Producer

Job#: 3027755

Job Description:

Position: Creative Producer

Location: Santa Monica, CA - open to Hybrid/Remote

Duration: Contract slated through 6/30 with a chance for extension

Pay Rate: $60/hr.

Overview:

As a Creative Producer, you will lead project management and production across several major brands and franchises. You'll drive the workflow from concept to delivery, maintain strong cross-functional relationships, and ensure that all creative output is aligned, high-quality, and on schedule.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage a high volume of work with shifting priorities, and excels at coordinating across multiple teams and stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Provide end-to-end project leadership, building strong relationships with marketing partners and internal creative teams.
• Manage and prioritize all deliverables in the pipeline, ensuring work meets quality standards and business objectives.
• Clearly communicate expectations, timelines, and deliverables to all teams contributing assets.
• Anticipate risks, identify potential roadblocks, and adjust schedules to maintain deadlines.
• Oversee task prioritization to ensure projects are completed efficiently, on time, and within budget.
• Route creative materials to stakeholders-including PR, Legal, Studio, and Editorial-and track approvals, feedback, and revisions.
• Review all creatives to ensure compliance with technical specs, brand guidelines, and legal requirements.
• Manage multiple workstreams under tight and frequently changing deadlines.
• Apply deep understanding of project management, workflow, and production infrastructure to keep teams aligned.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Represent Marketing Creative in cross-functional meetings and communicate next steps and action items to internal and external teams.
• Develop and implement processes that improve workflow efficiency and project management practices.
• Address urgent issues as they arise, performing effectively under pressure and ambiguity.

Minimum Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in production, account management, operations, and/or project management-preferably within consumer marketing, advertising, or creative environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple assets and deadlines while staying organized and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working with creative teams; familiarity with video game production is a plus, but not required.
• Ability to collaborate effectively under pressure with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Highly organized, with experience tracking and trafficking a high volume of assets.
• Skilled at managing multiple approval channels and stakeholder groups.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.