Director of Production

Billion Dollar Boy•New York, NY

About The Position

Billion Dollar Boy is seeking an entrepreneurial, resourceful Director of Production to oversee and expand its US production offerings across video production, social experiential, and related work. The role combines line producing, vendor management, and building production capabilities. The Director of Production will work across the agency, report to the SVP, Creative, and help shape the agency’s production offering. The position covers end-to-end video and creator-led production, including shoots, post-production, and final delivery, as well as mid-scale social experiential production. It also leads production input for concepts and pitches, builds production processes and vendor resources, manages freelance producers, and oversees budgets, partners, compliance, and production risks. Billion Dollar Boy describes its culture as fast-paced, collaborative, social-first, and creator-led. The agency works with brands including Heineken, Nike, Unilever, PepsiCo, and L’Oréal, and emphasizes fairness, transparency, inclusivity, curiosity, ownership, future-focused work, and kindness.

Requirements

7–10 years of experience in integrated production, including hands-on line-producing experience on video shoots and experiential events.
A trusted vendor network and the judgment to select appropriate vendors for the project and scale.
A track record of running multiple productions simultaneously, from creator shoots to large-scale activations.
Strong budgeting skills and high proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel, plus Smartsheet or a similar tool for complex timelines.
Working knowledge of SAG-AFTRA, AICP bidding standards, permitting, and production insurance.
Deep social fluency, including changing formats, deliverables, and how event content is captured and edited for platforms.
Confidence presenting production plans and budgets to clients.
Agency experience.
Scrappy, solutions-oriented, entrepreneurial, and hands-on approach.
Ability to balance creative thinking with organized production planning.
Calm, diplomatic interpersonal approach under pressure.

Nice To Haves

Creator or influencer marketing experience.

Responsibilities

Line-produce shoots end to end, including crew, talent, locations, schedules, call sheets, shot lists, and on-set management.
Produce creator-led and branded social-first content, from one-day shoots to multi-day productions.
Oversee post-production through final delivery, including versioning and platform specifications.
Source, vet, and manage specialty vendors for fabrication, staging, AV, venues, food and beverage, merchandise, props, and gifting.
Develop and run event timelines, on-site operations, and content capture for social experiential activations.
Translate creative concepts and visual references into physical, immersive brand experiences.
Provide production input during concept development to ensure ideas are executable within budget and physical constraints.
Lead production’s role in pitches, including feasibility, budgets, timelines, and production approach.
Build production processes, templates, a vendor roster, and a freelance bench for video and experiential work.
Bring in and manage freelance producers as work scales, and help shape future production hires.
Partner with Creative, Strategy, Client Services, and Talent.
Bid, scope, track, and reconcile production budgets across the portfolio, delivering on time and on budget.
Lead production company and vendor selection, rate negotiation, and due diligence.
Ensure productions comply with SAG-AFTRA requirements, talent usage and rights, permits, insurance and certificates of insurance, and on-set and on-site safety.
Anticipate and resolve physical and logistical problems.