Production Lead

Base pay range

$55.00/hr - $72.00/hr

Reports to: Head of Accounts or Account Director

Department: Account Services

Classification: Temporary, Non-Exempt (Potential for Temp-to-Perm)

The Production Lead is a senior program manager and delivery strategist who oversees and contributes to complex Airtable implementation projects across one or more clients or teams. This role establishes standards for operational clarity, efficient execution, and scalable systems, working closely with an Airtable builder to understand client and user needs and translate them to Airtable implementation. The lead collaborates with Airtable builders, other producers, and team leaders to drive overall project and relationship success.

The lead is also an account strategist with extensive marketing industry experience.

• Fluent in Airtable, with deep experience as a front-end user or builder
• Skilled in detailed project scoping, accurate budgeting, resource allocation, and timeline development
• Experienced in forecasting and optimizing team utilization across multiple work streams
• Capable of influencing stakeholders and facilitating decisions without direct authority
• Fluent in project management tools such as Airtable, Asana, and Smartsheet
• Expert in advanced project planning, managing scope, controlling budget and scope creep, and conducting complex scope negotiations with clients

• Client Partnership (15%):
  Anticipate client needs, envision solutions, and manage complex scope or technical conversations
• Business Management (10%):
  Influence client decisions, align work with broader business goals, and maintain project reporting through internal operations and forecasting tools
• Program Management (60%):
  Manage day‑to‑day operations across scopes, budgets, timelines, and resourcing. Lead delivery strategy and execution, interpret briefs, and evolve delivery processes and department best practices. Serve as escalation point for risks or blockers, and ensure project profitability
• People Management (15%):
  Drive team accountability and ownership for delivery quality and consistency

• 3+ years recent experience using Airtable
• 6+ years of client management and production or delivery leadership experience in an agency or studio environment
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional teams and large‑scale programs
• Bachelor’s degree in project management, operations, marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Skilled in project scoping, budgeting, resource allocation, forecasting, and managing complex timelines

• Knowledge of other project management, time tracking, communication, and knowledge management tools such as Asana, Harvest, Slack, and Notion
• Knowledge of general business tools such as Slack, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Miro, etc.

• Reporting:
  Reports to Head of Accounts or Account Director
• Collaboration:
  
  Works directly with clients, producers, and cross‑functional teams to support Airtable implementation projects
• Leadership:
  Leads delivery processes and best practices; may mentor other team members but does not have formal people management responsibilities

• Using standard office equipment, computers, and related technology
• Certain activities performed in an environmentally controlled office setting with extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse
• Bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 25 pounds
• Travel expected up to 25%
• Thesis operates using a flexible hybrid model; work occurs remotely two days a week and in the office three days a week. As a proud B‑Corp, Thesis prioritizes candidates based in the Portland Metro area to allow for a hybrid working set‑up in our beautiful office in NW Portland

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