Head of Creative Production

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Creative Production based in Brazil.

This is a senior leadership role focused on building and scaling a high-performing creative production function within a fast-moving eCommerce and performance marketing <environment.You> will lead a distributed team of Visual Creators and own the systems, standards and processes that turn creative strategy into high-performing advertising at scale.The role combines people leadership, creative quality, operational excellence and commercial <thinking.You> will establish production rhythms, improve workflows, remove bottlenecks and ensure the team can deliver high volumes without compromising <quality.You>’ll work closely with Creative Strategy, Growth Strategy and Media Buying to connect creative execution with broader client and business objectives.Success will come from developing a consistently strong team, increasing production efficiency and raising the standard of creative output.This is an opportunity to shape a critical function with significant autonomy, ownership and direct influence on growth.

Accountabilities

• Lead and develop a distributed team of Visual Creators, establishing clear expectations, performance standards and development plans.
• Own the creative quality bar, ensuring work is not only technically complete but strategically effective, polished and aligned with performance objectives.
• Coach team members through real work, providing actionable feedback, identifying development needs and building consistent performance across the team.
• Manage production velocity, ensuring the function consistently delivers the required volume while maintaining high creative standards.
• Identify production bottlenecks, inefficiencies and recurring issues, then design and implement solutions that improve speed, quality and reliability.
• Build scalable production systems covering workflows, team structures, capacity planning, prioritisation, resource allocation and quality assurance.
• Continuously evaluate how the production function can operate more effectively as volume, team size and client demands increase.
• Own the connection between Creative Strategy and Production, ensuring strategic direction is translated into clear and effective creative execution.
• Improve handover processes between strategists and creators to minimise friction and increase the quality and speed of delivery.
• Partner with Growth Strategy and Media Buying teams to understand account performance, client requirements and the creative needs driving commercial results.
• Use operational and performance data—including capacity, utilisation, output, revision rates, quality and delivery—to guide decisions and improve team effectiveness.
• Represent the production function in cross-functional discussions and contribute to broader commercial and creative priorities.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience leading a creative production, creative operations or creative team within a digital agency, performance marketing or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing, developing and motivating creative professionals while owning overall team output.
• Strong understanding of paid social creative, digital advertising and the production processes required to create advertising content at scale.
• A high creative standard and the ability to distinguish visually polished work from creative that is genuinely effective and performance-oriented.
• Strong coaching and feedback skills, with the ability to clearly explain what needs to improve and help others reach a higher standard.
• Systems-oriented mindset with a natural ability to identify patterns, bottlenecks, inefficiencies and opportunities for process improvement.
• Strong organisational and operational capabilities, including experience with capacity planning, prioritisation, resource allocation and workflow management.
• Comfortable using data and performance indicators to understand production efficiency and make informed decisions.
• Ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-moving environment where priorities, client needs, platforms and market conditions can change quickly.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and confidence working with creative, growth and media stakeholders.
• High level of ownership, initiative and accountability, with the ability to identify problems and improve processes without waiting for detailed instructions.
• Comfortable working flexibly across Australian and US time zones, with primary working hours aligned to the Australian time zone and occasional US overlap.
• Based in Brazil or another eligible LATAM/SEA location, with a reliable high-speed internet connection.
• Own laptop and suitable professional workspace setup.
• Experience working with distributed teams across multiple time zones is advantageous.
• Examples of creative work produced under your leadership are a plus.

Benefits

• Annual compensation of USD $30,000–$36,000, depending on experience.
• Fully remote working arrangement for candidates based in eligible SEA or LATAM locations.
• Direct access to senior leadership and genuine influence over the evolution of the creative production function.
• Significant ownership and autonomy in building and scaling a high-impact function.
• Opportunity to directly influence client growth, creative performance and overall business results.
• International, distributed and high-trust working environment.
• Opportunity to develop and lead a creative team while shaping scalable systems and processes.
• Flexible working structure designed to accommodate collaboration across Australian and US time zones.