Full-Time
Senior Producer
Thinkingbox
Posted on 8/15/2025
Thinkingbox
51-200 employees
Global creative agency producing brand videos
No salary listed
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid
This is a hybrid position.
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- Min. 4 years of industry experience in a producer role working on web and animation projects
- Excellent project management skills
- Proven experience producing complex web-based campaigns or enterprise-level websites, including projects involving CMS, APIs, and a solid understanding of web UI/UX
- Ability to manage and communicate effectively with agency producers and client direct
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience managing multiple people and projects in person and remotely is a must
- An understanding of web production design and development process
- An understanding of the animation process and timeline planning
- Production experience including video production, photoshoots
- Strong understanding of Excel and G-Suite (bidding, scheduling, etc)
- Remote team management with G-Suite
- Drive digital, animation, and content projects from initial concept to delivery across multiple platforms
- Apply creative and strategic thinking to projects in collaboration with your team
- Develop, document and manage project parameters including scope, schedule, budgets
- Manage, motivate, and ensure thorough communication with all stakeholders including teams of creatives, developers, vendors, suppliers and contractors
- Proactively communicate with clients about production recommendations, risks, challenges, solutions and closely manage expectations
- Monitor budgets, establish project plans and processes to avoid scope creep, budget overages, or efficiency issues
- Experience scoping projects, productions and activations with $500k+ budgets
- Deliver projects on time and within budget
- Manage live projects in the field including logistics, setup, trouble-shooting, problem solving
- Constantly identify project risks, requirements, and opportunities
- Work collaboratively with other producers and support the MD/EP in various administrative tasks as needed
Thinkingbox is a global creative collective that produces high-quality digital content to help brands tell their stories. It offers services in video production, animations, and digital media across North America and other regions through localized content. It partners with brands to develop and execute campaigns from concept through post-production, earning revenue from project-based work and ongoing collaborations. Its approach combines scalable end-to-end storytelling with localized content to help brands build recognition, engagement, and growth.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Vancouver, Canada
Founded
2009
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Chicago office expansion strengthens U.S. presence serving major North American clients like Adobe and Verizon.
- Alex Panousis as Chief Growth Officer brings 20+ years media experience to accelerate client acquisition.
- Corey Hankey's COO appointment enhances operational efficiency supporting multi-office growth across North America.
What critics are saying
- The Mill's shutdown inflated payroll costs through 30+ ex-staff hires, straining margins and integration.
- Rival agencies deploy AI-driven content tools cutting production costs 40%, eroding Thinkingbox's project revenue.
- Generative AI platforms automate video and animation production, threatening core craft-based business model viability.
What makes Thinkingbox unique
- Integrated creative collective spanning digital, experiential, content, and social services across North America.
- Established client roster including Apple, Adobe, Starbucks, Riot Games, and Nike demonstrates premium market positioning.
- Craft-focused production model emphasizing timeless experiential design differentiates from AI-driven competitors.
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Hybrid Work Options
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Company News
LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heist, a Thinkingbox company known for pushing the boundaries of brand storytelling through animation, motion, and live-action, today announced a significant expansion with key creative and production hires from The Mill. The move includes the opening of a new Chicago office to support the continued growth of The Heist and its parent company, Thinkingbox.Leading the expansion is Patrick Coleman, who joins The Heist as Executive Creative Director. Patrick brings an award-winning portfolio and a team of long-time collaborators from The Mill, marking one of the most significant team transitions in the design and animation space in recent years. He will oversee creative operations across North America, with a primary base in Chicago."I'm beyond excited to join the Heist family," said Coleman. "It's an incredible opportunity to bring along so many talented friends to strengthen an already thriving studio and help elevate it even further. The creativity, warmth, and 'can-do' attitude truly resonate with me—I'm thrilled to see what we do together!"Also joining from The Mill are Blake Nickle, now Director of Production, Chicago, and Jason Esser, Creative Director at Thinkingbox
To bring more of an AI-first mindset to the role, Clark joins from Thinkingbox, where she worked for nearly a decade, serving as managing partner, focusing on operations and production.
Today, Thinkingbox, the experience agency shaping the future of brands through craft and curiosity, announces Corey Hankey as its first-ever chief operating officer (COO).
Creative experience agency Thinkingbox has tapped Alex Panousis to take on the role of chief growth officer within the collective.