Creative Production Manager

In Common With

$75K — $100K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years in creative production or project management within design or media.
  • Proven ability to manage photo/video shoots from concept to delivery.
  • Strong project management skills with familiarity using tools like Asana.
  • Experience coordinating with external vendors and creative teams.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Familiarity with Google Workspace, Adobe Suite, and other design tools.

Responsibilities

  • Lead photo and video production across various projects and campaigns.
  • Own the delivery of campaign assets ensuring high quality and timely execution.
  • Translate creative direction into actionable production plans and timelines.
  • Manage pre-production logistics including scheduling, budgets, and location scouting.
  • Oversee post-production workflows ensuring all assets are completed to standard.
  • Coordinate the delivery of assets for diverse channels like web and social media.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with production partners and vendors.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premium coverage options.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • Collaborative and kind team culture with a no jerks policy.
Full Job Description
Reports to: Director of Brand + Marketing
Location: Tribeca, NY
Company: In Common With + Quarters

The Role

We're seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Creative Production Manager to join our team full-time. This role oversees end-to-end creative production across In Common With and Quarters, requiring strong project management, production expertise, and operational execution skills. You'll lead photo and video production, creative workflows, and asset delivery while ensuring all marketing and brand assets are produced efficiently, on time, and at a high standard of quality to support campaigns, launches, and ongoing marketing needs.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on production experience with strong organizational discipline and executional rigor, and thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment. You'll report to the Director of Brand + Marketing and collaborate with marketing, design, and internal teams to ensure creative intent is executed accurately and consistently from concept through final delivery.

Core Responsibilities

Creative Production of Photo, Video, and Campaigns (60%)
  • Lead end-to-end production of photo and video shoots across ecom, environmental, and process
  • Own production of campaign and launch deliverables, ensuring all assets are delivered on time and to a consistent standard
  • Translate direction from the Director of Brand + Marketing into clear production plans, timelines, and deliverables
  • Manage pre-production planning, including shot lists, locations, casting, props, scheduling, and budgets
  • Oversee production logistics, including crews, vendors, timelines, and on-set execution
  • Manage post-production workflows, including editing, retouching, approvals, and final delivery
  • Coordinate asset delivery across channels (web, email, social, PR, retail), ensuring accuracy and completeness
  • Build and maintain a network of photographers, stylists, videographers, editors, and production partners
  • Manage collateral production, including catalogs, business cards, shipping, and any kit assembly required.

Creative Operations (40%)

  • Own production workflows, timelines, and project tracking systems across all marketing and creative initiatives
  • Maintain structured and scalable asset management systems, including file organization and version control
  • Continuously improve asset production processes to increase efficiency, clarity, and reliability
  • Ensure coordination across multiple concurrent projects without loss of quality or momentum
  • Prepare work for weekly creative reviews with the co-founder, ensuring assets are organized, complete, and ready for feedback


Manager Level Expectations
  • Own projects or processes and maintain accountability for results while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
  • Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans and organize work to prioritize effectively across teams or functions.
  • Collaborate across teams, when necessary. to align resources, dependencies, and objectives and drive results.
  • Identify inefficiencies in processes or projects and implement improvements to enhance effectiveness.
  • Apply subject-matter expertise to provide guidance, insights, and influence outcomes beyond immediate responsibilities.
  • Document and refine SOPs or core process workflows within your area to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and knowledge sharing.


Requirements
  • 5-8+ years of experience in creative production, content production, or project management within design, media, or a similar industry
  • Proven experience producing photo and video shoots from concept through delivery
  • Strong project management skills, with experience using tools such as Asana (or similar) to manage timelines, workflows, and dependencies
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing timelines and priorities
  • Experience coordinating external vendors and creative collaborators, including photographers, location scouts, retouchers, stylists, and production teams
  • Experience translating creative or strategic direction into clear production plans and deliverables
  • Familiarity with Google Workspace, Asana, Frame, CaptureOne, Adobe Suite, and Figma.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to keep teams aligned and work moving forward
  • Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, creative, and product teams
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.


Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working within a design-led or product-driven brand
  • Strong understanding of what constitutes high-quality creative output across photography, video, and design
  • Comfort operating within a founder-led creative process, with the ability to prepare work for review and iterate quickly
  • Ability to anticipate needs and bring structure to ambiguity
  • Experience managing both digital and physical production outputs (web, social, print, retail)
  • Experience building or improving production workflows and systems
  • Strong judgment in prioritizing tasks and sequencing work
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Motivated by collaboration, problem-solving, and creating order from complexity
  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Eager to contribute to a team culture that values kindness, accountability, and curiosity
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves to get things done
  • Able to learn new skills quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • A genuinely empathetic group. We have a non-negotiable no jerks policy. Being nice is free.


Studio + Compensation
  • This is a full-time position based in Tribeca, New York
  • 40 hours/week. Our studio hours are Monday - Friday from 9 am to 6 pm
  • $75,000 - $100,000 annually, commensurate with experience
  • Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance (with 100% monthly premium coverage options), PTO, and a 401(k) with employer match

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