Production Director

About the Role

Take charge of the production division, overseeing branded content, editorial, digital, social media, video, experiential, and integrated campaigns for an elite portfolio of luxury brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, and CNT. This senior leadership position involves managing the complete production cycle, promoting operational excellence, budget stewardship, cultivating top-tier production partnerships, and ensuring premium creative quality consistent with Condé Nast India's prestigious brand standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead production operations across video, photography, branded and social-first content, events, and integrated marketing campaigns.
• Manage production planning, from initial concepts through to final execution, ensuring prompt delivery and superior quality.
• Develop and oversee annual budgets for production while enforcing cost control and financial prudence.
• Source, recruit, and maintain relationships with a vast network of directors, cinematographers, photographers, production houses, editors, stylists, and post-production collaborators.
• Handle contract negotiations, commercial agreements, and production expenses to optimize value without lowering quality.
• Create scalable production workflows, standard operating procedures, and governance models applicable across various brands and teams.
• Collaborate closely with Editorial, Creative, Brand Partnerships, Sales, Marketing, and Commercial departments to produce integrated campaigns.
• Ensure all productions adhere to Condé Nast’s global standards relating to creativity, legal compliance, and brand integrity.
• Supervise production timelines, resource management, risk mitigation, and contingency strategies across multiple projects happening simultaneously.
• Champion innovation by introducing advanced production technologies, AI-driven processes, virtual production methods, and pioneering content formats.
• Lead, coach, and nurture the internal production team fostering a culture of collaboration and high achievement.
• Monitor production key performance indicators including timelines, budgets, quality benchmarks, and operational effectiveness, reporting progress regularly to senior leadership.
• Ensure flawless delivery of luxury, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, architecture, travel, and top-tier commercial productions.

Desired Profile

• Possess 12 to 15+ years of leadership experience in production within media, digital publishing, advertising, broadcast, OTT, branded content, or creative agencies.
• Demonstrate proven ability to manage large, integrated productions involving multiple stakeholders.
• Exhibit strong commercial insight with skills in budgeting, financial forecasting, and vendor contract negotiations.
• Have in-depth knowledge of premium content production, post-production workflows, digital platforms, and emerging media technologies.
• Showcase superior project management, leadership, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Maintain an extensive network of industry professionals including production houses, directors, directors of photography, photographers, editors, studios, and creative talents.
• Thrive under fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environments while upholding high-quality production standards.
• Experience working with luxury, premium, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, or consumer brands is highly advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media, Film Production, Communication, Advertising, Media Studies, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate credentials in Media Management or Business are a plus.