Head of Production

Company3; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative services company is seeking a Head of Production to manage its commercial color production department in New York. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in post-production, strong leadership skills, and the ability to foster collaboration across teams and departments. Responsibilities include managing schedules, overseeing budgets, and ensuring exceptional client relations and project execution.

Benefits

Comprehensive health package

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Post-Production leadership roles is preferred.
• Proficient in managing teams and budgets.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the commercial color production department.
• Recruit and interview production staff; provide ongoing feedback and direction.
• Manage communication and collaboration between departments and clients.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

Experience in Post-Production

Tools

Avid Media Composer

Adobe Premiere

DaVinci Resolve

Pro Tools

After Effects

Flame

Job description

Business Unit: Company 3
Position: Head of Production
Location: New York, NY (On-Site)
*Pay Range: $125,000 - $150,000 USD annually

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Head of Production will oversee, maintain and ensure minimal interruption to the commercial color department and its clients overall on a daily basis. Developing processes and protocols that lead to better efficiency and maximizing opportunities is the key to success in this role. Establishing open lines of communication within the department is a critical part of this position and the ability to work with other departments will lead to more support and better cross-collaboration among the groups.

Additionally, they will anticipate problems and provide proactive solutions in a supportive way for both the operations and production team as well as encourage and mentor the growth of staff and other junior personnel. They will create and maintain a positive working environment and team spirit to get the greatest contribution from all employees.

MAIN DUTIES:
Management: The HOP oversees and manage the commercial color production department day-to-day for NY.They manage time and attendance, maintain job descriptions and provide performance reviews on an ongoing/continual basis, and provide clear direction, performance expectations, and regular feedback to support team development and accountability.

• Address the production team in areas where improvement is necessary.
• Ensure that each role is being instructed, trained, and supervised in a way that is productive and meets our clients’ needs.
• Recruit and interview for roles that pertain to the production department (i.e. comm coordinators, producers); being proactive and forward thinking is critical to success in this role.
• Oversee artists, producers, associate producers, and work directly with the VP of Production Operations as it relates to the dissemination of information regarding equipment upgrades, workflow, protocols, and new technology.
• Ensure the commercial team is properly informed and trained in all technology and workflows; grow/develop new talent within the commercial department (i.e. commercial color assists, coordinators, emerging artists, etc.).
• Communicate regularly to artists, assistants, producers of department changes in protocols, workflows, staffing, equipment and facility updates.
• Oversee and /or help manage complex projects from color to Online/VFX, work closely with supporting EPs and HOPs in the commercial division on a global level. This includes streamlining processes and communication efforts to help maximize resource utilization across the group.
• Work directly with Sales on a regular basis to establish a direct line of communication and understand the nuances of each client individually; support the needs of sales from a production standpoint wherever possible.
• Work with HR to resolve employee conflict and issues.

Artist: The HOP ensures artists’ schedules are being managed properly by the production/scheduling team; be accommodating to our clients and solutions oriented. They will provide artists production support when needed and see that operational requests are being fulfilled when necessary.They will take part in the ownership of the local budget broken out by artist and understand how the budget is reflective of revenue forecasting.
Clients: The HOP will technically advise clients on workflow and/or alternate workflows that may meet their requirements, maintain client facing relations for onsite customers, including participating in workflow meetings and client consultations as needed by Producers. They will pursue and manage relationships with clients operationally and technically speaking, as well as ensure the production team is responding to clients in a timely manner with accurate up to date information.
Bidding, Budgets, and Billing: They will ensure bids are accurate to the work requested; bids will be approved by sales prior to client review, work with the producers and clients (when needed) to accommodate their budget restraints per project; this will be collaborative effort with sales included.They will also review Work Orders to ensure all billable services are being accounted for when applicable.
Execution of Job: The HOP will partner with the production department to avoid weakness, bottlenecks, and risks in the schedule. They will foster strong internal communications to keep staff informed of ongoing jobs, delivery deadlines and resource availability, manage expectations of producers on how tasks are prioritized within the team, and monitor the commercial color team to ensure staffing is being utilized in the most efficient way.

WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will have prior working experience overseeing Producers in a Commercial Post environment. They must have previous experience managing team/resources on projects, extensive experience and knowledge of the Commercial and Advertising industries, and strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. They must be able to anticipate problems and provide proactive solutions as well as develop processes that lead to better departmental efficiency, and they will have the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, manage deadlines and expectations, and negotiate with various stakeholders.Desired skills include:

• Demonstrated experience in post-production, specifically in a leadership role.
• Proven track record overseeing post workflows across multiple formats.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and client relationships.
• Deep understanding of post-production pipelines: editorial, color, finishing, and delivery.
• Proficiency with tools such as:
  • Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve
  • Pro Tools, After Effects, Flame, etc.
• Understanding of cloud-based workflows, remote editing, and digital asset management systems.
• Strong team leadership and people management experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Skilled at building schedules, allocating resources, and mitigating production risks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills — able to work closely with creative, production, and tech departments.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills; ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Experience developing and scaling internal post-production processes.
• Ability to analyze workflow inefficiencies and implement effective solutions.
• Familiarity with budgeting, cost control, and forecasting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task under pressure with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work extended hours with little or short notice, as needed.
• Ability to work weekends, as needed.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.

This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview.The application window for this position is expected to close by September 24, 2025.