Saatchi & Saatchi

Associate Director, Digital Producer

Saatchi & Saatchi$106K — $146K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Four-year degree or equivalent experience required.
  • 7-9 years as an account manager or digital producer with agency expertise.
  • Full command of digital production, with focus on emerging technologies.
  • Strong creative and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in all agency production disciplines, particularly digital media.
  • Demonstrated leadership and positive attitude in client-facing roles.
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools for content generation a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Build strong relationships with agency and clients for digital projects.
  • Establish and manage digital production phases and workflows.
  • Proactively enhance team communication and collaboration processes.
  • Act as a key link between creative teams and production/technology.
  • Organize project requests and assets for easy tracking.
  • Introduce innovative technologies to improve creative and workflows.
  • Support project management in workload and project processes.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Disability coverage and 401k plan.
  • Parental and family care leave.
  • Family forming assistance and tuition reimbursement.
  • Flexible time off policy.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

As the Associate Director/Digital Producer, you'll helm a digital-based production engagement, partnering closely with creative, account, media, and project management teams and overseeing complex digital productions. The client in question has a large volume of creative needs, including master asset production and local adaptation and transcreation for display, digital OOH, OLV, and social channels. On a day-to-day basis, this role entails:

  • Building relationships with the agency and client and becoming a trusted partner on digitally focused opportunities and projects


  • Delineating and establishing the elements and phases of digital production, including roles and responsibilities, process maps, workflow, timing, quality control, tracking and archiving work, and trafficking/distribution


  • Proactively thinking of ways to improve team communication and developing processes that lead to more effective collaboration


  • Acting as a conduit between creative and production/technology; serving as the primary point of contact with other creative agency teams, media, content partners, and digital studio (onshore/offshore teams)


  • Organizing all project requests and assets so that they can be easily tracked and updated as needed; partnering with the BA team to ensure all assets have ADIDs and that usage and talent are appropriately managed


  • Introducing new and innovative technologies and ideas to help elevate digital creative work as well as our process and workflow, including elements such as dynamic production and versioning, AI-driven optimization, and virtual production


  • Demonstrating your value to the agency and client teams on a day-to-day basis by addressing challenges, merchandising our work, and regularly sharing wins, best practices, and new opportunities


  • Supporting the PM team with management of workload, projects, and process


  • Leading meetings and interfacing with brand/agency leaders as required during the process-from the planning and briefing stages through delivery


  • Assisting with agency's new business opportunities on occasion


Qualifications

We're looking for substantive, impactful work experience, which typically includes the following:

  • A four-year degree or equivalent industry experience


  • Seven to 9 years as an account manager and/or digital producer, with considerable creative production/agency expertise


  • Full command of all aspects of digital production, with a passion for keeping ahead of emerging technologies (XR, experiential, digital media, and social media in particular) to help us prioritize innovation in our work and in our process


  • Creativity and proactive problem-solving skills


  • Experience in and full working knowledge of all disciplines of agency production (with an emphasis on digital media)


  • Demonstration of leadership, confidence, and a positive attitude at all times


  • Senior client-facing skills integral to the position (relationship management and technology/digital production knowledge)


  • Listening, mediation, and issue-resolution skills


  • Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and diverse talents


  • Familiarity with prompt-driven interaction and generative AI tools (e.g., Google Gemini, Claude, Runway, Firefly, Eleven Labs) is a plus for ideation and content generation.


You are the right person if you:

  • Possess a strong work ethic and accountability


  • Exude positivity


  • Can laugh when things get tough


  • Have been complimented on your organizational skills


  • Don't shy away from a challenge


  • Are resourceful and self-motivated


  • Communicate fearlessly


Got the sparkle? Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $106,780.00 - USD $146,100.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/15/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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