Director, LinkedIn Media Productions

LinkedIn•San Francisco, CA

12d•$179,000 - $280,000•Hybrid

About The Position

LinkedIn Media Productions (LMP) is evolving from a best-in-class live events and broadcast production team into a modern, in-house creative production engine. This role will partner directly with Marketing, Brand, and Content teams to bring campaigns to life across video, social, events, and emerging formats. The Director of LinkedIn Media Productions will lead this transformation by building and leading a world-class team of creative executors, defining how LinkedIn delivers high-quality, high-volume creative work with speed, consistency, and craft. This is a highly visible, hands-on role for a production leader comfortable at the intersection of craft, systems-building, and execution, capable of running large-scale production pipelines and diving into creative output details.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in media production, post-production, and creative production leadership.
8+ years of experience leading hands-on creative production teams (edit, motion, video, events).

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise in production, video editing, motion design, and post-production workflows
Experience partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact work.
Proven track record delivering high-quality creative at scale across campaigns and content ecosystems.
Experience building or evolving production functions within an in-house or agency environment.
Strong understanding of modern production models, vendor ecosystems, and content pipelines.
Experience integrating new technologies and AI-driven workflows into production.
Ability to lead through transformation while maintaining operational excellence.
Passion for the future of production—including how AI and new tools can enhance (not replace) craft.

Responsibilities

Lead the evolution of LMP from a live events and broadcast organization into a modern creative production partner for marketing, defining how production operates across campaigns, tentpoles, social content, and always-on storytelling.
Own end-to-end execution across video, motion, live experiences, and post-production, maintaining a high bar for editorial craft, motion design, pacing, and storytelling quality.
Design production systems and modular, repeatable workflows that enable speed, volume, and consistency without sacrificing quality across formats and channels.
Introduce and scale AI-assisted production tools and workflows to accelerate iteration and output, keeping LinkedIn at the forefront of modern creative production.
Establish production approaches that support both high-touch flagship work and high-volume content systems, translating campaign ideas and creative direction into polished, channel-ready output.
Build and lead a high-performing team of creative executors—editors, motion designers, producers, and post-production specialists—creating an environment where craft is valued, output is prioritized, and teams move quickly without friction.
Establish clear roles, expectations, and growth paths that attract and retain top-tier production talent.
Oversee production planning, resourcing, budgets, and vendor/contractor ecosystems, ensuring all work is delivered on time, on budget, and at a consistently high standard of quality.
Partner closely with Marketing, Brand, and Content teams to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables, balancing competing demands across tentpoles, campaigns, and ongoing content needs.
Act as a trusted execution partner to creative leadership, bringing discipline, clarity, and feasibility to the work while supporting key decisions on vendors, talent, and production approach.
Leverage performance data and feedback to continuously refine formats, workflows, and output quality, establishing clear metrics for production effectiveness, efficiency, and creative impact.