About the role

  • Senior Director / VP overseeing multiple production teams and driving operational excellence at NVE Experience Agency. Critical role in project shaping, team alignment, and quality delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee multiple production teams across projects, clients, and workstreams
  • Directly manage senior production talent (Directors, EPs, Senior Producers)
  • Ensure teams are structured effectively and set up for successful execution
  • Serve as a senior escalation point and provide guidance on complex or high-risk work
  • Lead production involvement in early-stage planning and new business efforts
  • Define production approach, budget frameworks, staffing models, and execution strategy
  • Partner with Accounts, Strategy, and Creative to ensure ideas are both ambitious and executable
  • Partner closely with Resourcing to allocate teams effectively, balance workload and utilization, and identify gaps and hiring needs
  • Play a key role in forecasting hiring needs, recruiting, casting, and developing production talent
  • Ensure the right teams are assigned to the right work
  • Oversee financial health across assigned teams and projects
  • Ensure strong discipline in budget development, scope management, and staffing efficiency
  • Partner with Finance to improve forecasting and overall profitability
  • Act as a senior production lead on RFPs and pitch work
  • Translate creative concepts into clear, executable plans
  • Define budgets, timelines, and staffing approaches during the pitch process
  • Support growth of existing accounts through strong production leadership
  • Establish and reinforce production standards, processes, and best practices
  • Help evolve Production into a proactive, strategic partner across the agency
  • Influence Production department structure and long-term planning
  • Partner with executive leadership on org design, resource strategy, and operational systems
  • Play a key role in shaping how Production supports agency growth and profitability.

Requirements

  • 12–15+ years of experience in experiential production or live events
  • Proven experience leading multiple teams and senior production talent
  • Strong track record in scoping, budgeting, and staffing complex work
  • Experience contributing to or leading new business / pitch work
  • Experience scoping and overseeing complex projects of scale ($5M-$20M)
  • Demonstrated ability to manage financial performance across multiple projects
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.

Benefits

  • Health & Wellness Benefits
  • 401k Match
  • Communication Stipend
  • Paid Company holidays & PTO Package
  • Company get togethers & retreats
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Flexible WFH policy

Job title

Senior Director – Production

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$170,000 - $225,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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