Role: Production Director 

Location: Los Angeles, CA 

Hybrid/On-site/Remote: Hybrid (on-site 2-3 days a week)

Clutch Creative is a rapidly growing staffing agency. Our clients work with us because they know we have the best opportunities available to them and will help them navigate their next career move. We care, we're honest, and we hustle—that's what makes us Clutch.

Clutch is looking for an operational Production Director for a client of ours—a dynamic, social-first creative agency in Los Angeles. We are seeking a seasoned production head to scale our entire delivery engine, overseeing everything from multi-tier brand campaigns and creator shoots to agile, day-to-day social content.

Overview: Reporting directly to operations leadership, you will serve as the chief architect of our production workflows. You will lead a growing roster of staff and freelance production talent, design scalable standard operating procedures (SOPs), safeguard account profitability, and partner hand-in-hand with Creative and Account teams. This position is ideal for an experienced leader who loves building repeatable infrastructure and keeping complex, multi-stream productions running like clockwork without ever compromising creative excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Talent & Team Management: Cultivate and direct the production department—including staff producers, coordinators, PAs, and external vendor networks—while optimizing workload allocation and mentorship.
• Workflow Optimization: Build and refine end-to-end production systems, scheduling templates, workback schedules, and asset management frameworks to support aggressive agency expansion.
• Operational Oversight: Guide multiple simultaneous productions across premium brand storytelling, influencer activations, and high-volume digital content from kickoff through post-production delivery.
• Financial & Fiscal Governance: Own complex budget creation, profit-margin tracking, cost forecasting, and vendor negotiations with studios, equipment houses, and creative partners.
• Pre-Production & Risk Mitigation: Enforce rigorous pre-production planning standards (permits, casting, logistics, and safety) while acting as the ultimate escalation point for on-set troubleshooting.
• Strategic Collaboration: Align closely with creative leadership and account directors to ensure resource forecasting and production realities seamlessly match client expectations.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of leadership experience directing production teams within creative agencies, content studios, or commercial production houses.
• Extensive background managing multiple producers and scaling cross-functional department workflows.
• Deep fluency in both high-end commercial productions and rapid-turnaround, social-first content formats.
• Strong financial literacy with a history of managing substantial budgets and resource forecasting.
• A robust, trusted network of production crew, directors, vendors, and creative partners.
• Exceptional leadership presence, meticulous organization, and a cool-headed approach to high-pressure environments.
• Must be based in Los Angeles, CA and available to work on-site.

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