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Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
ABOUT SNAP STUDIO
Snap Studio is an in-house production and studio services organization that delivers high-quality, efficient creative execution for Snap and its internal partners. Snap Studio provides end-to-end support across creative development, physical production, design, post-production, 3D/AR, studio operations, digital asset management, intake and triage, and financial management.
Snap Studio operates as both an always-on service and a project-based production partner. The team works across Marketing, Spectacles, Specs Studio, Communications, the Office of the CEO, People, and other cross-functional organizations to turn complex creative briefs into impactful content and experiences across social, digital, and other distribution channels.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Snap is looking for an experienced Executive Producer to lead Snap Studio. This role is the senior production and service leader for Snap Studio, responsible for ensuring that the organization operates as a strategic, scalable, and trusted partner to Snap’s internal customers.
The Executive Producer will oversee a diverse portfolio of creative and production work from intake through delivery, while also shaping the systems, staffing model, workflows, and operating rituals that enable the team to deliver high-quality work at scale. This person will lead through influence across a multidisciplinary team of producers, designers, editors, 3D artists, studio operations partners, contractors, agencies, and vendors.
The ideal candidate is an exceptional producer and people leader who can move comfortably between executive-level strategy and hands-on delivery. They bring structure to ambiguity, make clear prioritization and resourcing decisions, build strong cross-functional relationships, and maintain a high bar for creative quality, operational rigor, and customer experience.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Own the Snap Studio service model and operating strategy across always-on services and project-based production.
- Lead the full lifecycle of a high-volume, cross-functional portfolio, from intake and scope definition through creative development, production, post-production, approvals, delivery, and archival.
- Establish and lead the Snap Studio intake, triage, and greenlight process, balancing business priorities, creative ambition, team capacity, timing, and budget.
- Serve as a senior partner to internal customers and executive stakeholders, setting expectations, aligning on scope and priorities, and communicating progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly.
- Oversee the delivery of complex productions and content packages, including video, photography, design, social assets, sizzles, event content, 3D/AR work, and other marketing deliverables.
- Provide executive production leadership on high-visibility work and remain hands-on when needed, including developing briefs, shaping creative approaches, producing shoots, directing teams, and guiding work through final delivery.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary production ecosystem spanning producers, creative producers, designers, editors, post-production, 3D/AR, studio operations, digital asset management, contractors, agencies, and external vendors.
- Own capacity planning and resource allocation across the Snap Studio portfolio, including short-term labor, contractor workforce planning, vendor strategy, and long-term staffing recommendations.
- Build and maintain scalable production workflows, project management systems, dashboards, and operating rituals that improve visibility, accountability, intake, delivery, and archival.
- Partner with Finance, Procurement, People, Legal, Brand, Marketing, Product, and other cross-functional teams to ensure projects are properly scoped, staffed, contracted, budgeted, and delivered in compliance with Snap processes.
- Partner closely on Snap Studio budget management, forecasting, purchase order tracking, vendor management, contract compliance, cost-savings analysis, and executive reporting.
- Lead quarterly and annual planning processes, including strategic planning, operating plans, resource recommendations, project briefs, and executive presentations.
- Identify operational, creative, financial, and resourcing risks early, and drive clear mitigation plans through resolution.
- Partner with Studio Operations on the roadmap for studio infrastructure, equipment, production technology, and capabilities that improve quality, speed, and cost efficiency.
- Represent and communicate the value of Snap Studio through internal service documentation, customer-facing materials, case studies, and impact reporting.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture through clear communication, thoughtful team rituals, and consistent creative and operational standards.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Deep understanding of the end-to-end creative production lifecycle, from strategy and concept development through production, post-production, delivery, and archival.
- Strong knowledge of video, photography, design, digital, social, event, 3D, AR, and emerging production workflows.
- Advanced knowledge of production workflows, including pre-production planning, budgeting, scheduling, crew management, on-set execution, post-production, and final asset delivery.
- Experience navigating production-related legal requirements, including licensing, music rights, talent releases, insurance, permitting, and production safety protocols.
- Strong technical understanding of camera systems, lighting, audio, live production, broadcast workflows, and post-production technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex portfolios with competing priorities, ambiguous inputs, global stakeholders, and varied deadlines.
- Strong understanding of resource planning, staffing models, vendor management, budgets, forecasting, contracts, and production operations.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to establish structure and momentum across multiple workstreams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence senior executives and build trust with internal customers.
- Strong judgment and a solutions-oriented approach to risk, ambiguity, and rapidly changing business needs.
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on production execution.
- Passion for building scalable systems and improving how creative teams work.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8+ years of experience in creative production, video production, integrated production, creative operations, studio management, or a related field.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams and managing a high volume of complex projects in parallel.
