Microsoft

Director of Creative Production

Microsoft • $142K — $274K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in a professional production environment, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of end-to-end production experience, preferably in award-winning or viral advertising.
  • Proficiency in production tools and familiarity with AI-enhanced workflows.
  • Strong track record in managing complex projects with cross-functional teams.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-volume environments.
  • Experience working with both internal creative teams and external production partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the comprehensive production of integrated campaigns across multiple media formats.
  • Collaborate with creative teams and agencies throughout the campaign lifecycle.
  • Identify and engage suitable production partners for each project.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with top-tier vendors to ensure project success.
  • Transform strategic briefs into detailed production plans that meet business goals.
  • Serve as the main liaison between stakeholders, creative teams, and production partners.
  • Manage production logistics including budgeting, scheduling, and delivery.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits.
  • Generous retirement plan options.
  • Access to learning and career development resources.
  • Flexible working arrangements and time off policies.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Lead the end-to-end production of integrated campaigns across advertising, film, photography, digital, social, experiential.
  • Partner with creative teams and agencies from concept development through launch, helping bring ambitious ideas to life while maintaining the integrity of the creative vision.
  • Identify and engage the right directors, DPs, photographers, production companies, editors, creators and specialist partners for each assignment.
  • Build and manage relationships with world-class production partners and vendors, ensuring every project is staffed with the right talent and expertise.
  • Translate strategic and creative briefs into production plans that elevate the work while delivering against business objectives.
  • Serve as the primary bridge between internal stakeholders, creative teams, agencies and production partners throughout the lifecycle of a campaign.
  • Lead production planning, budgeting, bidding, scheduling, contracting and delivery across concurrent campaigns and projects.
  • Own creative quality throughout production and post-production, ensuring execution delivers against the ambition of the idea.
  • Bring informed perspective and constructive challenge when production approaches or creative solutions are not meeting expectations.
  • Lead production reviews, synthesize feedback and drive clear decisions that improve the work while maintaining momentum.
  • Anticipate production risks and solve problems proactively without compromising creative quality.
  • Ensure all work meets Microsoft standards for brand, accessibility, legal and global market requirements.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • 6+ years experience in professional production environment (e.g., lighting, shooting, audio recording, web production, writing), post-production environment, or broadcasting (e.g., local news)
    • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10+ years experience in end-to-end production. Award-winning or viral film and TV advertising.
  • Proficient in production tools and emerging AI-enhanced workflows.
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent project management and communication skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, collaborative environment
  • Experience working with internal creative teams, freelancers and productions houses
  • Experience with budgeting, scheduling, workforce allocation and vendor coordination


Video Production IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
NASDAQ
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