Production Designer: YouTube Set & Props Specialist

YZ Productions; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

YZ Productions in Los Angeles is seeking a Production Designer to join our award-winning digital entertainment brand with over 50 million subscribers across three channels. This hands-on role turns concepts into sets, sources props, dresses locations, and works closely with the Creative Director and producers.

You will manage sets, props, and costumes, coordinate with vendors, and ensure camera-ready spaces under tight production timelines while growing with the company.

Qualifications

• Digital media experience strongly preferred.
• YouTube production experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with fast-paced unscripted, competition, or narrative content is a plus.
• Experience sourcing props, set pieces, costumes, materials, and vendors.
• Experience managing production assistants or small art department teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Turn creative concepts and scripts into sets, environments, props, and practical elements for our videos.
• Design and set-dress locations for challenge and narrative-driven productions.
• Work closely with the Creative Director, Producers, and production team to determine what is needed for each shoot.
• Help determine the visual look and feel of sets while keeping YouTube pacing and camera framing in mind.
• Make sure sets are fully dressed and camera-ready before filming begins.
• Pull, source, purchase, rent, or build props needed for upcoming videos.
• Source costumes and wardrobe pieces when required for specific concepts.
• Manage returns following productions.
• Maintain and organize existing props, costumes, furniture, and reusable production assets.
• Look for opportunities to reuse or repurpose existing materials before purchasing new items.
• Handle art department production runs and last-minute sourcing when necessary.
• Coordinate with vendors, prop houses, rental companies, fabricators, and other outside resources.
• Help manage builds and installations for larger production concepts.
• Troubleshoot problems quickly when creative concepts change or unexpected issues arise.
• Source and coordinate Production Assistants and additional art department support as needed for weekly productions.
• Make sure the appropriate crew is scheduled based on the size and complexity of each shoot.
• Oversee setup, set dressing, resets, and strike.
• Keep the art department organized and running efficiently throughout production.
• Work within approved art department budgets for each video.
• Track purchases, rentals, returns, and production expenses.
• Keep production spaces, props, materials, and inventory organized.
• Maintain relationships with reliable vendors and production resources.
• Help build systems that allow the department to prepare for multiple videos at the same time.

Skills

Creative

Resourceful

Organized

On-set presence

Set dressing

Job description

YZ Productions in Los Angeles is seeking a Production Designer to join our award-winning digital entertainment brand with over 50 million subscribers across three channels. This hands-on role turns concepts into sets, sources props, dresses locations, and works closely with the Creative Director and producers.

You will manage sets, props, and costumes, coordinate with vendors, and ensure camera-ready spaces under tight production timelines while growing with the company.