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About the Role
An Executive Producer leads Salt's largest and most complex projects, owning financial performance, serving as the senior client partner, and guiding cross-functional teams through high-stakes work. The ideal candidate is agile, decisive, and comfortable with ambiguity, knowing when to zoom out and when to get close.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic planning for large-scale, multi-faceted productions from concept through final reconciliation.
- Own financial outcomes, including profitability, margin strategy, and reconciliation accountability.
- Provide oversight across multiple projects, acting as a senior production resource for the portfolio.
- Manage challenging work back schedules and lead complex decision-making within tight timelines.
- Serve as the senior client partner on major productions, engaging in executive-level conversations.
- Navigate political sensitivity and high-pressure environments with calm and clarity.
- Provide strategic input to directors and creative teams, ensuring project vision aligns with client and brand expectations.
- Define and maintain Roles & Responsibilities for project teams and partner agencies.
- Oversee risk management and create mitigation strategies for complex challenges.
- Manage large-scale productions and prioritize multiple projects at various lifecycle stages.
- Monitor and reconcile budgets with finance and operations teams to meet internal financial goals.
- Participate in company-wide meetings, including process training, improvement, culture, and updates.
- Collaborate with agencies to deliver premium work.
- Lead production audits and schedule reviews.
- Maintain regular meetings with team members, promoting individual growth and development.
- Foster a positive, can-do attitude, unity, and belonging within the team.
- Leverage project talent collaboratively to achieve outstanding results.
- Manage full-time staff, including company management, employee development, growth, and culture.
- Travel both domestically and internationally.
- Perform on-site and in-person work.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience.
- Hands-on experience managing budgets ranging from $5,000,000 to $15,000,000.
- Confident in proposing next steps and leading a team from strategic thought through execution.
- Well-rounded experience in various facets of event production (Logistics, Fabrication, Graphics, A/V, Furniture & Decor, Food & Beverage, etc.).
- Understanding of both B2B and B2C business.
- Ability to forecast potential project issues in advance.
- Embody integrity, character, transparency, and accountability, leading by example.
- Understanding of the creative process for large-scale events.
- Comfortable having difficult conversations and adept at conflict resolution with teammates, vendors, and clients.
- Able to kindly hold all parties accountable to deliver a great finished product.
- Proactive problem solver.
- Approach projects as an opportunity to create premium work and develop client relationships and strong teams.
- Proficient with Google Docs and Slack (nice to have).
- Passionate about the experiential marketing world and staying updated on industry news (nice to have).
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Financial management
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership
- Risk management
- Conflict resolution
- Budget management
- Event production
- Project management
- Cross-functional team collaboration
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Agility
- Decisiveness
- Adaptability
Location
- Hybrid in Los Angeles, CA
- Hybrid in NYC, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- On-site
- In-person
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience
- Senior level
About the Company
- Salt redefines the rules by bringing creative and production together from the start, believing a great idea is only as good as how it’s brought to life.
- Salt focuses on exceeding expectations, turning client asks into opportunities to deliver something unexpectedly brilliant.
- Salt holds itself to higher standards, always looking for ways to elevate each project and deliver results beyond client imagination.
- Salt is powered by extraordinary humans and dedicated to cultivating an environment where company success is tied to team success, combating burnout with inspiration, motivation, and genuine support.