- Experience operating in an in-house creative studio, production company, creative agency, or comparable environment.
- Experience managing global brands, high-visibility campaigns, executive content, or complex cross-functional programs.
- Demonstrated experience with production budgets, forecasting, purchase orders, contracts, vendors, and external partners.
- Experience developing or improving intake, project management, resourcing, and reporting systems.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with shifting priorities.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in production, marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience leading an internal studio or shared-services creative organization.
- Experience with Snap’s products, including Snapchat, Spectacles, Lens Studio, Camera Kit, or other augmented reality technologies.
- Experience with 3D, volumetric capture, motion capture, or other emerging production technologies.
- Experience supporting global production across multiple regions, including the U.S. and EMEA.
- Experience with Agile project management and workflow design.
- Familiarity with Jira, Monday.com, Asana, or comparable project management tools; Google Workspace; Adobe Creative Cloud; and post-production tools.
- Passion for Snap’s products, technology, and mission.
"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).
OUR BENEFITS: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
COMPENSATION
In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.
Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):
The base salary range for this position is $142,000-$214,000 annually.
Zone B:
The base salary range for this position is $135,000-$203,000 annually.
Zone C:
The base salary range for this position is $121,000-$182,000 annually.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
If you believe this job description is missing required pay transparency information, please submit a report through this form: Job Description Pay Range Disclosure.
INTRODUCTION
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
ABOUT SNAP STUDIO
Snap Studio is an in-house production and studio services organization that delivers high-quality, efficient creative execution for Snap and its internal partners. Snap Studio provides end-to-end support across creative development, physical production, design, post-production, 3D/AR, studio operations, digital asset management, intake and triage, and financial management.
Snap Studio operates as both an always-on service and a project-based production partner. The team works across Marketing, Spectacles, Specs Studio, Communications, the Office of the CEO, People, and other cross-functional organizations to turn complex creative briefs into impactful content and experiences across social, digital, and other distribution channels.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Snap is looking for an experienced Executive Producer to lead Snap Studio. This role is the senior production and service leader for Snap Studio, responsible for ensuring that the organization operates as a strategic, scalable, and trusted partner to Snap’s internal customers.
The Executive Producer will oversee a diverse portfolio of creative and production work from intake through delivery, while also shaping the systems, staffing model, workflows, and operating rituals that enable the team to deliver high-quality work at scale. This person will lead through influence across a multidisciplinary team of producers, designers, editors, 3D artists, studio operations partners, contractors, agencies, and vendors.
The ideal candidate is an exceptional producer and people leader who can move comfortably between executive-level strategy and hands-on delivery. They bring structure to ambiguity, make clear prioritization and resourcing decisions, build strong cross-functional relationships, and maintain a high bar for creative quality, operational rigor, and customer experience.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Own the Snap Studio service model and operating strategy across always-on services and project-based production.
- Lead the full lifecycle of a high-volume, cross-functional portfolio, from intake and scope definition through creative development, production, post-production, approvals, delivery, and archival.
- Establish and lead the Snap Studio intake, triage, and greenlight process, balancing business priorities, creative ambition, team capacity, timing, and budget.
- Serve as a senior partner to internal customers and executive stakeholders, setting expectations, aligning on scope and priorities, and communicating progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly.
- Oversee the delivery of complex productions and content packages, including video, photography, design, social assets, sizzles, event content, 3D/AR work, and other marketing deliverables.
- Provide executive production leadership on high-visibility work and remain hands-on when needed, including developing briefs, shaping creative approaches, producing shoots, directing teams, and guiding work through final delivery.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary production ecosystem spanning producers, creative producers, designers, editors, post-production, 3D/AR, studio operations, digital asset management, contractors, agencies, and external vendors.
- Own capacity planning and resource allocation across the Snap Studio portfolio, including short-term labor, contractor workforce planning, vendor strategy, and long-term staffing recommendations.
- Build and maintain scalable production workflows, project management systems, dashboards, and operating rituals that improve visibility, accountability, intake, delivery, and archival.
- Partner with Finance, Procurement, People, Legal, Brand, Marketing, Product, and other cross-functional teams to ensure projects are properly scoped, staffed, contracted, budgeted, and delivered in compliance with Snap processes.
- Partner closely on Snap Studio budget management, forecasting, purchase order tracking, vendor management, contract compliance, cost-savings analysis, and executive reporting.
- Lead quarterly and annual planning processes, including strategic planning, operating plans, resource recommendations, project briefs, and executive presentations.
- Identify operational, creative, financial, and resourcing risks early, and drive clear mitigation plans through resolution.
