Freelance Associate Director, Integrated Production

About the role

Day One Agency is a creative agency committed to bringing fresh thinking to our work. We’re looking to expand our Integrated Production team with an Associate Director who will become part of an award-winning collective of cultural insiders and industry outsiders, all storytellers at heart. This full-time, hybrid role is based in New York City.

The Integrated Production team is the backbone of all we do—a group of big-picture thinkers, facilitators, and creative problem solvers. Integrated Producers act as lieutenants, combining project management, client liaison, and content production. They provide holistic thinking to drive the process forward, ensuring deliverables are met on time and at the highest level of creative excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day processes to move creative initiatives from inception to completion.
• Work directly with Brand leads on client business and alongside discipline leads to assess project feasibility, curate resources, and plan projects.
• Interface directly with clients, building relationships and trust.
• Develop and track multi-disciplinary project plans, ensuring seamless integration across teams.
• Partner with Studio Producers to align creative deliverables with integrated production efforts.
• Communicate project details and feedback clearly to internal and external teams.
• Track and triage deliverables, budgets, and project overlap, adjusting schedules as needed.
• Monitor budgets and resourcing needs throughout the project lifecycle, providing day-to-day status updates.
• Develop scope components, including timing, resources, and costs.
• Provide purpose, direction, and motivation to the team through consistent communication.
• Oversee final deliverables across platforms, ensuring they meet technical specs and creative standards.
• Coordinate with post-production, media, and platform teams for distribution.
• Implement and refine workflows, templates, and tools (calendars, trackers, asset management).
• Drive efficiency and consistency across projects and teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in integrated production at a creative agency or similar field.
• Experience structuring and managing integrated, multi-track projects for multiple clients.
• Experience developing and tracking integrated project plans.
• Project management experience with creative assets, including static and video assets.
• Photo and video shoot experience, including shot list development, vendor management, and familiarity with usage terms.
• Experience assessing and managing risk across multiple projects and clients.
• Experience building and structuring high-performing project teams.
• Client-facing experience, ensuring satisfaction and trust.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills, including status reports, meeting notes, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource tracking.
• Experience working in a creative agency setting.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or equivalent professional experience.

Pay

$2,700 - $3,100 per week.