Senior Creative & Production Manager

The Central Gaming Marketing (CGM) team is at the heart of the Microsoft Gaming organization, comprised of a passionate team of marketers and innovators committed to pushing the boundaries of storytelling and technology. CGM connects and engages with players at scale across our diverse portfolio of experiences, games, and screens through a variety of marketing engines. We pride ourselves on connecting our campaigns, stories, and diverse portfolio of games, devices, and consumer products to new and existing audiences, delivering material business impact and creating enduring brand meaning.

We are passionate about earning fans as well as building a culture centered on embracing a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and fostering an environment where teams and leaders are motivated to contribute fully each day. CGM is the destination for experienced, collaborative, and passionate marketing professionals seeking a rewarding career and the opportunity to engage with some of the brightest minds in the gaming industry.

The Xbox Studio team is looking for a Senior Creative & Production Manager to drive small to large scale and complex video, live broadcast and multi-media branded content deliverables, and corporate communications content designed for large internal audiences. This role will sit within the Xbox Studio team, an in-house content marketing and media production team. This role will report to the Head of Xbox Studio. The Senior Creative & production Manager is passionate about video games and video storytelling that informs and entertains global audiences.

The role will collaborate and work closely with production operations, content leads, social leads, regional market leads, executives, developers, and other content partners. This position will drive executions that put our players/audience first and celebrate Team Xbox and our many gaming communities across the globe. They will bring a diverse games and platform portfolio together into a cohesive programming strategy that meets both the needs and rhythm of the content, as well as the expectations of the community and employees.  The individual in this role will oversee the entire lifecycle of media productions, ensuring high-quality content that aligns with the company’s strategic goals. This position requires a blend of creative vision, leadership, and technical expertise to manage productions from concept to completion.

Responsibilities

 Pre-Production/Development

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement the overall vision and strategy for media productions. Requires constant tracking and familiarity with business objectives, as well as keeping a pulse on the current landscape, trends and feedback of stakeholders and audiences both internally and consumer facing.
• Content Development: Develop and pitch new ideas for media content that engages and informs the target audience.
• Production & Project Scoping: In-charge of determining the approach, format, scope and workback schedule for all productions.

• Executive Coordination: Responsible for coordinating with Executive Leadership teams for all team-covered projects.
• Includes receiving executive team requests and communicating those requests to the manager and appropriate producing team.
• Ensure the needs of the executive team are met promptly and efficiently before production, during production and after delivery.

• Budget Management: Oversee budgeting, financial planning, and resource allocation for all projects.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with executives and leadership to ensure content aligns with corporate messaging and objectives.
• Vendor Management: Select and manage external vendors and suppliers, including production companies, creative agencies, and other specialists.
• Quality Control: You are the last line of defense, ensuring all productions meet the highest standards of quality and professionalism.
• Script Supervision: Oversee story development and scriptwriting to ensure consistency in tone, style, and messaging.
• Talent Coordination: Manage the selection and coordination of on-screen talent, including executives, hosts, guests, etc. Ensuring time for rehearsal, messaging prep and wardrobe coordi