Executive Producer
SGS & Co · Chicago, IL · 2 mo ago
HybridArt & Creative$115k/yrFull-time
About the role
Marks is seeking an Executive Producer to lead the delivery of high-value content production from North America. The role involves partnering closely with both Creative and Project leaders on the client side, translating creative vision into high-quality, on-brand campaign assets across multiple media types. The Executive Producer maintains clear ownership of scope, schedule, budget, and impeccable quality.
Responsibilities
- Act as the face of our organization and senior production partner, operating confidently with senior client stakeholders.
- Act as a seamless extension of our global Content Solutions team, driving strong collaboration across disciplines and geographies.
- Develop and demonstrate a deep understanding of client objectives, processes, platforms, and creative expectations.
- Support translating conceptual creative vision into clear, executable production plans across CGI, motion, retouching, photography, and post-production.
- Own end-to-end production delivery from pre-production through final asset delivery.
- Ensure projects are delivered on brief, on brand, on time, and within agreed budgets.
- Lead production estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and financial tracking in partnership with finance and client service teams.
- Proactively manage timelines, dependencies, risks, and delivery expectations across all stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with creative, production, traffic, operations, and finance teams to ensure smooth execution.
- Work with global studio partners to support cross-region workflows and continuity across time zones.
- Engage and manage third party suppliers and specialist production partners as required.
- Flex to support other global clients during periods of lower demand on the primary account.
- Apply a solutions-focused mindset to resolve challenges before they impact delivery.
- Ensure production processes, documentation, and delivery standards are applied consistently.
Requirements
- Significant experience in senior production roles within a CGI-led or integrated creative production environment.
- Proven ability to operate as a senior production partner within demanding client environments.
- Strong commercial acumen with hands-on experience managing budgets, estimates, and financial performance.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with confidence in client-facing situations.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across creative, production, and client teams.
- Hightly organized, detail-driven, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Ability to anticipate production risks and address them proactively.
- Comfortable working across globally connected studios and time zones.
- A collaborative team player with a proven ability to integrate seamlessly into established teams.
- Strong working knowledge of production and project management tools, alongside proficiency in MS Office and Mac environments.
- Willingness and ability to develop and incorporate new technologies (AI!) into production workstreams.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience.
Skills & Abilities
- Significant experience in senior production roles within a CGI-led or integrated creative production environment.
- Proven ability to operate as a senior production partner within demanding client environments.
- Strong commercial acumen with hands-on experience managing budgets, estimates, and financial performance.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with confidence in client-facing situations.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across creative, production, and client teams.
- Hightly organized, detail-driven, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Ability to anticipate production risks and address them proactively.
- Comfortable working across globally connected studios and time zones.
- A collaborative team player with a proven ability to integrate seamlessly into established teams.
- Strong working knowledge of production and project management tools, alongside proficiency in MS Office and Mac environments.
- Willingness and ability to develop and incorporate new technologies (AI!) into production workstreams.
Benefits
- Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.
Pay
The U.S. pay range for this position is $115,000 USD - $125,000 USD annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Schedule
Not specified.