Head of marketing Jobs in Mont-Royal, QC

About Us!

At Sourcing Unicorns, we recruit globally across the creative and experiential industry, always on the lookout for exceptional talent to bring bold ideas to life. For this opportunity, we’re proud to collaborate with the team at Fivestone Studios to find the unicorn, the one who will truly make a difference. Together, we ensure a smooth and human-centered hiring experience that reflects the studio’s vision.

About Fivestone!

Fivestone Studios is a Nashville-based creative media agency that an international clientele trust as their creative secret weapon. Our MO is taking on giants and making heroes of our clients through an impressive arsenal of strategy, design, digital media production & interactive technology capabilities.

Our primary goal at Fivestone Studios is to make a space for creative warriors to grow, thrive and take on their own giants. We use our Five Stones as our lens for success and our foundation for a healthy culture: honor, bravery, vision, generosity and excellence. If you have a passion for teamwork, are willing to leave your ego at the door, and have a strong drive for creative excellence, we would love to talk.

Role Summary

Head of Production (Immersive Division)

Location: Preferred in European time zone but US / Canada / LATAM also works
Reports to: Managing Director, Immersive
Works closely with: CEO / Founder, EVP of Growth & Creative, ECD, Director of Technology, Finance / CFO

The Head of Production (HOP) is the execution and operational backbone of the Immersive Division, owning the transition from qualified opportunity → scoped proposal → production → delivery.

The HOP converts creative intent into clear scope, schedule, budget, risk plans, and resourcing across real-time content, CG/VFX, interactive/software, AV systems, fabrication, and installation.

Beyond delivery, this is a builder role responsible for designing the systems, standards, and content pipelines that enable the team to scale with excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Opportunity & Proposal Leadership

• Take ownership of qualified opportunities from Sales / CEO

• Translate creative direction into SOW, detailed budget, master schedule, staffing model, and risk register with mitigations

• Partner with ECD on the story and presentation; own execution strategy (budget, schedule, delivery approach)

• Confidently represent production strategy in client pitches and Q&A

Cross-Discipline Technical Fluency

• Evaluate / challenge estimates across:
  Unreal / Unity real-time, CG / VFX / animation, creative tech (sensors, tracking, show control), UI / UX & interactive workflows, fabrication / scenic, AV hardware / media servers / displays / lighting

• Understand integration, QA, calibration / commissioning, deployment cycles

• Maintain a vetted network of specialist vendors and integrators

Project Delivery & Leadership

• Support Producers post-award; enforce scope, plan, quality, and timeline

• Serve as escalation point for change orders, client dynamics, and risk issues

• Maintain production forecasting, resourcing plans, and talent pipeline

• Champion creative integrity and technical feasibility in balance

Operational Systems & Pipeline Development

Partner with the Managing Director to build scalable workflows for:

• Estimation & scoping templates

• Onboarding & kickoff checklists

• Asset / content pipelines (CG real-time AV)

• QA / testing / tech rehearsal procedures

• Documentation, reporting, and ticketing standards

• Installation & commissioning frameworks

Additional responsibilities:

• Select and implement production software platforms (PM, resource planning, review / approvals, QA / test, dashboarding)

• Create repeatable playbooks for immersive execution and continuous improvement

• This person builds the machine, not just runs it.

Project Financial Leadership

• Own budget models, burn forecasts, change orders, and weekly financial reporting cadence

• Ensure MD / CFO have accurate, current, actionable visibility into project budgets, margin forecasts, utilization implications, and CO impact

• Identify margin risk early and lead mitigation

• Drive a culture of commercial discipline in estimating and delivery

• Accountable for project financial accuracy; supports division P&L leadership

Your Journey

Experience

• 12–18+ years total professional experience

• 7–10+ years in senior production leadership roles within immersive, experiential, media, or integrated creative environments

• Proven track record delivering large-scale, multidisciplinary immersive or interactive projects from proposal through installation

Core Capabilities

• Deep expertise in production planning, budgeting, and scheduling across complex creative-tech ecosystems

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams spanning creative, technical, and operational disciplines

• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including forecasting, margin management, and change order control

• Experience building and scaling production systems, workflows, and pipelines

• High confidence presenting production strategies to clients and executive stakeholders

Technical & Industry Fluency

• Familiarity with real-time engines, CG/VFX pipelines, interactive systems, AV infrastructure, and fabrication / installation workflows

• Understanding of QA, commissioning, deployment cycles, and integrated technical environments

• Established network of vendors, freelancers, or integrators is a strong plus

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Strategic thinker with strong operational execution skills

• Calm under pressure, solution-oriented, and decisive

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

• Culture carrier who balances creative ambition with technical realism

• Builder mindset, someone who creates systems, not only manages outputs

Thank you for applying. We’re committed to an inclusive process and we welcome talent from all walks of life. We aim to review every application. Roles in experiential can be ultra-specialized, if it’s not a fit for this one, we may still flag your profile for future opportunities. Thanks for helping grow the Sourcing Unicorns talent ecosystem.