Senior Producer (Temporary)

About the role

As a Senior Producer at Thesis, you are a hands-on delivery specialist responsible for managing the entire process of complex creative and strategic projects. You provide structure, drive momentum, and ensure accountability by collaborating across teams to clarify scope, timelines, and expectations from kickoff to launch. More than just a project manager, you are an innovative thinker and problem solver who focuses on achieving results that exceed client expectations. You operate with a sense of urgency, creativity, and excellent communication skills while guiding, modeling best-in-class workflows for, and mentoring junior talent.

Responsibilities

Project Execution & Delivery

• Scope, plan, and lead execution of integrated projects—from definition to delivery.
• Align cross-functional teams around client briefs, expectations, key deliverables, approvals, and timelines.
• Maintain clear documentation, resourcing allocations, and delivery calendars.
• Serve as a liaison between internal teams and clients for all project logistics.
• Identify project-level risks and navigate scope shifts in collaboration with cross-functional leads.
• Own and lead project wrap, driving delivery optimization through thorough project wraps and shared learnings.

People Leadership & Mentorship

• Model best-in-class workflows and project management to support junior team development.
• Provide mentorship and guidance for Producers and emerging production talent.

Client Leadership & Optimization

• Maintain clear, consistent, and proactive communication with clients while supporting account leads in translating goals into actionable production plans.
• Build trust by anticipating needs, offering proactive solutions, and ensuring alignment at every stage of the process.
• Uphold a high standard of professionalism and responsiveness in all client interactions.
• Contribute to production workflow optimization through continuous process refinement and team alignment.

Requirements

• 4+ years of production or project management experience delivering multi-disciplinary work in an agency or marketing environment.
• Deep understanding of digital creative and/or technical production processes.
• Highly organized with strong multitasking skills across fast-paced environments.
• A proactive communicator capable of managing multiple stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
• Comfortable with creative ambiguity and capable of aligning teams around a shared goal.
• Familiar with workback plans, utilization tracking, and delivery optimization.
• Collaborative, accountable, low ego, and passionate about mentoring emerging production talent.
• Bachelor’s degree in production, communications, business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Reporting structure & partners

• Reports to: Production Lead
• Direct Reports & Teams: Mentors and guides Producers and junior production talent across projects.
• Internal Cross-Functional Partners: Highly collaborative with all levels across all disciplines; partners closely across Strategy, Creative, Technology, and Account Services.
• External Partners: Serves as a liaison and key operational contact for internal teams and external clients for all project logistics.

Work environment

The following capabilities are required in order to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden on the agency are available to address the following requirements:

• Using standard office equipment, computers, and related technology.
• Certain activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse.
• Bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 25 pounds.

Thesis operates on a hybrid work model, with in-office collaboration Tuesday through Thursday and remote work on Mondays and Fridays. As a proud B-Corp, Thesis prioritizes candidates based in the Portland Metro area to allow for a hybrid working set-up in our beautiful office in NW Portland. No travel is anticipated for this role.