Director of Production - Thinkingbox

ThinkingboxLos Angeles, CaliforniaOn-siteFull-timeStaff, 8–12 yearsListed 2 weeks ago

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About this role

What You’ll Be Doing

- Lead and manage the production team across integrated projects including digital, experiential, content, social, film, and animation work.

- Own and deliver against individual revenue targets, with clear accountability for contributing to the agency’s overall growth.

- Build, maintain, and grow strong relationships with both existing and prospective clients.

- Proactively identify and develop new business opportunities through your network, client relationships, and industry connections.

- Play a senior role in pitching and winning new business, from identifying opportunities and shaping the production approach through to presenting, scoping, and closing.

- Grow existing accounts by identifying opportunities to expand relationships, services, and revenue.

- Act as a trusted senior production and business partner to clients, building relationships that extend beyond individual projects.

- Oversee the full production lifecycle, including estimating, resourcing, timelines, budgets, execution, and delivery.

- Establish and maintain scalable production workflows, processes, and standards across disciplines.

- Partner with creative, strategy, technology, and account teams to translate ambitious ideas into executable production plans.

- Work closely with finance and leadership on forecasting, budget management, pipeline visibility, and revenue planning.

- Anticipate and resolve production challenges before they impact delivery or client relationships.

- Lead, mentor, and develop producers and production team members, building a high-performing and scalable production function.

- Help evolve Thinkingbox’s production offering and identify new capabilities, partnerships, and opportunities that strengthen our position in the market.

What You'll Bring

- 8+ years of senior production experience within an agency, studio, or similarly fast-paced creative environment.

- Deep experience across integrated production, including digital, experiential, content, social, film, and/or animation.

- A strong track record of generating revenue, developing new business, and growing existing client relationships.

- Experience working toward and achieving individual or team revenue targets.

- Confidence leading and contributing to pitches, developing scopes and production approaches, and helping turn opportunities into won business.

- An established network of client, brand, agency, and industry relationships that can support Thinkingbox’s continued growth.

- Proven ability to build trusted senior-level client relationships and identify opportunities within existing accounts.

- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including estimating, forecasting, budget management, and understanding project profitability.

- Proven experience leading, mentoring, and scaling multidisciplinary production teams.

- Deep knowledge of production pipelines and the ability to oversee complex, integrated work from initial opportunity through final delivery.

- Clear communication, sound judgment, and a collaborative leadership style.

- A strategic mindset with the ability to balance creative ambition, commercial opportunity, client needs, and operational realities.

Additional Info

- Monday - Thursday in office (Fridays are remote optional)

- Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days

- Consistent culture and team-building events

- Employee recognition and incentive programs

- Seasonal celebrations and gatherings throughout the year

- Office lunches

- Branded company swag

- Access to industry events, learning opportunities, and non-profit outreaches

- Dog-friendly offices

- Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

- Flex work and travel options

- Comprehensive extended health benefits

- 401k matching