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Freelance Executive Producer - Experiential Luxury Automotive

Tomorrow Recruitment Ltd | B Corp™ · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time

Overview

Tomorrow is partnering with an independent creative agency delivering high-profile experiential programmes for a leading premium automotive brand. They are looking for a freelance Executive Producer to set the production vision, operational standards and delivery approach across a portfolio of complex experiential projects. This is a senior leadership position encompassing production oversight, financial performance, team development, risk management and the overall health of the account from a production perspective.

Working closely with Creative and Account leadership, you will ensure ambitious ideas are both visionary and executable. You will also serve as the senior production leader on-site for flagship programmes, providing calm, decisive leadership to clients, partners and internal teams. Depending on the project, you may oversee a wider team of producers or take a more hands-on role in the day-to-day delivery.

What You'll Do

  • Establish scalable production systems, standards and ways of working across the account.
  • Provide senior oversight across multiple concurrent experiential programmes and live activations.
  • Act as the senior authority on production feasibility, innovation and executional excellence.
  • Anticipate project requirements, identify potential challenges and guide teams towards effective solutions.
  • Serve as the senior production leader on-site for major activations and live events.
  • Act as the central escalation point for critical production decisions.
  • Maintain a calm, confident and solutions-focused presence during high-pressure, time-sensitive situations.
  • Provide clarity and reassurance to clients, partners, vendors and internal teams throughout delivery.
  • Hold ultimate accountability for portfolio-level budget performance and margin protection.
  • Oversee project forecasting, staffing strategies and resource allocation, supporting the Director of Experiential Production.
  • Help identify and secure freelance production talent and specialist vendor partners when required.
  • Balance creative ambition with operational, financial and practical considerations.
  • Act as the senior production voice within client engagements, leading conversations around scope, investment, risk and execution strategy.
  • Build trusted, long-term client relationships through consistency, transparency and strong production leadership.
  • Lead, mentor and develop producers across different levels of seniority.
  • Define and reinforce production best practices, accountability standards and expectations.
  • Develop succession plans and strengthen the agency's wider production capabilities.
  • Anticipate and mitigate production, financial, safety and reputational risks.
  • Uphold consistently high standards across craft, safety and operational integrity.
  • Lead post-programme evaluations, translating key learnings into meaningful improvements across future projects.
  • Foster a collaborative, respectful and accountable culture across the agency.
  • Remain a hands-on production leader who is comfortable managing teams while contributing directly when required.

What You'll Bring

  • 12+ years of progressive experience within experiential marketing, live events, integrated production or a closely related discipline.
  • Significant experience operating in an Executive Producer or equivalent senior production leadership role.
  • A proven track record of leading large-scale, high-profile experiential programmes and live events.
  • The ability to oversee several complex projects simultaneously while maintaining visibility across budgets, teams, timelines and risks.
  • Strong commercial acumen, including portfolio-level financial management, forecasting and margin protection.
  • Extensive experience developing production strategies, operational systems and scalable ways of working.
  • Excellent client-facing skills, with the credibility to advise and influence senior stakeholders.
  • The confidence to lead conversations around project scope, investment, feasibility, risk and execution.
  • A calm, decisive leadership style and the ability to inspire confidence in high-pressure environments.
  • Strong on-site leadership experience, including acting as the senior escalation point during flagship events and activations.
  • A sophisticated understanding of production feasibility, suppliers, staffing, safety and operational delivery.
  • Experience recruiting, managing, mentoring and developing multidisciplinary production teams.
  • The ability to balance ambitious creative ideas with commercial realities and executional requirements.
  • Strong judgement, attention to detail and an uncompromising approach to quality.
  • A collaborative, respectful and solutions-oriented approach to working across Creative, Account and Production teams.
  • The willingness and ability to remain hands-on, adapting your level of day-to-day involvement to the needs of each project.
  • Experience delivering work within the automotive, luxury or premium consumer space would be highly advantageous.

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