Executive Producer
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, 46201, USA
Listed on 2026-06-27
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Creative Arts/Media
Executive Producer
As an Executive Producer, you lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex video, film, animation, and multimedia productions for a diverse portfolio of clients. You serve as the driving force behind production excellence, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and at the highest creative standards.
This role combines production expertise, business acumen, and leadership. You oversee the full production lifecycle—from creative brief and pre-production planning through final delivery—while partnering closely with clients, creatives, strategists, project managers, production partners, and agency leadership to bring ambitious ideas to life.
You are equal parts problem-solver, relationship-builder, and operational leader. Whether managing budgets, leading production teams, navigating on-set challenges, or building client confidence, you play a critical role in ensuring every production delivers exceptional creative work and measurable business value.
As AI continues to evolve production workflows, you embrace tools that improve planning, efficiency, and collaboration while recognizing that leadership, creative judgment, relationship management, and decision-making remain essential to successful production outcomes.
Responsibilities
Here are some, but not necessarily all, of your responsibilities:
- Lead complex productions from concept through delivery.
- Serve as a trusted client partner.
- Own production budgets and financial performance.
- Manage production partners, vendors, and talent.
- Ensure production compliance and risk management.
- Lead and develop production teams.
- Leverage AI and emerging technologies thoughtfully.
What You'll Need
- 10+ years of experience leading video, film, animation, broadcast, commercial, or multimedia productions
- Proven experience managing complex productions from concept through final delivery
- Strong understanding of production budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and resource planning
- Experience leading production teams, freelancers, vendors, and external partners
- Exceptional organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills
- Experience serving as a senior-level client partner and managing production-related communications with stakeholders
- Strong understanding of production workflows, post-production processes, and creative development
- Knowledge of talent agreements, licensing, usage rights, releases, and production contracts
- Familiarity with permitting, insurance requirements, and production compliance standards
- Agency experience preferred
- Experience managing multiple productions and competing priorities simultaneously
- Familiarity with AI-powered production, planning, or workflow tools is a plus
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills
- A passion for producing outstanding work while developing teams and driving operational excellence
What makes Trendy Minds a great place to work
We believe a happy team is a solid team; it's as simple as that.
- Fully remote:
We believe the best team is one that isn't limited by proximity to a physical location. Whether it's the West Coast or the East Coast, we work with team members across all of the U.S. time zones. - Collaborative team environment:
Your voice is important, and we believe the best projects include contributions from everyone. - Great benefits: 30 paid days off and 401(k) matching. What more could you ask? Oh yeah, we cover 100% of health insurance premiums for all team members and 50% for their spouses and dependents.
- Flexible schedule:
Some people are early birds who love collaborating in person at our offices. Others are night owls who enjoy working from home. We are flexible to accommodate different work styles, times, and locations- within reason and the needs of our clients - of course! - New equipment:
In order to produce incredible work, we have to have incredible equipment. Sorry if you were hoping for a 7-year-old PC. That's just not our style. - Philanthropy:
We like to do our part to help our community. With our philanthropy committee and donation matching system, we offer you the resources you need to make a difference.
Our Values
At Trendy Minds, we aim to hire…
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