Head of video production

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Summary

Meta's Reality Labs Entertainment team is seeking an accomplished and technically adept Head of Production to lead the creation, execution, and delivery of world-class immersive video content across multiple verticals, including Film/TV, live sports and music. This leader will supervise execution of a varied slate of high-impact entertainment experiences, driving creative and technical quality while managing a high-capacity team of production leads.

Required Skills

Head of Immersive Video Production, Reality Labs Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary team of producers, production and post-production staff, and technical leads, fostering a standard of creative quality, innovation, and operational rigor
• Champion best practices in both traditional and immersive video production, including stereoscopic 3D, live services, and interactive formats
• Supervise the end-to-end production pipeline for a varied slate of Film/TV, music, and sports projects. Work in close partnership with development teams to take projects from development and greenlight into active execution, from pre-production through delivery
• Manage timelines, milestones, and budgets for multiple concurrent projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery
• Supervise and collaborate with internal teams, external production companies, and vendors to deliver high-quality, boundary-pushing content experiences
• Lead the planning and execution of live productions, including concerts, sports events, and special broadcasts, ensuring seamless technical and creative delivery
• Develop and implement workflows for live event capture, post-production, and distribution across Meta platforms
• Act as a key liaison between production, creative, product, business development, marketing, and legal teams to ensure seamless integration and distribution of content
• Communicate creative and technical needs, risks, gaps, and opportunities clearly and persuasively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Influence and align key partners across Meta to support the content mission and operational needs
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve production processes, operational efficiency, and content quality by developing and sharing best practices, utilizing metrics, and incorporating cross-functional feedback
• Drive problem-solving and unblock teams and partners as needed, thriving in a time-sensitive, deadline-focused environment
• Maintain and grow relationships within the entertainment, music, sports, and film/TV industries to support content development and partnership opportunities
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and gen pop shifts to inform content strategy and innovation
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in content production, with a significant portion in a leadership role managing complex, multi-format content slates (including film/TV and live event production)
• 5+ years of experience managing and mentoring production teams in a deadline-focused environment
• Technical proficiency in production, including experience with stereoscopic 3D, immersive 180, and/or interactive content
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality, boundary-pushing content at scale, from concept through launch
• Analytic and imaginative problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in both traditional and cutting-edge video production, drive for innovation, collaboration skills, and proven success delivering compelling consumer experiences at scale
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in film/TV, sports or music business, with active industry relationships
• Experience leading live productions for concerts, sports, or major broadcast events
• Understanding of the content industry, current market, and gen pop trends
• Experience collaborating with product, engineering, and platform teams to deliver integrated consumer experiences
  
  

Public Compensation

$232,000/year to $298,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity

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