Microsoft is seeking a Social Creative Producer to manage the production process for integrated advertising and social-first content. The role involves ownership from brief through delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and production planning. Responsibilities include coordinating teams and vendors, managing multiple projects, applying social platform knowledge, using AI-enabled tools responsibly, supporting production logistics, managing budgets and vendor proposals, ensuring compliance with legal and brand standards, and continuous improvement of production practices. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and 1+ year of integrated marketing or related experience, with preferred 5+ years in advertising or social content production. Experience with line production, budget management, social platform content, and collaboration with creative and production teams is essential. Salary ranges from $86,100 to $169,800 annually, with higher ranges in San Francisco Bay and New York City areas.
What you'll do
Own assigned advertising and social projects from brief through final delivery, creating a clear production approach for each channel, format, audience, and market
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Build brand, legal, accessibility, privacy, localization, and platform reviews into the production schedule rather than treating them as final-stage checks
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Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 1+ year(s) integrated marketing, event management, marketing strategy, business planning, marketing operations, or related work experience OR equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in advertising production, social-first content production, integrated production, post-production / video edit, or related experience OR equivalent experience
Production experience within an advertising agency, creative agency, production company, in-house brand or studio, or a combination of these environments
Demonstrated ownership of creative projects from brief and scoping through production, post-production, approvals, versioning, and final delivery
Familiarity with line-production practices, including production bidding, estimates, schedules, crew and vendor planning, locations, shoot logistics, insurance, permits, and wrap
Experience producing content for major social platforms and managing multiple formats, cutdowns, aspect ratios, and deliverable specifications
Experience managing project budgets, purchase orders, statements of work, change orders, invoices, and cost reconciliations
Working knowledge of talent, music, intellectual-property, usage-rights, release, and clearance considerations in an advertising production context
Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present production plans, risks, options, and trade-offs clearly
Experience collaborating with creative directors, designers, writers, strategists, marketers, social teams, agencies, production companies, and post-production partners
Experience using work-management, review-and-approval, digital-asset-management, or AI-enabled production tools to improve workflow and delivery
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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