Live Action Producer Job at Absurd Ventures in Santa Monica

Summary: We are seeking a visionary Executive Producer to lead the development and production of high-quality live-action content. This role is ideal for an experienced producer with a strong creative and strategic vision, proven production management expertise, and a passion for compelling storytelling. As the Executive Producer, you will be working with an in-progress IP and oversee the entire production cycle—from concept development through post-production—while ensuring the project’s success, adherence to budget, and alignment with network, streaming and other standards. Responsibilities: Guide projects from inception through delivery, overseeing creative development, production, and post-production stages. Collaborate with writers, directors, and key creative team members to shape the project’s creative direction, ensuring it aligns with the network or streaming service’s goals. Oversee project budgets and timelines, adjusting as needed to stay within financial constraints while meeting creative goals. Lead and inspire a team of producers, directors, writers, and crew, promoting a collaborative and inclusive work environment. Act as the primary liaison between network executives, production partners, and other stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress and handling feedback effectively. Anticipate and mitigate potential production challenges, ensuring contingency plans are in place for unforeseen issues. Uphold high standards of production quality, conducting regular reviews of scripts, dailies, edits, and final cuts to ensure a polished final product. Stay informed on industry trends, audience preferences, and competitive programming, incorporating insights to enhance project relevancy and impact. Qualifications: 10+ years in production with a minimum of 3-5 years in a senior or executive producing role, specifically in live-action television. Extensive knowledge of the end-to-end production process, including pre-production, on-set experience, and post-production. Strong creative instincts with a track record of delivering successful projects that resonate with audiences. Demonstrated experience managing multi-million dollar budgets and complex production schedules. Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to foster relationships across departments and with external partners. Ability to work effectively under pressure, adapt to changes, and solve problems quickly in a fast-paced production environment. Bachelor’s degree in Film, Television Production, or a related field; advanced degree or equivalent experience is a plus. Description: Full time job with benefits. Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA. Office is located near downtown Santa Monica – near metro and freeways. The base pay range for this position is $175,000 to $220,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including paid time off, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. About Absurd Ventures: Absurd Ventures is a media company creating new IP across all platforms and for all formats. Absurd Ventures is building narrative worlds, creating characters, and writing stories for a variety of genres, without regard to medium, to be produced for live-action and animation; video games and other interactive content; books, graphic novels, and scripted podcasts. #J-18808-Ljbffr