Director, Executive Producer

DEPT®

2h•$138,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Executive Producer is a people manager and client leader responsible for managing important client engagements through project and program management. The role oversees single large projects and multi-project programs, balancing attention to detail with strategic thinking to advance client business objectives and build lasting relationships. It manages concurrent work across research and strategy, design, development, and deployment of web and software products, including complex programs involving multiple projects and project management resources in dynamic client environments. The Director brings strong client-facing and strategic leadership, expert program and project management skills, and extensive experience managing direct reports, with an emphasis on performance, career growth, coaching, and developing the team. The role defines and delivers creative projects and programs, establishes operating models and standardized processes, manages client communications and delivery health, and oversees resourcing, timelines, budgets, scope, and risks. It also contributes to business development, supports change management, and may require minimal travel to client sites.

Requirements

10+ years of creative project management experience in an advertising, creative agency, production studio, or related environment.
5+ years of program management experience.
7+ years of experience managing an internal team and direct reports.
Strong understanding of creative workflows across design, video, digital, social, and integrated campaigns.
Experience with AI-enabled creative workflows and content production tools.
Understanding of static and motion file formats, compression, and web best practices.
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including confidence communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent problem-solving, organization, time management, and risk management skills.
Experience consolidating project artifacts into program-scale artifacts to orchestrate initiatives, optimize delivery, and minimize negative risk.
Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment with resources of varied skills and experience levels.
Expertise with project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, or Jira.
Excellent scheduling and planning skills, with a track record of managing multiple projects and timelines simultaneously.
Project financial management experience with budgets, ETC, EAC, and profitability; project accounting and opportunity estimation experience.
Experience leading digital transformation initiatives.
Excellent client communication experience.

Responsibilities

Define, manage, and execute creative client projects to maximize business objectives, manage expectations, and maintain profitability.
Establish the creative operating model, communication approach, plan, and tools for successful program delivery.
Manage creative project management team members, providing mentorship, career development, and performance guidance.
Coach team members on best practices and partner with them to solve client challenges.
Lead the development and implementation of standardized creative processes and tools across the Delivery team.
Oversee daily internal and client-facing status updates for engagements.
Balance strategic and operational thinking with attention to detail and execution.
Serve as the primary contact between clients and internal creative teams, ensuring clear and consistent project communication.
Make creative resourcing recommendations and monitor team bandwidth and effectiveness; assess program pacing and delivery health.
Join client and internal meetings to identify evolving needs and opportunities, and advise on delivery processes, capacity, and timelines.
Coordinate and organize tasks that support project execution and delivery.
Lead stakeholder discussions about program progress, milestones, and overall delivery health.
Manage complex creative project timelines, budgets, scope, and risks to ensure high-quality delivery.
Contribute to business development by helping define project scope, delivery processes, and resource estimates.
Support change management by modeling tactical approaches and managing resources as project needs change.
Travel to client sites as needed; minimal travel may be required.