Studio Lead

TubeScience•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

TubeScience is seeking a hands-on Studio Production Lead to help produce social-first content efficiently and keep its high-volume Los Angeles production studio running. This working lead role provides day-to-day operational direction and technical guidance to studio personnel, supports lean crews, troubleshoots production issues, and makes effective use of existing equipment, sets, and resources. It is not a traditional administrative management position and has no formal direct reports. The role reports to the Director of Physical Production, who retains formal people management, departmental strategy, and final spending authority. The Lead keeps sets, lighting, sound, equipment, and shared production areas ready for fast-turn productions; coordinates set use and resource availability; supports production setups and changes; and guides studio staff and Staff Creators on equipment, production practices, and safety. The role also oversees daily equipment checkout, returns, condition checks, storage, repairs, and readiness; maintains inventory records; recommends purchases and repairs for approval; and identifies practical ways to reduce downtime, prevent unnecessary rentals, and improve workflows. The position is onsite in Los Angeles, California. Compensation is $75,000–$100,000 USD per year, plus comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

Approximately 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in studio production, digital advertising, technical production, or equipment operations.
Confident working knowledge of camera, lighting, grip, audio, mobile production tools, and studio workflows.
Ability to troubleshoot independently, prioritize competing needs, and make cost-conscious decisions under pressure.
Experience guiding crews or training junior teammates; formal management experience is not required.
Strong organization and communication skills, and comfort with equipment inventory and scheduling systems.
A collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves approach and sound judgment about when to escalate.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high-volume social-first content studio, digital advertising agency, or lean creator-led production environment.
Experience with Cheqroom or similar equipment inventory tools.

Responsibilities

Keep sets, lighting, sound, equipment, and shared production areas shoot-ready for high-volume, fast-turn productions.
Coordinate daily set utilization and resource availability with Production Managers, Supervising Producers, and Staff Creators; anticipate conflicts and propose workable alternatives.
Provide on-floor technical and logistical support, including setups, resets, strikes, and quick changes between shoots.
Maintain safe, orderly workspaces and promptly escalate safety concerns.
Set daily floor priorities and coordinate tasks for Studio Assistants, Equipment Coordinators, and other assigned studio staff within established departmental direction.
Train studio personnel and newly onboarded Staff Creators in equipment handling, basic lighting and audio, studio protocols, safety, and efficient production practices.
Help coordinate daily coverage needs and communicate anticipated gaps or competing demands.
Use hands-on knowledge of iPhone/mobile and professional camera workflows, lighting, grip, and audio to troubleshoot shoots and guide equipment choices.
Support practical, standardized equipment packages for different social-first production formats.
Direct daily equipment checkout, returns, condition checks, storage, repairs, and readiness; maintain accurate records in Cheqroom or a similar platform.
Work with equipment and product inventory teams to ensure requested resources are available, identifiable, and properly returned.
Recommend repairs, replacements, and purchases based on usage, reliability, and cost, obtaining approval before committing spending.
Find creative, low-cost solutions using available sets, gear, and personnel before recommending external rentals or purchases.
Help crews adapt lighting, audio, camera, and set configurations to meet creative needs without unnecessary complexity.
Support simultaneous shoots, rapid turnaround, and lean production teams while maintaining quality and safety.
Identify avoidable downtime, missing gear, recurring technical problems, and inefficient resource use; propose practical fixes.
Maintain practical checklists and operating procedures for set readiness, equipment packages, checkout, returns, and routine troubleshooting.
Work with Production, Post, Facilities, and other partners to improve handoffs and prevent recurring problems.
Keep the Director informed about emerging issues, equipment needs, utilization constraints, and recommended solutions.
Use inventory and scheduling data to identify patterns, improve readiness, and reduce preventable rentals and disruptions.