
• Working understanding of event industry standards, venue logistics, and fabrication timelines.
• Client-facing communication skills; ability to communicate with confidence and positivity.
• Proficient in GSuite Applications (Drive, Slides, Docs, Sheets, etc).
• Desire to work in a fast-paced creative environment.