Production Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Drive the creative vision for video and motion content across various initiatives, including campaigns, product launches, brand storytelling, retail content, social media, evergreen projects, and new opportunities.

• Convert business goals and brand strategy into visual concepts and engaging narratives.

• Oversee productions during both planning and execution phases, directing visual style, pacing, performance, framing, and storytelling.

• Set and uphold creative standards for video content.

• Collaborate with Brand, Creative, Social, Community, Product Marketing, and Performance Marketing teams.

• Guide the development of concepts, scripting, storyboarding, creative reviews, and final approvals.

• Manage production from initial planning to final delivery, including budgeting, scheduling, logistics, staffing, execution, editing, post-production, delivery, and asset organization.

• Develop workflows, briefs, schedules, timelines, documentation, and internal processes for production.

• Create and oversee a rolling twelve-month production roadmap that aligns with campaign timelines, product launches, seasonal priorities, and business objectives.

• Formulate annual and quarterly production schedules, prioritizing resource allocation and cross-functional collaboration.

• Anticipate production capacity and identify future requirements across teams, contractors, equipment, and external partners.

• Coordinate with stakeholders to maximize content opportunities.

• Define and track production performance metrics.

• Establish systems that support content reuse and scalable capture strategies.

• Manage relationships with production agencies, freelance crews, editors, photographers, production houses, and specialized creative partners.

• Negotiate and oversee retained services, contracts, scopes of work, statements of work, and external agreements.

• Assess partner performance and enhance production resources.

• Supervise production budgets, estimates, invoicing, and financial planning.

• Boost production efficiency without compromising creative quality.

• Lead and mentor the internal video and production team.

• Manage vendor relationships, budgets, and licensing for external audio, video, and AI platforms.

• Train team members across concept development, production, editorial, and creative execution.

• Assist in hiring, contractor selection, onboarding, and team development.

• Cultivate a culture of creativity, accountability, craftsmanship, and operational excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• Eight to twelve years of experience in video production, creative production, content production, agency settings, or internal brand teams.

• Proven track record of leading productions from concept to completion.

• Extensive experience managing production schedules, budgets, agencies, vendors, and external partners.

• In-depth knowledge of production operations and post-production workflows across various content formats and channels.

• Comfortable directing on set and making real-time creative decisions.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

• Experience in building scalable content systems while managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Competitive time-off policy.

• Maternity leave.

• Parental leave.

• Military leave.

• "Hunting Holidays" for outdoor activities.

• Company-managed 401(k) plan.

• Remote-first work flexibility.

• Employee discounts.

• Complimentary camera equipment.

• Company-sponsored outdoor excursions.

• Community engagement projects.

• Monthly "TactaValor Awards" to recognize exceptional performance and adherence to company values.