Executive Producer, Experiential Production

About the role

The Executive Producer, Experiential Production is a senior leadership role responsible for owning the end-to-end production of MATTE's experiential work. This role sets the standard for creative execution, operational excellence, and financial rigor across all experiential projects. The Executive Producer is a strategic partner to Creative, Client Services, and Finance, while also serving as a leader and mentor to the Experiential Production team. This role is equal parts creative steward, operational leader, and business owner: accountable for delivery, margin, team development, and the continued evolution of MATTE's experiential capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of experiential productions: from concept through execution, installation, and strike.
• Oversee large-scale live events, immersive environments, installations, pop-ups, and cultural activations.
• Ensure creative intent is preserved while delivering work that is operationally sound, safe, and scalable.
• Act as the senior production voice in creative development, identifying feasibility, risk, and opportunity early.
• Serve as a senior client-facing leader, building trust through expertise, transparency, and executional excellence.
• Partner closely with Client Services to scope projects accurately and set clear expectations.
• Lead high-level client conversations around budgets, timelines, production approach, and risk mitigation.
• Contribute to new business efforts, including pitches, RFPs, and experiential visioning.
• Own experiential budgets, schedules, and scopes, ensuring projects deliver against financial targets and margins.
• Lead cost modeling, vendor negotiations, and production resourcing strategies.
• Partner with Finance on forecasting, actualization, billing, and post-mortems.
• Implement and refine production processes, templates, and best practices across experiential work.
• Lead, manage, and mentor the Experiential Production team (Producers, Senior Producers, Production Coordinators).
• Set clear standards for performance, accountability, and growth.
• Build and maintain a best-in-class freelance and vendor network.
• Own production risk assessment, safety planning, and permitting strategies.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, union requirements, insurance, and local regulations.
• Lead crisis management and on-site decision-making when challenges arise.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experiential production experience, with senior leadership experience in an agency or production environment.
• Proven track record delivering complex, high-profile experiential projects.
• Deep understanding of live event production, fabrication, scenic, technical production, and logistics.
• Strong financial acumen with experience owning large-scale budgets and margins.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and client management skills.
• Calm, decisive presence under pressure with strong problem-solving instincts.
• NYC-based with flexibility for travel and on-site production work.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with fashion, luxury, lifestyle, music, or cultural brands.
• Background collaborating closely with Creative Directors and Designers.
• Familiarity with large-scale installations, immersive environments, and multi-day events.
• Experience building and scaling production teams.

Pay

$170,000–190,000/year

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k with a 4% company contribution max match
• Fully covered yearly Citibike membership
• Commuter benefits
• Talkspace membership
• Competitive PTO package
• End of Year Recharge
• Sabbatical Program