Overview
Production Director Jobs in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India at Condé Nast India
About the role:
Lead the production function across branded content, editorial, digital, social, video, experiential, and integrated campaigns for our portfolio of luxury brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, CNT. This is a leadership role responsible for overseeing end-to-end production, driving operational excellence, managing budgets, building best-in-class production partnerships, and delivering premium creative output that reflects the quality and standards of the CNI brand.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end production ecosystem across video, photography, branded content, social-first content, events, and integrated campaigns.
- Own production planning from concept through execution, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
- Build and manage annual production budgets while ensuring strong cost controls and financial efficiency.
- Identify, onboard, and manage a network of directors, cinematographers, photographers, production houses, editors, stylists, and post-production partners.
- Negotiate commercial terms, vendor contracts, and production costs to maximize value without compromising quality.
- Develop scalable production workflows, SOPs, and governance frameworks across multiple brands and teams.
- Partner closely with Editorial, Creative, Brand Partnerships, Sales, Marketing, and Commercial teams to deliver integrated campaigns.
- Ensure all productions meet Condé Nast's global creative, legal, compliance, and brand standards.
- Oversee production schedules, resource allocation, risk management, and contingency planning across concurrent projects.
- Drive innovation by introducing new production technologies, AI-enabled workflows, virtual production techniques, and emerging content formats.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the internal production team while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Track production KPIs, timelines, budgets, quality metrics, and operational efficiencies, presenting regular performance updates to leadership.
- Ensure exceptional execution across luxury, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, architecture, travel, and premium commercial content.
Desired Profile
- 12–15+ years of production leadership experience within media, digital publishing, advertising, broadcast, OTT, branded content, or creative agencies.
- Proven experience managing large-scale integrated productions with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong commercial acumen with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and vendor negotiations.
- Deep understanding of premium content production, post-production workflows, digital platforms, and emerging media formats.
- Excellent project management, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong network across production houses, directors, DOPs, photographers, editors, studios, and creative talent.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
- Experience working with luxury, premium, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, or consumer brands is highly preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mass Media, Film Production, Communication, Advertising, Media Studies, or a related field.
- A postgraduate qualification in Media Management or Business is an advantage.
Title: Production Director
Company: Condé Nast India
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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