Experiential Production Director

24 Seven Talent; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid holidays

PTO days

Career growth

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Experiential Agency in Culver City seeks a Production Director to lead production operations for a major client account. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on production expertise across programs, budgets, procurement, and delivery.

You’ll partner with creative, account, finance, operations, and executive teams to build scalable processes, develop talent, and deliver exceptional experiences. The role requires a hybrid schedule and flexibility for travel and evenings/weekends as

Qualifications

• 10+ years in experiential or event production.
• Executive Producer or senior production lead experience.
• Knowledge of fabrication, AV, scenic, venues, logistics, labor, safety, and onsite execution.
• Ability to build production plans, schedules, scopes, budgets, and contingencies.
• Strong vendor relationships; assess bids, pricing, and timelines.
• Proven ability to lead multiple programs and mentor producers.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, procurement, scope management, and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead production operations across multiple experiential programs and activations.
• Improve workflows, tools, and processes for efficiency and profitability.
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, procurement, vendor selection, and reconciliation.
• Manage, coach, and develop production teams, including senior producers.
• Identify production risks and financial issues early; propose solutions.
• Partner with departments and participate in client-facing conversations.
• Step into hands-on leadership for critical programs when needed.

Skills

Executive Producer experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Hybrid/LA travel readiness

Tools

Livestream production knowledge

Job description

Experiential Agency is seeking Production Director to lead production operations for a major client account at an award-winning experiential marketing and events agency. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on production expertise, overseeing teams, financial performance, procurement, and the delivery of complex programs.

You’ll partner with creative, account, finance, operations, and executive teams to build scalable processes, develop talent, and deliver exceptional experiences.

What You’ll Do

• Lead production operations across multiple concurrent experiential programs and activations.
• Improve workflows, tools, and processes to drive efficiency, accountability, and profitability.
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, procurement, vendor selection, and project reconciliation.
• Manage, coach, and develop production team members, including senior producers.
• Identify production risks, resource constraints, and financial issues early, and recommend solutions.
• Partner across departments and participate in client-facing conversations as a senior production leader.
• Step into hands-on executional leadership for critical programs when needed.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of progressive experiential or event production experience, including personally producing complex, large-scale, high-budget programs from pre-production through reconciliation.
• Experience as an Executive Producer or equivalent senior production lead, accountable for the production approach and delivery.
• Deep knowledge of areas such as fabrication, technical production, AV, scenic, venue operations, logistics, labor, safety, and onsite execution.
• Experience building and evaluating production plans, schedules, scopes, budgets, and contingency plans.
• Strong vendor relationships and the ability to assess capabilities, bids, pricing, and timelines.
• Proven ability to lead multiple programs, mentor experienced producers, and communicate confidently with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Strong financial skills, including budgeting, forecasting, procurement, scope management, and profitability.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in Culver City and travel or work evenings and weekends as events require.
• Livestream production knowledge is a plus.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Paid holidays, PTO, and recovery days
• Opportunities for career growth and creative collaboration
• A culture that values inclusivity, hustle, fun, and innovation