Vice President, Creative Operations & Production

Game Show Group

The Vice President, Creative Operations & Production is a senior leader who drives the end-to-end operational, production, and post-production ecosystem for all marketing content across Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! They also play a critical role in overseeing sales material for the Game Show Group development team. This role ensures that creative ambition is matched by operational excellence, supporting campaigns and day-to-day content needs across linear/broadcast, streaming, digital, social, consumer products, licensing, and development. The VP oversees a large cross-functional pipeline, modernizes workflows, and ensures the teams deliver best-in-class assets that strengthen the brands and propel growth.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Operations

• Establish and manage operational frameworks that enable high-volume, high-quality creative output across multiple formats and channels.
• Partner with senior Production, Marketing, & Creative leadership to set long-term priorities and capacity plans that align with business goals.
• Evolve workflows and toolsets to support modern content creation, asset management, and cross-platform distribution.
• Build, maintain, and optimize annual budgets, production calendars, and resource allocations for all campaign and ongoing content.

Production Oversight

• Lead all aspects of production—pre-production, field production, stage shoots, and remote productions—for promotional, social, brand, and partner-facing video assets.
• Oversee agency, freelancer, and vendor relationships, ensuring scale, reliability, and adherence to creative and brand standards.
• Ensure all shoots and deliverables meet legal, network, and platform compliance requirements.
• Champion innovation in production techniques, efficient creative hardware/software, and emerging technologies that elevate output and streamline costs.

Video Editorial & Post-Production Management

• Supervise internal and external editorial teams responsible for trailers, spots, sizzles, social videos, streaming promos, franchise content, and development materials.
• Drive a strong editorial point of view that upholds the narrative identity of both franchises across platforms.
• Oversee the full post-production pipeline, including editorial, graphics, finishing, QC, audio mix, and final delivery.
• Ensure robust versioning workflows to support broadcast, paid digital and paid/organic social, and international needs.

Cross-Platform Collaboration

• Partner closely with Integrated Marketing, Social, Publicity, and Partnership teams to ensure cohesive messaging and efficient project flow.
• Support development across new franchise extensions (spin-offs, pilots, specials), helping shape presentation materials and go-to-market creative.
• Work with distribution teams to ensure timely and technically correct delivery to broadcast networks, streaming platforms, partners, and internal channels.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team spanning production management, editors, producers, and operational leads.
• Foster a culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, creative excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Implement best practices for communication, feedback, and cross-department alignment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in creative or marketing operations, production, or post-production within entertainment, broadcast, streaming, or digital media.
• Demonstrated success overseeing complex, multi-platform creative pipelines and high-volume asset production.
• Deep experience managing editorial teams, agencies, and vendors.
• Strong command of current production and post-production technologies, workflows, and delivery specs (broadcast, digital, and social).
• Proven ability to lead through influence, navigate large organizations, and build consensus across stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for iconic game show brands and an instinct for translating franchise legacy into modern, multi-platform storytelling.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $175,903-$228,674. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

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