Head of Video Production, Exec. Producer

eBay • San Jose, CA

6d • $166,000 - $221,600

About The Position

At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.
Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.
Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
Head of Video Production / Executive Producer
eBay Brand Creative | Role Overview
The Head of Video Production will build and lead an outstanding in-house content engine within Brand Creative. They are responsible for creating the systems, talent, and infrastructure that define how eBay appears in culture. This role's goal is to establish repeatable, high-quality production workflows that support eBay in developing culturally relevant, results-focused, brand-defining content at scale. The right candidate approaches work with a platform perspective instead of viewing it as isolated projects. They operate at the junction of creative goals and operational rigor, bringing the skills to develop something that endures beyond any one campaign. This role reports to Brand Creative leadership and works closely with Social, Brand Marketing, Product Marketing, Communications, Category Business Units, and Operations.

Requirements

• Over 15 years of experience in video production within brand, commercial, studio, or entertainment settings
• Proven track record building or scaling production teams and workflows from the ground up
• Deep on-set leadership at the executive producer or director level
• Strong financial stewardship across multi-million-dollar production budgets
• Demonstrated ability to balance high-craft storytelling with high-volume content demands
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and execution levels — this role requires both

Responsibilities

• Take charge of full-cycle in-house video production covering mid-funnel, social-first, and full-funnel brand initiatives.
• Direct budgeting, forecasting, vendor choice, crew staffing, and on-set coordination.
• Fulfill the role of senior production lead within Brand Creative — raising expectations for quality, craftsmanship, and operational precision in every video deliverable.
• Build scalable production models that enable a single shoot to support multi-format content systems.
• Standardize briefing, bidding, production planning, and post-production workflows.
• Implement asset lifecycle management and rights frameworks that improve reuse and efficiency.
• Develop repeatable formats that balance creative ambition with operational rigor.
• Build and manage a strategic roster of directors, production companies, editors, and post partners.
• Negotiate rates, usage rights, and long-term agreements.
• Establish clear criteria for choosing internal production or outside partners.
• Focus on reducing dependence on agency infrastructure by improving internal models for better and faster results.
• Define the long-term in-house production org: producers, editors, studio support, and the hiring roadmap to build toward it.
• Assess and make recommendations on studio buildout — space, equipment, post capabilities — and establish technical standards for capture, sound, editing, storage, and archival systems.
• Embed production thinking early in the creative development process to ensure work is both ambitious and executable.
• Partner closely with Creative Directors, Copy, and Build teams to maintain high craft standards throughout.
• Collaborate with Social and Marketing teams to support performance-informed storytelling, and establish clear ownership boundaries between Brand Creative production and Operations.
• Build the in-house infrastructure that supports eBay's evolution into higher-impact brand and commercial storytelling.
• Contribute to the long-term roadmap for coordinated video and photo production.
• Position eBay not just as an advertiser, but as a credible, culturally proficient content producer.

Benefits

• medical
• financial
• 401(k) eligibility
• paid time off benefits
• PTO
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees