Lead, Sponsored Production - 12month FTC

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.

Snapchat is an app that empowers people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. It's the easiest and fastest way to communicate the full range of human emotions with your friends without pressure to be popular, pretty, or perfect. 

Snap’s camera supports real friendships through visual communication, self expression and storytelling. Moving forward, our camera will play a transformative role in how people experience the world around them, combining what they see in the real world, with all that’s available to them in the digital world.

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Producer to join the Global  Sponsored Production team. The Lead Producer will work directly with internal creative and sales teams, external brands, agencies, and vendors to support the creation of best-in-class creative for Snapchat. This role will require management of campaign production & SPVs (Snap preferred vendors and sponsored production operations workflows). The ideal candidate will collaborate closely across multiple cross-functional teams at Snapchat, have excellent communication skills in client and vendor management, and possess strategic thinking in proactively problem solving against creative challenges and logistical hurdles during each project.  

What you’ll do:

• Serve as the primary production partner for high-impact, cross-functional projects with multiple dependencies, driving successful execution that supports business growth and client objectives.

• Define, manage, and communicate project plans, timelines, workflows, and milestones, ensuring transparency, operational efficiency, and high-quality delivery across all stakeholders.

• Manage external vendors to deliver on the agreed scope of work, ensuring consistency and quality.

• Propose, deliver and manage scalable programs in partnership with Sales and cross-functional teams.

• Continuously recommend and implement improvements to project management workflows to boost operational excellence.

• Report on production value and volume, turning insights into actionable strategic recommendations.

• Act as a creative ambassador for Snapchat’s guidelines and production best practices.

• Provide training and mentorship to junior team members, fostering team growth and knowledge sharing.

• Own the Sponsored Production partner ecosystem, including partner onboarding, rate negotiations, packages, legal compliance, Statements of Work and strategic relationships Across multiple markets globally

• Establish partner quality standards, scoring systems, feedback loops, training and educational materials.

• Lead global partner strategy across AR, Video, UGC and Collab Studio, ensuring partners deliver high-quality, cost-effective and scalable production.

• Partner with Sales, Client Solutions, Creative Strategy, Operations, Legal and Finance to improve workflows, reduce ambiguity and support revenue growth.

• Drive operational excellence through process improvement, data hygiene, AI-enabled workflows and more efficient sales-to-production cycles.

• Report on production value and volume, turning insights into actionable strategic recommendations.

• Represent the global production perspective, mentor peers and influence operating models without requiring direct people management.

Knowledge, skills & abilities: 

• 7+ years of project management or program management experience 

• Production or Creative agency experience 

• Candidates should possess strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to independently manage multiple projects and stakeholders while maintaining high attention to detail.

• Ability to constructively navigate ambiguity and uncertainty. 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Experience working with advertising clients in a support function

• Experience with influencer marketing/talent management agencies 

• Familiarity with augmented reality and video trends 

• Understanding of current social media and Creator landscape

• Experience working in Salesforce and Monday.com.

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"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.

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!