Senior Director of Production at Microsoft | AdTechTalent
Marketing4 months agoOn-site
Microsoft
Senior Director of Production
production leadershipadvertisingvideo productionfilmdigitalsocial mediaAIteam leadershipvendor managementpost-productionbroadcastingcreative processbrand campaigns
Key details
Salary
Not specified
Employment type
Full-time
Seniority
Director
Years experience
10+
Location
Mountain View, United States; Redmond, United States
Full job description
Microsoft’s Brand & Advertising team seeks a Senior Director of Production to lead end-to-end production across film, video, digital, social, experiential, and emerging formats. The role involves defining and executing global production strategy, building modern production models, managing production processes, governance, cost controls, and risk management. Responsibilities include vendor management, production planning, asset delivery, team leadership, and integrating AI-powered tools into workflows. The candidate must have 10+ years in production environments, with 15+ years preferred in advertising production leadership. Experience managing large teams and budgets, expertise in video, film, digital, social production, and knowledge of production economics and vendor models is required. Salary ranges from $163,000 to $296,400 annually in the US, with higher ranges in the Bay Area and NYC.
What you'll do
Own the global production vision and execution for Microsoft’s in-house advertising agency
Define and evolve modern production models including hybrid in-house/external partnerships
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Requirements
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Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary production teams and managing significant budgets
Deep expertise across video, film, digital, social, and global asset production and localization
Understanding of modern production economics, vendor models, and contract structures
Experience integrating new tools or technologies (including AI) into creative or production workflows preferred
Tech stack
AI-powered toolsvideo productionfilm productiondigital productionsocial media productionpost-productionbroadcasting
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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