Head of Production, DTC Content

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Los Angeles, CA, USA
In-Office
170K-230K Annually
Expert/Leader
News + Entertainment
The Role
Lead and scale the production organization for a growing slate of original programming. Oversee multiple productions from planning through delivery, manage budgets, schedules, crews, vendors, locations, and logistics, build production teams and systems, and partner cross-functionally to ensure operational execution and delivery at scale.
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About Us

Beast Industries is a multifaceted media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, the most watched person in the world. Renowned for revolutionizing digital content creation, Beast Industries encompasses a diverse portfolio of ventures that extend far beyond its origins on YouTube. With a mission to entertain, inspire, and create significant social impact, Beast Industries operates across various domains including digital media, philanthropy, consumer products, and innovative business initiatives. At Beast Industries, we believe in the transformative power of digital media and its potential to entertain, educate, and effect positive change. Our commitment to innovation, creativity, and philanthropy drives us to explore new frontiers, create unforgettable experiences, and build a legacy that inspires future generations.

Location: Los Angeles, CA (preferred)
Reporting To: GM and President, Beast Studios

Build the production organization behind a growing portfolio of original content.Overview

We're building a growing direct-to-consumer content business with an expanding slate of original programming. As our content portfolio grows across live programming, long-form unscripted series, creator-led content, and live experiences, we're looking for an experienced production leader to build the organization responsible for bringing that slate to life.

The Head of Production is responsible for building and scaling the production function that supports this growing portfolio. Working closely with the President, Studio and Head of Production, Studio, you'll oversee production across multiple concurrent projects while establishing the people, systems, and operational infrastructure needed to support an ambitious and evolving content strategy.

This role is focused on production leadership, not creative development. Programming will continue to own creative direction, editorial decisions, formats, and content strategy, while the Head of Production owns operational execution across the slate. Success requires building a production organization that can deliver consistently at scale while partnering closely with creative, product, engineering, marketing, finance, legal, and business operations teams.

What You'll Do
  • Define and lead the production strategy across a growing portfolio of original programming.
  • Oversee multiple concurrent productions from early planning through production, post-production, and final delivery.
  • Build and lead a high-performing production organization, including production executives, line producers, production managers, post-production leaders, coordinators, and external partners.
  • Own production budgets, forecasts, schedules, staffing plans, and operational capacity across the slate.
  • Manage all aspects of production operations, including crews, vendors, locations, stages, permits, contracts, insurance, payroll, travel, transportation, equipment, and logistics.
  • Partner closely with Programming leadership to evaluate production feasibility while supporting creative ambition with operational discipline.
  • Establish scalable production standards, workflows, reporting, approval processes, and delivery frameworks.
  • Build relationships with studios, production companies, creators, vendors, and external production partners.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to ensure content is delivered effectively across digital platforms and supported by complementary content initiatives.
  • Serve as the executive escalation point for production risks, scheduling conflicts, budget pressures, vendor issues, and delivery challenges.
  • Continuously improve production operations through stronger systems, organizational design, technology, and vendor strategy.
Who You Are
  • You have 12-15+ years of production experience, with significant leadership responsibility across long-form unscripted television, streaming, digital media, live programming, or a related entertainment environment.
  • You've led multiple complex productions simultaneously and know how to balance quality, schedule, budget, and execution across competing priorities.
  • You have deep expertise in production operations, including budgeting, scheduling, staffing, vendor management, locations, stages, contracts, payroll, permits, and logistics.
  • You've built and led high-performing production teams and know how to create the systems and processes that enable organizations to scale.
  • You partner effectively with creative leaders, providing operational guidance while supporting ambitious programming and evolving production needs.
  • You thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities change quickly and can bring structure, sound judgment, and calm execution through ambiguity.
  • Experience with creator-led content, live programming, streaming, digital-first media, or other direct-to-consumer entertainment businesses is a plus.

Frequent travel should be expected based on production schedules and business needs.

Compensation & Benefits

The annual base salary range for this role is $170,000–$230,000, in addition to eligibility for an annual bonus, an equity grant under the company's employee equity plan, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equity awards are granted in good faith and are subject to the terms of the applicable equity plan, company policies, Board approval, and individual eligibility.

BenefitsThe Perks, Why Work On the MrBeast Team

We are redefining what entertainment and storytelling look like at global scale. Every piece of content we publish reaches millions and influences culture in real time. This is your opportunity to lead the team that decides how those moments come to life across every screen.

  • Competitive Salary
  • Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance 
  • Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA) 
  • 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
  • Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
  • Company-provided technology package 
  • Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days

Skills Required

  • 12-15+ years of production experience with significant leadership in long-form unscripted television, streaming, digital media, live programming, or related entertainment
  • Proven track record leading multiple complex productions simultaneously and balancing quality, schedule, budget, and execution
  • Deep expertise in production operations including budgeting, scheduling, staffing, vendor management, locations, stages, contracts, payroll, permits, and logistics
  • Experience building and leading high-performing production teams and establishing scalable systems and processes
  • Ability to partner with creative leadership to evaluate feasibility and support creative ambition with operational discipline
  • Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and providing structure, sound judgment, and calm execution
  • Experience with creator-led content, live programming, streaming, or digital-first media
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The Company
HQ: Greenville, NC
113 Employees

What We Do

The YouTube Streamy Awards' 2020 Creator of the Year Accomplishments - Raised $20,000,000 To Plant 20,000,000 Trees - Given millions to charity - Donated over 100 cars lol - Gave away a private island - Given away over 100 ps4s lol - Gave away 1 million dollars in one video - Counted to 100k - Read the Dictionary - Watched Dance Till You're Dead For 10 Hours - Read Bee Movie Script - Read Longest English Word - Watched Paint Dry - Ubering Across America - Watched It's Every Day Bro For 10 Hours - Ran a marathon in the world's largest shoes - Adopted every dog in a shelter You get the point haha

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