Job Title: Head of Production – Design Studio

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Preferred)

Department: Terry Hines & Associates

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Salary Range: $125,000 - $175,000

About THA
Terry Hines & Associates is a 40-year-old brand and entertainment marketing agency built on a simple belief — there’s always a better, bolder way to reach audiences. For decades, we’ve set ourselves apart by thinking differently, pushing creative boundaries, and helping brands and entertainment partners craft stories that truly resonate. Our team continues that legacy today with a forward-looking approach that blends strategy, creativity, and innovation in everything we do.

Role Summary
The Head of Production leads the operational backbone of the design studio, ensuring that creative ambition is matched by production precision, budget discipline, and cross-functional alignment. This role oversees the studio’s core delivery functions across design, motion, experiential, and digital, and plays a critical part in scaling operations, evolving systems, and maintaining world-class standards. The Head of Production is both a strategic operator and a hands-on leader, guiding a high-performing team through complex, high-value creative executions.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

Lead and develop a multi-tiered production organization encompassing executive producers, producers, project managers, and coordinators.
Champion a culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across all functions.
Establish team development pipelines and succession plans to support long-term talent sustainability.

Studio Operations & Strategy

Define annual and quarterly operational goals related to capacity planning, resource utilization, delivery speed, and margin targets.
Collaborate with executive leadership to align studio operations with financial and strategic objectives.
Stay ahead of production trends and lead the integration of new methodologies, platforms, and tools.

Financial Oversight & Project Governance

Oversee complex project portfolios ranging from $250K to $5M+, ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery.
Maintain oversight of production forecasts, burn reports, revenue recognition, and margin tracking.
Review and approve bids, scopes, vendor contracts, and staffing allocations in alignment with project health and profitability.
Work cross-functionally to ensure clear visibility into project performance and future resourcing needs.

Client Partnerships & Growth Enablement

Act as a senior production representative in key client relationships, providing strategic oversight and delivery assurance.
Collaborate on business development efforts, ensuring proposals, scopes, and delivery plans are realistic and compelling.
Represent the production function in pitch meetings, capability overviews, and strategic partnership discussions.

Process Innovation & Efficiency

Drive process standardization across disciplines to improve scalability and cross-team visibility.
Expand the studio’s freelance and vendor networks to enhance capacity and regional flexibility.
Lead adoption of workflow platforms, AI tools, and reporting dashboards to optimize speed and decision-making.
Ensure compliance with client, legal, and IP requirements across all projects and deliverables.

Candidate Profile

12+ years of experience in creative production, with at least 5 years in senior production leadership roles.
Demonstrated success managing multi-disciplinary teams and large-scale projects across design, digital, experiential, and motion.
Strong operational and financial skill set, including margin improvement and resource planning.
Excellent executive presence and communication skills, with a proven ability to navigate client and internal relationships.
Deep familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Smartsheet), and working knowledge of creative software environments (Adobe CC, Figma, Cinema4D).
Comfortable operating in both high-level strategic planning and hands-on production problem-solving.

Terry Hines & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy not to engage in discrimination against any individual, or harassment of any person seeking employment with our organization on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic information or status as a covered veteran including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, merit increase, salary, training and development, demotion, and separation. This policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Federal law requires proof of citizenship or "alien right-to-work" status.

Head of Production - Design Studio (Los Angeles-based)

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