American Cancer Society

Executive Producer

American Cancer Society

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Oversee production execution across all formats, ensuring strong craft, storytelling clarity, technical excellence, accessibility, and consistency.
  • Establish clear production standards that protect creative intent and brand quality.
  • Lead production planning, schedules, and resourcing across projects.
  • Balance in-house teams, external partners, and emerging AI-enabled capabilities to optimize timelines, budgets, and delivery without sacrificing quality.
  • Set standards for editorial workflows, finishing, accessibility, and delivery.
  • Evaluate, implement, and govern the use of AI-assisted tools to streamline post-production and reduce friction while maintaining creative and ethical standards.
  • Lead and develop production and editorial teams, building fluency in evolving tools, best storytelling practices, workflows, and AI-assisted production practices.
  • Ensure teams are trained, supported, and aligned to new efficiencies without increasing burnout or eroding craft.
  • Partner with creative directors, design leadership, and creative operations to support integrated planning and execution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Film, Media Production, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in production leadership within agency, media, broadcast, or in-house creative environments.
  • Demonstrated experience overseeing end-to-end production across multiple mediums, including video, photography, and post-production.
  • Proven success leading complex, high-visibility productions across a range of formats (brand campaigns, long-form, short-form, social, DRTV, testimonial, and content at scale).
  • Significant experience managing production teams and leaders, including directors, producers, editors, technical staff, and external partners.
  • Strong track record of budget ownership, production forecasting, vendor negotiation, and cost management.
  • Experience building and scaling in-house production capabilities while effectively leveraging external agencies, production houses, and freelancers.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with senior creative leadership to translate creative direction into executable, high-quality production plans.
Benefits
  • paid time off
  • medical benefits
  • dental benefits
  • retirement benefits
  • wellness programs
  • professional development programs
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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