Creative Production Lead, International (UK)

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Airbnb's Creative Production Lead, International (UK) is a senior, multi-disciplinary role overseeing global brand campaigns across film, photography, animation and more, requiring 10+ years leading large-scale productions in agency, studio or in-house settings, with strong budgeting, scheduling and cross-functional leadership across time zones. You’ll build and manage production plans, partner with external studios, and advocate for exceptional craft while upholding Airbnb Core Values and a commitment to inclusion. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight multi-platform campaigns, show budget stewardship and team leadership, provide a compact portfolio with measurable outcomes, demonstrate collaboration with executive producers, and note software proficiency in Airtable, Google Sheets, Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join: 

Our team is composed of both marketing and creative talent. We consider ourselves Airbnb’s storyteller, responsible for sharing our vision and product promise with hosts and guests around the world. We build Airbnb’s brand by providing education on new ways to live, travel, and experience the world. Our work spans campaign, social, product launch events, and product marketing. 

A Typical Day: 

• Manage complex, multidisciplinary projects across all mediums
• Organize your team, document and create a production plan and lead your projects through the entire project lifecycle
• Work with the Executive Producer of Local Programs to create and review schedules and budgets. You will clearly communicate any risks or watch outs to key stakeholders
• Because projects often require coordinating with the central team, our projects will span time zones and hemispheres, and therefore requires you to responsibly coordinate with everyone on the project's progress and deadlines
• Manage large-scale marketing initiatives with multiple work streams in a creative environment
• Advocate for the highest-level of craft across all output
• Find, source, and manage diverse production partners to support the work; educate stakeholders and agencies on process and guidelines for projects
• Manage and prioritize feedback from stakeholders as projects develop
• Manage teams of creatives, producers, developers, and more
• Look for ways to up-level our processes and strive to improve them 
• Enable creatives with the tools and resources to do their best work by establishing/managing schedules, budgets, and partners
• Build meaningful XFN relationships
• Plan and execute integrated productions (e.g., film, photography, interactive design, animation, etc.). Advocate diversity, equity, and inclusion across work, internal teams, and external partners
• Abide by Airbnb’s Core Values. 

Your Expertise:

• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience helping lead global brand campaigns, preferably a mix of advertising agency, creative studio, and in-house experience.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, multi-platform experiences, campaigns, and productions and various outbound marketing mediums 
• Experience working with design, content production (animation, motion graphics), photography and cross-team knowledge of business affairs, copywriting, art direction, design, and strategy
• Deeply capable with budget forecasting, resourcing, actualization and spend allocation at a project level
• Leading edge understanding of integrated production using mixed media channels including content, industrial design, and technology
• Expertise with production process and terminology; integrated global brand campaign experience
• Software: Airtable, Google Sheets, and basic knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative suite.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.