Manager, Production Design - Brand Creative Studio

Netflix•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$198,000 - $310,000

About The Position

The Netflix Brand Creative Studio (BCS) is an in-house team of Strategists, Creatives, Designers, Producers, and Program Managers responsible for Netflix's most high-profile brand initiatives. Their mission is to strengthen the Netflix brand and drive business value by creating culturally relevant marketing that is as entertaining as the company's content. The studio partners with various business units including Global Brand and Brand Partnerships, Ads, Consumer Products, and live experiences. As Netflix expands, the demand for design output grows, leading BCS to evolve its operating model with a dedicated production design team focused on speed, systems, and consistency without compromising craft.

Requirements

8–11 years of experience in visual design, production design, or creative operations within a creative agency, design studio, or scaled in-house brand team.
Proven track record of leading high-volume, brand-led production design across multiple channels and formats.
Strong background in building, managing, and evolving design systems, templates, and modular frameworks.
Experience overseeing a broad range of production outputs, including presentation design for senior leadership, sales, physical events, and digital and print marketing materials.
Ability to translate complex information into clear, well-structured visual communication across formats.
Demonstrated experience mentoring designers and providing creative direction, even outside of a formal management role.
Exceptional collaboration skills, with experience partnering with cross-functional teams and external agencies.
Fluency in modern design tools and workflows (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite; motion experience a plus).
Enthusiasm for leveraging AI tools and automation to enhance workflows, while identifying inefficiencies in the production process (project work examples a plus).
Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
A hands-on leader who can move fluidly between strategic thinking, systems-level problem solving, and direct design contribution.
A strong portfolio demonstrating systems thinking, high-volume execution, and brand-led production work is required.

Nice To Haves

Motion experience a plus.
Project work examples leveraging AI tools and automation a plus.

Responsibilities

Own and drive production design across complex, high-volume workstreams, including lower-funnel marketing assets, campaign toolkits, sales materials, and presentation systems for executives, sales, and high-priority communications.
Translate brand design systems, toolkits, and creative direction into scalable production frameworks that support speed, consistency, and quality across teams and partners.
Develop and refine templates, modular systems, asset frameworks, and production workflows across channels and markets.
Serve as a hands-on design lead, producing work directly, while also elevating the output of the broader production design team.
Act as a trusted creative partner to teams across Brand, Netflix House, Product Marketing, Consumer Products, and Corporate Comms, supporting a wide range of outputs from performance marketing and physical environments to executive communications.
Lead presentation design for high-visibility needs where clarity, consistency, and brand expression are critical.
Ensure work is fit-for-purpose across audiences and channels, while maintaining alignment with Netflix brand standards.
Mentor and guide production designers, providing clear creative direction, constructive feedback, and support for professional growth.
Help establish best practices and craft quality benchmarks that raise the bar for production design output across the team.
Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and pride in craft within the production design practice.
Collaborate with external agencies and production partners, helping ensure output aligns with Netflix brand standards and production frameworks.
Support the Senior Manager in defining when work should be handled internally versus externally, based on scale, complexity, and timelines.
Review and provide feedback on agency deliverables to maintain quality and consistency.
Uphold high standards of design quality across all production outputs, including executive-facing and external presentation materials.
Continuously identify opportunities to improve workflows, systems, and templates to increase efficiency and consistency while raising the creative bar.
Stay current on best practices in production design, creative operations, and design tooling.