Head of Production / Executive Producer

Business Unit: Company 3
Position: Head of Production / Executive Producer
Location: Santa Monica, CA (Onsite)
*Pay Range: $180,000 - $220,000 USD annually
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Head of Production / Executive Producer is a key part of the local management team and focuses on fostering a collaborative environment and studio culture; working closely with the Managing Director, EP, Production team, Crewing, Recruitment and other Heads of Department.
The primary function of the role is the management and mentoring of the Production team - including Producers and Coordinators - to ensure they deliver high-quality work efficiently, on time, and within budget. Working closely with the Heads of Departments, Systems and Technology to resolve issues, remove roadblocks and increase project efficiencies and margins.
This role also oversees staffing, scheduling, and budgeting while collaborating with internal teams and sister studios to optimize resource utilization. Additionally, the The Head of Production / Executive Producer plays a key role in bidding, awarding, and scheduling projects, as needed.
MAIN DUTIES:
The Head of Production / Executive Producer will exhibit strong leadership and decision-making skills while maintaining excellent staff relations and a positive work environment for all employees. They will be responsible for recruitment, daily management, and appraisals of all production staff. They will mentor the production team, providing advice and support on the project level. They will oversee the Scheduling / Resourcing team to ensure staff artists are scheduled and assigned to projects effectively. They will optimize staff artist utilization, minimizing project hire spend, whilst ensuring project demands are met. They will evaluate potential outsource vendors to ensure they align with Special Projects quality standards, whilst securing the most competitive rates. They will assess  production needs and ensure all projects are set for success, resourced correctly and meet client delivery expectations and delivered on time and on budget. Other duties include:
 

WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will bring demonstrated experience in a supervisory or managerial role. They will bring strong leadership skills with the ability to manage, coach, mentor and motivate teams effectively under challenging conditions. They will bring demonstrated experience in staff recruitment, training, and management. They will bring extensive previous experience as an executive or senior VFX producer, with a proven track record in successfully delivering complex projects. They will bring excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to engender support and trust from all departments. The ideal candidate will also bring the following:
 

• Excellent client and crew management skills.
• Highly organized with first-class time/project management skills.
• Proven ability to manage high revenue budgets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to prioritize conflicting tasks.
• Ability to remain calm and confident in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong desire and ability to be a change-agent, providing experience-driven recommendations with team-building diplomacy.
• Experience and interest in increasing efficiencies.
• Ability to travel as needed, and to attend client outings including lunches, events, parties, etc.
• Roll-up your sleeves, can-do attitude.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs. 
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. The application window for this position is expected to close by July 7, 2025.