Director of Production

Salary Range: 175000 to 200000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

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