Apex Systems is hiring: Producer in Santa Monica

Creative Producer

Position: Creative Producer

Location: Santa Monica, CA - open to Hybrid/Remote

Duration: Contract slated through 6/30 with a chance for extension

Pay Rate: $60/hr.

Overview:

As a Creative Producer, you will lead project management and production across several major brands and franchises. You'll drive the workflow from concept to delivery, maintain strong cross-functional relationships, and ensure that all creative output is aligned, high-quality, and on schedule.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage a high volume of work with shifting priorities, and excels at coordinating across multiple teams and stakeholders.

What You'll Do:

• Provide end-to-end project leadership, building strong relationships with marketing partners and internal creative teams.
• Manage and prioritize all deliverables in the pipeline, ensuring work meets quality standards and business objectives.
• Clearly communicate expectations, timelines, and deliverables to all teams contributing assets.
• Anticipate risks, identify potential roadblocks, and adjust schedules to maintain deadlines.
• Oversee task prioritization to ensure projects are completed efficiently, on time, and within budget.
• Route creative materials to stakeholdersincluding PR, Legal, Studio, and Editorialand track approvals, feedback, and revisions.
• Review all creatives to ensure compliance with technical specs, brand guidelines, and legal requirements.
• Manage multiple workstreams under tight and frequently changing deadlines.
• Apply deep understanding of project management, workflow, and production infrastructure to keep teams aligned.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Represent Marketing Creative in cross-functional meetings and communicate next steps and action items to internal and external teams.
• Develop and implement processes that improve workflow efficiency and project management practices.
• Address urgent issues as they arise, performing effectively under pressure and ambiguity.

Minimum Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in production, account management, operations, and/or project managementpreferably within consumer marketing, advertising, or creative environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple assets and deadlines while staying organized and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working with creative teams; familiarity with video game production is a plus, but not required.
• Ability to collaborate effectively under pressure with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Highly organized, with experience tracking and trafficking a high volume of assets.
• Skilled at managing multiple approval channels and stakeholder groups.