Authentic Brands Group

Manager, Production Operations

Authentic Brands Group$100K — $110K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of hands-on production experience in photography and video
  • Proven vendor, crew, and creative partner management skills
  • Experience managing production budgets with accountability
  • Ability to run multiple productions across brands and timelines
  • Strong understanding of post-production workflows
  • Familiarity with Monday.com or similar production management tools
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills in high-pressure situations
  • Experience in fashion or multi-brand portfolio environments preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in production, marketing, communications, or related field

Responsibilities

  • Translate campaign concepts into clear production plans with timelines and budgets
  • Own end-to-end production from pre-production through delivery
  • Manage logistics including crew hiring and scheduling
  • Build and maintain relationships with vendors and creative partners
  • Create agency briefs for cross-functional alignment
  • Identify and resolve production risks proactively
  • Track and manage budgets in partnership with Finance
  • Maintain production tracking systems for project visibility

Benefits

  • High-visibility role with exposure to senior leadership
  • Opportunity for growth within an expanding team
  • Partnership with cross-functional teams
  • Engagement with globally recognized brands
  • Hands-on experience across multiple campaigns
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

We are looking for a hands-on, solutions-oriented Manager, Production Operations to join our content production team. Reporting directly to the VP of Content Production, you will manage day-to-day production across photography, video, and integrated campaigns for a portfolio of globally recognized brands - ensuring scopes, timelines, and budgets are clearly defined and executed against. This role is equal parts on-set producer and operations manager: you will be on location making productions happen, while partnering across Creative, Marketing, and external agencies to keep complex workflows on track and creative ideas moving toward execution.

This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership and real opportunity to grow within an expanding production team.

In this role, you will partner across Creative, Production, Marketing, and external agencies to ensure campaigns are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with business and retail priorities. You will bring structure to complex workflows, manage cross-functional coordination, and help translate creative ideas into executable, high-impact outputs.

What You'll Be Working On
  • Translate campaign concepts into clear production plans with defined timelines, budgets, and deliverables across brands and markets
  • Own end-to-end production on select brands - from pre-production through on-set execution and final delivery
  • Manage shoot logistics including crew hiring, location scouting, call sheets, and scheduling
  • Build and maintain vendor and creative partner relationships across photographers, stylists, casting agencies, and post-production vendors
  • Create and manage agency briefs to ensure cross-functional alignment on scope, deliverables, and timelines
  • Identify and resolve production risks before they impact timelines or budgets
  • Track and manage project budgets in partnership with Production and Finance
  • Support SOW development and identify opportunities to optimize spend across campaigns
  • Identify efficiencies across shoots including multi-brand and multi-channel execution opportunities
  • Ensure campaigns account for downstream needs including retail, e-commerce, and digital channels
  • Maintain Monday.com and production tracking systems to keep project status visible across teams

Must Haves
  • 7+ years of hands-on production experience with a strong background in photography and video shoot production
  • Proven ability to manage vendors, crew, and creative partners independently and with confidence
  • Experience managing production budgets with full line-item accountability and financial reporting
  • Demonstrated ability to run multiple productions simultaneously across different brands and timelines
  • Strong understanding of post-production workflows, asset management, and delivery requirements
  • Experience with Monday.com or similar production management platforms
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with a calm, solutions-first approach under pressure
  • Fashion, lifestyle, or multi-brand portfolio environment experience preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in production, marketing, communications, or a related field

Additional Qualifications (Preferred)
    • Experience in a brand licensing or multi-brand portfolio environment
    • Familiarity with project management tools such as Monday.com or similar platforms
    • Experience supporting global campaigns across retail, wholesale, and digital channels

Primary Location Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000

About Authentic Brands Group

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing, and entertainment company, which owns a portfolio of global media, entertainment, and lifestyle brands. The company was founded in 2010 by Jamie Salter, and is headquartered in New York City. ABG's portfolio includes over 50 brands, such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Shaquille O'Neal, and Sports Illustrated. The company's business model is to acquire intellectual property rights to well-known brands, and then monetize them through licensing deals, partnerships, and collaborations. ABG has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine, and has been named one of the most innovative companies in the world by Fast Company.
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1,000 employees
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Founded
2010

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