Senior Director of Production

Microsoft’s Brand & Advertising team is building world‑class creative and production capabilities to deliver high‑impact, globally scaled brand and campaign work. We are seeking a Senior Director of Production to lead end‑to‑end production across film, video, digital, social, experiential, and emerging formats, while modernizing how production operates in an AI‑accelerated, in‑house model. This is a rare opportunity to define the production engine behind one of the world’s most influential brands—at a moment of real transformation.

The Senior Director of Production will play a critical role in helping Microsoft move faster, work smarter, and deliver more impactful creative work by bringing production leadership in house and into the core of the creative process. This role is both strategic and hands‑on; owning production excellence today while architecting the future of how Microsoft produces creative work at scale, with speed, craft, and fiscal rigor.

What You’ll Do

Production Leadership & Strategy

• Own the global production vision and execution for Microsoft’s in‑house advertising agency, spanning brand campaigns, product launches, always‑on content, and special initiatives as well as production relationship with external AORs and production companies
• Define and evolve modern production models, including hybrid in-house/external partnerships and direct‑to‑production‑company workflows
• Serve as the production authority across creative, strategy, media, legal, and finance partners

Operational Excellence

• Build and lead best‑in‑class production processes, to realize assets at scale. From approved concepts to production of finished, market-ready assets across all formats and channels.
• Establish production governance, cost controls, and risk management practices by internalizing expertise historically held by external agencies
• Production planning, vendor management (studios, post-production, photographers), TV/video production, digital adaptation at volume, OOH production, social asset output, asset QA and final delivery. Ensure all work is delivered on time, on budget, and to brand standards, across a complex global stakeholder ecosystem

Team & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing production team, including senior producers, producers and coordinator 
• Partner closely with Creative, Design, Campaign leadership and Operations to ensure seamless, integrated delivery
• Set clear roles, expectations, and career paths that attract top‑tier production talent into an in‑house environment

Innovation & AI‑Enabled Production

• Champion the integration of AI‑powered tools and workflows into production, enhancing speed, iteration, and scalability while protecting craft and brand quality 
• Partner with creative and ops leaders to test, document, and scale new production methodologies
• Ensure responsible, compliant use of AI in collaboration with legal, privacy, and brand governance teams

Creative Partnership

• Act as a trusted partner to senior creative leadership, balancing ambition with feasibility and executional excellence
• Participate in key creative and production decisions including vendor selection, director selection, and production approach
• Uphold a high bar for craft, storytelling, and execution across all formats

Who You Are

• A senior production leader with deep experience delivering complex, high‑visibility advertising work at scale
• Equally comfortable setting strategy and rolling up your sleeves to solve production challenges in real time
• A builder who is energized by creating new models, teams, and ways of working inside a large organization
• A calm, credible leader who thrives in fast‑moving, cross‑functional environments
• Passionate about the future of production, including the thoughtful use of emerging technologies and AI

Minimum Qualification:

• 10+ 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:

• 15+ years of experience in advertising production, with leadership roles in in‑house agencies, creative agencies, production companies, or equivalent environments
• Proven experience leading large, multidiscipl