- Partner with Studio Operations on the roadmap for studio infrastructure, equipment, production technology, and capabilities that improve quality, speed, and cost efficiency.
- Represent and communicate the value of Snap Studio through internal service documentation, customer-facing materials, case studies, and impact reporting.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture through clear communication, thoughtful team rituals, and consistent creative and operational standards.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Deep understanding of the end-to-end creative production lifecycle, from strategy and concept development through production, post-production, delivery, and archival.
- Strong knowledge of video, photography, design, digital, social, event, 3D, AR, and emerging production workflows.
- Advanced knowledge of production workflows, including pre-production planning, budgeting, scheduling, crew management, on-set execution, post-production, and final asset delivery.
- Experience navigating production-related legal requirements, including licensing, music rights, talent releases, insurance, permitting, and production safety protocols.
- Strong technical understanding of camera systems, lighting, audio, live production, broadcast workflows, and post-production technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex portfolios with competing priorities, ambiguous inputs, global stakeholders, and varied deadlines.
- Strong understanding of resource planning, staffing models, vendor management, budgets, forecasting, contracts, and production operations.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to establish structure and momentum across multiple workstreams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence senior executives and build trust with internal customers.
- Strong judgment and a solutions-oriented approach to risk, ambiguity, and rapidly changing business needs.
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on production execution.
- Passion for building scalable systems and improving how creative teams work.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8+ years of experience in creative production, video production, integrated production, creative operations, studio management, or a related field.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams and managing a high volume of complex projects in parallel.
- Experience operating in an in-house creative studio, production company, creative agency, or comparable environment.
- Experience managing global brands, high-visibility campaigns, executive content, or complex cross-functional programs.
- Demonstrated experience with production budgets, forecasting, purchase orders, contracts, vendors, and external partners.
- Experience developing or improving intake, project management, resourcing, and reporting systems.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with shifting priorities.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in production, marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience leading an internal studio or shared-services creative organization.
- Experience with Snap’s products, including Snapchat, Spectacles, Lens Studio, Camera Kit, or other augmented reality technologies.
- Experience with 3D, volumetric capture, motion capture, or other emerging production technologies.
- Experience supporting global production across multiple regions, including the U.S. and EMEA.
- Experience with Agile project management and workflow design.
- Familiarity with Jira, Monday.com, Asana, or comparable project management tools; Google Workspace; Adobe Creative Cloud; and post-production tools.
- Passion for Snap’s products, technology, and mission.
"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).
OUR BENEFITS: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
COMPENSATION
In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.
Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):
The base salary range for this position is $142,000-$214,000 annually.
Zone B:
The base salary range for this position is $135,000-$203,000 annually.
Zone C:
The base salary range for this position is $121,000-$182,000 annually.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
If you believe this job description is missing required pay transparency information, please submit a report through this form: Job Description Pay Range Disclosure.
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Which visa types realistically apply to executive producer roles in California?
Executive producers in California most commonly pursue H-1B sponsorship, as the role qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a directly related bachelor's degree or higher. Candidates with an extraordinary record of achievement in film, television, or media may qualify for an O-1A or O-1B visa. F-1 students may use OPT to work while transitioning to employer-sponsored status. Canadian and Mexican nationals do not have a TN visa pathway for this role.
Which companies in California sponsor visas for executive producers?
California's entertainment industry concentrates the most active sponsors. Studios and networks with consistent H-1B LCA filing histories for creative and production leadership roles include NBCUniversal, Netflix, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Streaming platforms headquartered in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, including Amazon MGM Studios, also regularly sponsor senior production talent from outside the United States.
How to find executive producer visa sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate lists California employers with verified visa sponsorship histories for executive producer and senior production roles, so you can focus your search on companies already familiar with the sponsorship process. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for California-based production, studio, and media companies. This saves time compared to cold-applying and discovering mid-process that a company does not sponsor international candidates.
Which California cities have the most executive producer sponsorship opportunities?
Los Angeles accounts for the overwhelming majority of executive producer sponsorship activity in California, driven by its concentration of broadcast networks, film studios, streaming headquarters, and independent production companies. Burbank and Culver City are particularly active as studio hubs within the LA metro. San Francisco and the broader Bay Area offer a secondary cluster tied to tech-driven media and streaming companies with production arms.
Are there any California-specific considerations for executive producers seeking visa sponsorship?
California's entertainment industry operates on a project-based hiring model, which can complicate long-term H-1B sponsorship for roles tied to specific productions. Employers sponsoring executive producers typically structure petitions around ongoing series or multi-project agreements rather than single productions. Union affiliations, such as membership in the Producers Guild of America, can reinforce the professional standing that supports a specialty occupation or O-1 petition.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored executive producer jobs in California?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.