Los Angeles, United States; Mountain View, United States; Redmond, United States
Full job description
Microsoft's Creative, Advertising & Integrated Marketing team seeks a Director of Creative Production to lead production of advertising campaigns across Windows, Surface, and Services. Responsibilities include managing end-to-end production of integrated campaigns (advertising, film, photography, digital, social, experiential), partnering with creative teams and agencies, selecting production partners, managing relationships with vendors, translating briefs into production plans, overseeing budgeting, scheduling, contracting, and delivery, ensuring creative quality, and maintaining compliance with Microsoft standards. Requires 6+ years in production or broadcasting, preferably 10+ years in end-to-end production with award-winning or viral advertising experience. Skills needed include proficiency in production tools and AI workflows, project and stakeholder management, budgeting, scheduling, and vendor coordination. Salary ranges from USD $142,800 to $274,800 annually, with higher ranges in San Francisco Bay and New York City areas.
What you'll do
Lead the end-to-end production of integrated campaigns across advertising, film, photography, digital, social, experiential
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Build and manage relationships with world-class production partners and vendors
Translate strategic and creative briefs into production plans that elevate the work while delivering against business objectives
Serve as the primary bridge between internal stakeholders, creative teams, agencies and production partners throughout the lifecycle of a campaign
Lead production planning, budgeting, bidding, scheduling, contracting and delivery across concurrent campaigns and projects
Own creative quality throughout production and post-production
Bring informed perspective and constructive challenge when production approaches or creative solutions are not meeting expectations
Lead production reviews, synthesize feedback and drive clear decisions
Anticipate production risks and solve problems proactively without compromising creative quality
Ensure all work meets Microsoft standards for brand, accessibility, legal and global market requirements
Requirements
6+ years experience in professional production environment (e.g., lighting, shooting, audio recording, web production, writing), post-production environment, or broadcasting
OR equivalent experience
10+ years experience in end-to-end production
Experience with award-winning or viral film and TV advertising
Proficient in production tools and emerging AI-enhanced workflows
Proven ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams
Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills
Excellent project management and communication skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, collaborative environment
Experience working with internal creative teams, freelancers and production houses
Experience with budgeting, scheduling, workforce allocation and vendor coordination
Tech stack
production toolsAI-enhanced workflows
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensationAdditional benefits and pay information available at https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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