Head of Production

At Sourcing Unicorns, we recruit globally across the creative and experiential industry, always on the lookout for exceptional talent to bring bold ideas to life. For this opportunity, we’re proud to collaborate with the team at Fivestone Studios to find the unicorn, the one who will truly make a difference. Together, we ensure a smooth and human-centered hiring experience that reflects the studio’s vision.

Fivestone Studios is a Nashville-based creative media agency that an international clientele trust as their creative secret weapon. Our MO is taking on giants and making heroes of our clients through an impressive arsenal of strategy, design, digital media production & interactive technology capabilities.

Our primary goal at Fivestone Studios is to make a space for creative warriors to grow, thrive and take on their own giants. We use our Five Stones as our lens for success and our foundation for a healthy culture: honor, bravery, vision, generosity and excellence. If you have a passion for teamwork, are willing to leave your ego at the door, and have a strong drive for creative excellence, we would love to talk.

Location: Preferred in European time zone but US / Canada / LATAM also works
Reports to: Managing Director, Immersive
Works closely with: CEO / Founder, EVP of Growth & Creative, ECD, Director of Technology, Finance / CFO

The Head of Production (HOP) is the execution and operational backbone of the Immersive Division, owning the transition from qualified opportunity → scoped proposal → production → delivery.

The HOP converts creative intent into clear scope, schedule, budget, risk plans, and resourcing across real-time content, CG/VFX, interactive/software, AV systems, fabrication, and installation.

Beyond delivery, this is a builder role responsible for designing the systems, standards, and content pipelines that enable the team to scale with excellence.

• Take ownership of qualified opportunities from Sales / CEO

• Translate creative direction into SOW, detailed budget, master schedule, staffing model, and risk register with mitigations

• Partner with ECD on the story and presentation; own execution strategy (budget, schedule, delivery approach)

• Confidently represent production strategy in client pitches and Q&A

• Evaluate / challenge estimates across:
  Unreal / Unity real-time, CG / VFX / animation, creative tech (sensors, tracking, show control), UI / UX & interactive workflows, fabrication / scenic, AV hardware / media servers / displays / lighting

• Understand integration, QA, calibration / commissioning, deployment cycles

• Maintain a vetted network of specialist vendors and integrators

• Support Producers post-award; enforce scope, plan, quality, and timeline

• Serve as escalation point for change orders, client dynamics, and risk issues

• Maintain production forecasting, resourcing plans, and talent pipeline

• Champion creative integrity and technical feasibility in balance

Partner with the Managing Director to build scalable workflows for:

• Estimation & scoping templates

• Onboarding & kickoff checklists

• Asset / content pipelines (CG ↔ real-time ↔ AV)

• QA / testing / tech rehearsal procedures

• Documentation, reporting, and ticketing standards

• Installation & commissioning frameworks

Additional responsibilities:

• Select and implement production software platforms (PM, resource planning, review / approvals, QA / test, dashboarding)

• Create repeatable playbooks for immersive execution and continuous improvement

• This person builds the machine, not just runs it.

• Own budget models, burn forecasts, change orders, and weekly financial reporting cadence

• Ensure MD / CFO have accurate, current, actionable visibility into project budgets, margin forecasts, utilization implications, and CO impact

• Identify margin risk early and lead mitigation

• Drive a culture of commercial discipline in estimating and delivery

• Accountable for project financial accuracy; supports division P&L leadership