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Creative Producer

McAfee, San Jose, CA, United States


Role Overview
McAfee is seeking a highly collaborative, strategic, and detail-oriented Creative Producer to bring creative campaigns to life with excellence and impact. This role serves as the production lead across multi-channel brand marketing efforts—from concept through delivery—ensuring our creative output is on brand, on time, and on budget. The Creative Producer is a connector that bridges strategy, creative, cross‑functional partners, and coordinates across the in‑house creative team and external agencies/vendors to deliver work that drives brand affinity, customer engagement, and business results.

This hybrid role is based within commutable distance of one of our hubs: San Jose, CA; New York, NY; Frisco, TX; or Newport Beach, CA. You will be required to be onsite on an as‑needed basis; when not working onsite you will work remotely from your home location.

About The Role
Creative Production & Project Leadership

Oversee production of creative assets across digital, social, video, performance and integrated campaigns.

Determine what’s produced in‑house vs. external partners.

Manage creative project timelines, workflows, resource alignment, and deliverables from kick‑off through final delivery.

Ensure consistent execution of creative concepts with high quality and brand integrity.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Partner with internal stakeholders (PMMs, Product, Comms, Legal, etc.) to understand briefs, align expectations, and solve production challenges.

Act as the project lead between creative teams (internal and external) and business partners to manage communication and approvals.

Agency & Vendor Management

Partner with Procurement team to build and vet a bench of viable external partners.

Coordinate with external agencies, freelancers, and production partners.

Facilitate briefings, creative reviews, and asset hand‑offs.

Track and manage vendor performance, deliverables, schedules, and budgets.

Strategic Problem Solving

Apply strategic thinking to align creative work with business goals and audience needs.

Anticipate production risks, identify bottlenecks, and propose actionable solutions.

Advocate for scalable processes that improve efficiency and creative quality.

Budget & Resource Stewardship

Track project budgets and production costs; forecast needs and optimize spend with internal and external partners.

Maintain documentation and project archives for future planning and reference.

About You

10+ years of experience in creative production, project management, or related roles in brand marketing, advertising, design, or digital media.

Proven track record of managing multi‑disciplinary creative efforts from concept to delivery.

Experience working with agencies, creative teams, and external partners.

Exceptional organizational skills and comfort managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Strong communicator—clear, professional, adaptable across audiences and formats.

Ability to interpret creative briefs and translate strategic goals into executable plans.

Production knowledge across digital, social media, brand campaigns, and video content.

Familiarity with creative workflows, asset management systems, sprint planning, and production budgets.

Proactive problem solver with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Nice to Have

Experience using project management platforms (e.g., Click‑Up, Jira, Basecamp).

Understanding of digital analytics and performance metrics to inform creative decisions.

Experience in cybersecurity, tech, or SaaS industries.

Company Overview
McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protect their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.

Company Benefits And Perks

Bonus Program

Pension and Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Support for Community Involvement

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified in 10 countries, a reflection of the supportive, empowering environment we’ve built where people feel seen, valued, and energized to reach their full potential and thrive. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family‑friendly benefits to all of our employees.

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

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