Studio Lead

TubeScience•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$75,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

TubeScience is seeking a hands-on Studio Production Lead to help make social-first content efficiently, solve production problems, and keep a busy Los Angeles studio running. This is a working lead role rather than a traditional administrative management position. The role requires practical knowledge of camera, lighting, grip, sound, and production workflows, as well as the ability to support lean crews and make effective use of existing equipment, sets, and resources. The Studio Production Lead provides day-to-day operational direction and technical guidance to studio personnel. The role leads daily studio execution but has no formal direct reports. Hiring, performance management, compensation, disciplinary decisions, departmental strategy, capital planning, and final spending approval remain with the Director of Physical Production. The Lead may recommend improvements and coordinate work within approved parameters. The position is based on-site in Los Angeles, California, and reports to the Director of Physical Production. Compensation is $75,000–$100,000 USD per year, plus comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

Approximately 3–5+ years of hands-on studio production, digital advertising, technical production, or equipment operations experience.
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 organizational and communication skills, and comfort with equipment inventory and scheduling systems.
A collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves approach with 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 day-to-day set utilization and resource availability with Production Managers, Supervising Producers, and Staff Creators; anticipate conflicts and propose workable alternatives.
Serve as an on-floor first responder for technical and logistical issues, supporting 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 early.
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 new 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 protecting 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 of 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.