Head of Content Production

HEAD OF CONTENT PRODUCTION

COMPANY : FLIGHTSTORY

REPORTING TO : STUDIO DIRECTOR

ABOUT FLIGHTSTORY

We are a media company and investment fund, and we’re on a mission to elevate the stories, build the communities, and support the founders that inspire a happier, healthier humanity. We scale creator-led new media IP and operate an investment fund and venture studio.

YOUR MISSION

To lead the operational and creative excellence of FlightStory’s Central Production team - the multidisciplinary creative engine behind every campaign, brand partnership, and internal marketing initiative that extends beyond our core shows.

You’ll report to the Executive Studio Director and oversee the end-to-end production of video, design, and motion content that supports our IPs, our brand partners, and our internal marketing team - ensuring everything we make is produced with precision, authenticity, and emotional craft.

Your mission is to bring world-class operational structure and creative discipline to a fast-moving creative ecosystem, ensuring every project - from a global brand campaign to a simple in-house asset - meets FlightStory’s creative, commercial, and editorial standards.

OUTCOMES

1. Operational Excellence Across Central Production

• Oversee the planning, scheduling, and delivery of all non-show creative output across video, design, and motion teams.

• Build and maintain scalable production systems that support multiple concurrent projects - from global campaigns to internal brand content.

• Ensure every project runs on time, on budget, and to the creative standards that define FlightStory.

• Drive continuous improvement across planning, resource allocation, and workflow efficiency through rigorous process management and clear communication.

2. End-to-End Production Oversight

• Lead the full production lifecycle - from intake and scoping to delivery - across all brand, marketing, and internal creative campaigns.

• Oversee pre-production planning, risk management, and resource scheduling across all teams.

• Line manage the Head of Video, Head of Design, Senior Creative Producer, and Production Managers to ensure they have the support they need to balance ambition with feasibility and operational discipline.

• Maintain FlightStory’s supplier network and freelancer roster, ensuring the right talent is deployed to the right project at the right time.

3. Strategic Alignment & Creative Integrity

• Act as the operational and creative bridge between Central Production, Commercial, Longform, Marketing, and Venture teams to align on timelines, scope, and deliverables.

• Ensure every external-facing campaign is technically excellent and meets delivery targets.

• Work closely with Marketing, Speakers, and Venture leads to anticipate content needs for launches, campaigns, and announcements.

4. Leadership, Culture & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and support a multidisciplinary production team including the Head of Video, Head of Design, Production Managers, and Senior Creative Producer.

• Foster a high-performance culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and creative pride.

• Drive PPMs, washups, and process refinements to ensure continuous learning and operational evolution.

• Work with the Executive Studio Director to forecast capacity, identify future hires, and scale the team sustainably as FlightStory grows.

COMPETENCIES

• Production Leadership
  Proven experience leading creative production teams across video, design, and animation - from concept to delivery - with precision and excellence.

• Operational Systems & Workflow Design
  Deep understanding of resourcing, traffic management, budgeting, and production workflows in a multi-project environment.

• Strategic Collaboration
  Skilled at aligning multiple departments and balancing creative ambition with operational reality.

• Leadership & Mentorship
  Able to lead senior creative and production specialists with confidence, clarity, and empathy - setting direction while unlocking their autonomy and craft.

• Communication & Diplomacy
  A clear, calm communicator who can handle high-stakes feedback loops between clients, producers, designers, and executives.

• Commercial Awareness
  Understands the relationship between creative execution, brand value, and business impact - and can make decisions that serve all three.

• Innovation & Experimentation
  Drives the exploration of new tools, workflows, and AI technologies to elevate speed, quality, and scalability across creative output.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• All central production projects are delivered on time, on budget, and at a consistently world-class creative standard.

• The team operates with precision, structure, and flow - every person knows their role, their deliverables, and their impact.

• FlightStory’s branded and internal creative output sets a new industry benchmark for production quality and emotional storytelling.

• Partners and internal teams trust Central Production as the gold standard for execution and collaboration.

• Systems are scalable, efficient, and future-ready - able to handle more output without compromising craft or clarity.

• The team has everything they need to thrive, and continually deliver work that exceeds industry standards.

YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU…

• Love bringing order, systems, and calm to creative chaos.

• Thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment - equally at home in a production meeting, a brand strategy call, or a creative review.

• Care about both creativity and efficiency, knowing that great storytelling needs great infrastructure.

• Lead with empathy, but hold the line on quality and timelines.

• Think ahead, spot bottlenecks, and move faster than expected.

• Believe in FlightStory’s mission to inspire a happier, healthier humanity - and know how to build the systems that make that mission scale.

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