At Code and Theory, we thrive at the intersection of creativity and technology. We build brands through big ideas, bold storytelling, and content that actually moves people. Our teams don't just execute work. They shape it. Through a culture of invention, we turn ambitious concepts into memorable experiences that resonate across every channel.
Production is the engine that drives creative work forward at Code and Theory. Our producers are equal parts creative partner and operational powerhouse: planning, scoping, pricing, challenging, and innovating to bring structure to the chaos so the best work can thrive.
Sr. Directors are the senior leaders who own the health and growth of a defined portfolio of client partnerships. They build the teams, develop the talent, and create the conditions for great work to happen consistently and at scale. They are trusted by clients at the highest levels, relied on by their teams as true leaders, and operate with the kind of autonomy that comes from deep experience and sound judgment.
WHAT YOU'LL DO- Own delivery, financial health, and client relationships across a defined cluster of accounts, maintaining full portfolio visibility and leadership direction
- Lead and develop a team of Directors, Associate Directors, and Producers, owning development plans and building a culture that retains strong talent
- Serve as senior delivery partner to top-tier clients, building executive relationships and sustaining partnerships through consistent communication and delivery
- Strengthen production processes across the portfolio, enforcing standards, identifying efficiencies, and increasing team agility on every account
- Lead pitch and proposal efforts for assigned accounts, developing scope, staffing plans, and budgets, and building the case for what great work requires
- Build and maintain institutional knowledge across the account cluster, including client businesses, teams, and agency history
- Forecast portfolio needs, including resourcing, coverage, and team capacity, keeping Resource Management informed ahead of gaps
- Champion growth across the full pod, fostering a culture of learning, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Identify and pursue opportunities to grow client partnerships and expand scope of work across accounts
- 12+ years of experience across integrated production: campaign, content, video, digital, experiential, and brand work
- Proven track record managing managers, including team-building, director development, performance management, hiring, and personnel decisions
- Fluency in portfolio-level financial management, including P&L ownership across multiple accounts, margin risk identification, and resourcing decisions
- Executive-level client relationship experience, including senior representation in high-stakes conversations
- Demonstrated ability to build self-sustaining operations through systems and people, not personal hours
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with external production partners, with judgment on selection, timing, and scale
- Experience owning business development at scale, including scoping multi-workstream engagements and building business cases
- Genuine enthusiasm for the craft and for developing the people around it
- High EQ and ability to build trust quickly across clients, teams, and leadership
- Sound judgment operating autonomously, including knowing when to escalate and bringing a point of view, not just status
ABOUT US
Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic.
Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.
The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.
The base compensation range for this role is $190,000-$230,000 and spans multiple levels. We're open to hiring at the level that best matches the right candidate's experience. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, budget, and location.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience across integrated production, including campaign, content, video, digital, experiential, and brand work
- Experience managing managers, including team building, director development, performance management, hiring, and personnel decisions
- Fluency in portfolio-level financial management, including P&L ownership across multiple accounts, margin risk identification, and resourcing decisions
- Executive-level client relationship experience and senior representation in high-stakes conversations
- Ability to build self-sustaining operations through systems and people
- Experience building relationships with external production partners and judging selection, timing, and scale
- Experience owning business development at scale, including scoping multi-workstream engagements and building business cases
- Enthusiasm for production craft and developing team members
- High emotional intelligence and ability to build trust across clients, teams, and leadership
- Sound autonomous judgment, including knowing when to escalate and bringing a point of view
Code and Theory Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Code and Theory and has not been reviewed or approved by Code and Theory.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies include an “unlimited”/flexible PTO approach with paid holidays/sick time and seasonal early-close Fridays, offering notable flexibility. These options provide additional downtime beyond standard accrual models.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is part of the standard package, with employer-verified health plan information cited as current. Life and disability insurance further reinforce foundational coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is included in the package, supporting long-term savings. Candidates are encouraged to confirm the match formula during the offer stage.
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What We Do
Code and Theory is a strategically driven, digital-first creative agency that lives at the intersection of creativity and technology. We solve consumer and business problems across the entire customer journey that flex to meet the ever-changing needs of consumer expectations. We put the user, their behaviors and needs, at the center of everything we do — from our proprietary research methodologies, to product development processes, to how we create brand, channel and messaging strategies. Our goal is simple: to solve our clients business problems. We bring big ideas to life by looking holistically at brand ecosystems where digital plays a prominent role in driving the consumer from first-touch through to conversion to relationship deepening over time. We identify gaps in the consumer journey and opportunities in culture that require products, services or communications to fill. We work across categories, ranging as far and wide as health care (Pfizer, Sanofi, Reach MD, Bioreference Laboratories) to financial services (JP Morgan Chase, Prudential, Morgan Stanley, First Data) to cpg (Mars, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson) to technology companies (Facebook, Xerox, Samsung, Comcast) to culture brands (adidas, H&M). And because our DNA is in publishing — we’ve embedded in over 135 newsrooms in the past decade — we bring unique expertise in understanding how content is created, distributed and optimized, including our work with CNN, NBC News, NBC Sports, and Bustle Digital Group. At Code and Theory, we strive to only be limited by our own ambition and creativity. We believe in pushing our creativity beyond the easy and obvious answers in order to deliver the solutions that are right for our clients, their businesses, and their consumers.
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