VP, Production (Experiential)

JetFuel; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JetFuel is seeking a VP of Production in the New York area to lead a 10+ person team across experiential marketing and field operations. This executive role combines strategic direction with hands-on client programs, onsite execution, and new business initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in experiential marketing, strong leadership, and expertise in mobile tours, live events, and field campaigns, with a proven track record in budgeting and profitability.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experiential marketing and event production experience.
• Significant leadership experience managing a production department of 10+ employees.
• Expertise producing national mobile tours, live events, field marketing programs, and experiential campaigns.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing multi-million dollar budgets, forecasting, and profitability.
• Proven success supporting agency new business efforts through rapid development of production approaches, budgets, timelines, staffing plans, and execution strategies.
• Proven ability to build, mentor, and retain high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of executives through coordinators and field staff.
• Create a culture of accountability and collaboration across the department.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional development.
• Own the department's financial performance including forecasting, profitability, and margins.
• Partner with leadership on growth strategies, proposals, and client pitches.
• Travel for client meetings, site visits, and onsite execution.

Skills

Leadership

Production management

Financial forecasting

Vendor management

Client relations

Strategic planning

Team mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Event operations

Travel willingness

Tools

Monday.com

Adobe Workfront

Microsoft Office

Teams

Slack

CAD/SketchUp/Vectorworks

Job description

Position Summary

The VP of Produc tion is responsible for the leadership, performance, and growth of JetFuel's Production department. This role oversees a team of 10+ production & field operation professionals while setting the strategic direction, operational standards, and financial performance of the department.

The ideal candidate is an experienced experiential production leader with deep expertise in mobile tours, event production, and field marketing. This is a player-coach role that requires executive leadership while remaining actively involved in client programs, onsite execution, and new business initiatives.

Responsibilities

Department Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Executive Producers through Coordinators, Field Staff Recruiter, DOT Fleet Manager & Field Marketing Managers
• Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and professional development.
• Manage department staffing, workload planning, and freelance resources.

Production Leadership

• Provide executive oversight for all experiential, event, mobile tour, and field marketing programs.
• Establish production standards, workflows, and operational best practices.
• Oversee complex productions from planning through execution while ensuring exceptional client service.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for production challenges and critical decision making.
• Develop and maintain strategic vendor partnerships while overseeing sourcing and contract negotiations.
• Ensure all programs meet safety, permitting, insurance, compliance, and quality standards.

Business & Financial Leadership

• Own the Production department's financial performance, including forecasting, profitability, margins, and operational efficiency.
• Oversee program budgets and financial planning across the department.
• Partner with Executive Leadership on agency growth, pricing strategy, proposals, client presentations, and new business pitches.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and profitability.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Client Services, Creative, Growth, Operations, and Executive Leadership to deliver exceptional client experiences.
• Align production strategy with agency goals and client objectives.
• Support agency initiatives that strengthen collaboration and operational excellence.

Hands-On Leadership

• Personally lead key client programs and high-profile productions when appropriate.
• Travel regularly for client meetings, site visits, and onsite event execution.
• Remain actively engaged in the work while empowering the team to own day-to-day execution.

Qualifications

Here's what you got:

• 12+ years of experiential marketing and event production experience.
• Significant leadership experience managing a production department of 10+ employees.
• Expertise producing national mobile tours, live events, field marketing programs, and experiential campaigns.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing multi- million dollar budgets, forecasting, and profitability.
• Proven success supporting agency new business efforts through rapid development of production approaches, budgets, timelines, staffing plans, and execution strategies. Experience collaborating closely with Growth teams to bring pitches to life while balancing creativity, feasibility, and profitability.
• Proven ability to build, mentor, and retain high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and client relationship skills.
• Experience implementing scalable production processes and operational systems.
• Strong knowledge of vendor management , logistics , fabrication , and event operations.
• Experience with Monday .com, Adobe Workfront, or similar project management platforms .
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, and Slack.
• CAD, SketchUp, or Vectorworks experience is a plus .
• Willingness to travel and work evenings or weekends as business needs require.
• Based in the New York metropolitan area with the ability to work a hybrid schedule.

Equal Opportunities

JetFuel is an experiential marketing agency that designs and produces live brand experiences across the country. Our work includes mobile tours, field marketing programs, product sampling, pop-up events, sponsorship activations, and large-scale experiential campaigns for leading consumer brands.

Compensation

$180,000.00- $190,000.00/year, plus bonus and benefits eligiblity