Sr. Producer

WHO WE ARE

Sid Lee is a multidisciplinary creative collective striving to make a difference and celebrating culture with bold ideas. Over 300 artisans work as one team from offices in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Paris, London, and San Francisco. They strive to break the ordinary through brand building, brand expression and brand experience. Its creative community also includes Yard, Digital Kitchen, Sid Lee Sport, Sid Lee Architecture, and Haigo. Alongside daring clients, Sid Lee draws on its rich collection of disciplines: from craft to culture and innovation, empowering its clients to outperform their competitors, earn the trust of their customers, and increase their influence.

Sid Lee is a member of kyu, a collective of top-tier global creative companies established by Hakuhodo DY Holdings. Sid Lee also imagined C2 Montréal, one of the largest creative-business conferences in the world.

ROLE

As a Senior Producer at Sid Lee, you’ll lead the execution of world-class campaigns and branded content for our clients. Working across video, photo, and multi-format advertising, you will collaborate closely with diverse creative teams to bring ambitious ideas to life. In this role, you will navigate a fast-paced agency environment to deliver everything from large-scale, big-budget integrated campaigns to smaller, more nimble projects, always balancing creative vision with practical execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the end-to-end production of advertising and branded content, including broadcast, social, digital, and integrated campaigns.


• Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, and account teams to interpret briefs and elevate ideas into compelling visual stories.


• Build, manage, and inspire multidisciplinary production crews, from internal creators to external partners, talents, and suppliers, to successfully complete projects.


• Oversee production schedules, budgets, logistical plans, and post-production workflows (animation, VFX, compositing, colour grading, AI and more).


• Navigate legal, union, copyright, and compliance requirements specific to agency and advertising contexts.


• Proactively problem-solve and deliver production solutions that balance creative ambition with technical and budget realities.


• Budgeting, actualizing, and wrapping all productions efficiently, on time and on budget.


• Act as a creative ambassador and champion of innovation at Sid Lee.


• Ensure final project documentation, closeout, archiving, and billing are clear and complete.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 6+ years of experience as a producer for advertising, social media, TV, video/photo, experiential, or branded content projects.


• Strong portfolio of agency-produced work.


• Very good command of production and post-production techniques (film crew, equipment, post-production etc.).


• Advanced organizational, communication, and leadership skills.


• Strong negotiation skills while vetting and building production plans.


• Excellent communication skills with clients, internal team members, and agency production partners.


• Knowledge of industry agreements, local supplier networks, and production norms.


• Passion for creative innovation, team collaboration, and working with ambitious brands.


• Strong interest and expertise in new technologies, including artificial intelligence.


• Possess extensive knowledge of the network of production and post-production vendors in Toronto.


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  Canadian passport holder with the ability to travel abroad as needed.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  


• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

The salary range for this role is $90,000–$110,000 CAD per year. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Sid Lee is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to citizenship, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

We encourage women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.