Director Disney Creative Development Jobs in Tennessee

Big Slate Media is a Knoxville-based production company and agency. Founded in 2015, we help our partners create content that doesn't suck. We believe great creative happens when artistry, ingenuity, compassion, collaboration, positivity, authenticity work together to create meaningful connections between brands and audiences. For us, it's all about creating relationships and interactions that transcend the transaction. Whether that be between a customer and a brand or between us and our partners.

Over the years, we've evolved far beyond a traditional production company. Today, we partner with brands to develop campaigns, content ecosystems, and creative strategies that solve real business challenges. Our unique combination of agency services and production capabilities allows us to help clients think bigger, move faster, and create work that connects. Brands grow when creativity is built as a system. What being a production company + agency really means is that we're able to create connected, creative, agile, and scalable campaigns. We bridge strategy, creative development, execution, refinement, and measuring results all under one roof.

Our team works with major brands like Fox Sports, HGTV, PetSafe, Regal Entertainment, Mike's Hard Lemonade, Clayton Homes, Mountain Dew, Visit Knoxville, and many others. While we're proud of the national brands we support, much of our work is with local and regional businesses, organizations, and communities looking to make an impact through connected content.

As we continue to grow, we're looking for an Executive Producer + Account Director to help shape the next chapter of Big Slate.

THE GIST

The Executive Producer + Account Director serves as a primary driver of revenue, partnerships, and growth for the company. This role is responsible for generating new business, expanding existing client relationships, and helping shape creative solutions that align with client goals. This position sits at the intersection of business development, strategic thinking and creative problem-solving across agency services and production. One day you might be leading a discovery conversation with a marketing team. The next, collaborating with creative directors on a campaign approach. The next, helping build a production budget for a multi-day on-location shoot across the country.

You'll work closely with leadership, creative, production, and agency teams to identify opportunities, guide strategy, and build long-term partnerships that drive meaningful results. We're not looking for someone who simply sells projects. We're looking for someone who builds relationships, creates opportunities, and helps clients solve problems through strategy, creativity, and storytelling.

If you enjoy connecting dots, building trust, and helping shape the future of content creation, you'll fit right in.

SO WHAT'S THE GIG?

This is a full-time position working in our offices in Knoxville, Tennessee, with the opportunity for part-time remote work. Here is the list of the primary responsibilities for this role:

GROWTH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Drive new business through strategic networking, relationship building, referrals, community involvement, and proactive outreach
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities across brands, agencies, organizations, and strategic partners
• Lead opportunities from first conversation through close, collaborating with internal teams to develop solutions that create value for clients
• Identify and pursue high-impact opportunities that align with Big Slate’s strengths, capabilities, and long-term vision
• Stay deeply connected to industry trends, emerging technologies, shifting audience behaviors, and market opportunities
• Help clients understand what is possible by connecting business objectives to creative, strategic, and production solutions

RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT

• Build and nurture high-trust relationships with clients, partners, community leaders, and industry decision-makers
• Serve as a trusted advisor who can confidently engage with executives, marketing leaders, creative teams, and business owners
• Maintain intentional communication with key accounts to drive retention, growth, and long-term partnership opportunities
• Create meaningful interactions that extend beyond transactions and contribute to lasting relationships
• Represent Big Slate as a credible, connected, and thoughtful leader within the marketplace

CREATIVE STRATEGY & PROPOSALS

• Lead the development of proposals, treatments, presentations, budgets, and strategic recommendations that win work
• Collaborate closely with agency, creative, and production teams to shape ideas that are both ambitious and executable
• Gather and translate client insights into clear strategic direction that helps internal teams develop effective solutions
• Help clients think beyond individual projects and toward integrated campaigns, content ecosystems, and long-term growth strategies
• Build budgets that balance creative ambition, operational realities, client expectations, and company profitability
• Understand where emerging technologies and AI-driven workflows can create efficiencies while protecting the integrity of the creative process

BRAND PRESENCE & COMMUNITY

• Actively represent Big Slate at industry events, conferences, networking opportunities, festivals, and community initiatives
• Build visibility for both yourself and the company through relationships, thought leadership, and industry involvement
• Strengthen Big Slate’s reputation as a trusted creative and strategic partner
• Contribute to marketing, business development, and brand-building initiatives that support company growth

ACCOUNT LEADERSHIP & PROJECT OVERSIGHT

• Serve as the primary relationship lead for accounts and projects originated through personal business development efforts
• Help guide creative, strategic, and production conversations to ensure work aligns with client objectives and project goals
• Collaborate with agency, creative, production, and leadership teams to develop solutions that best serve the client and the work
• Advocate for the client experience, creative vision, and overall quality of execution throughout the lifecycle of a project
• Maintain alignment between client expectations, budgets, schedules, production realities, and internal collaboration
• Support the successful delivery of projects while fostering a positive, solutions-oriented environment across departments
• Help clients navigate complex decisions around strategy, production, content creation, resource allocation, and campaign development
• Be present on key productions as a relationship leader and trusted client partner
• Ensure clients feel informed, supported, and confident throughout the production process
• Help bridge the gap between creative vision, client expectations, and production execution
• Support production teams by helping facilitate communication, alignment, and problem-solving when needed
• Represent Big Slate’s commitment to hospitality, professionalism, and exceptional client experience both on set and off

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in business development, agency leadership, account management, production, marketing, creative services, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing significant client relationships and revenue-generating partnerships
• Experience developing budgets, proposals, scopes of work, and strategic recommendations
• Strong understanding of production workflows, creative development, campaign strategy, and content marketing
• Proven ability to navigate conversations with executive leadership teams and key decision-makers
• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, budgets, and timelines
• Understanding of emerging technologies, artificial intelligence tools, and modern content creation workflows
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking abilities
• Professional, confident, and approachable demeanor
• Existing industry relationships and professional network are a significant plus
• Possess strong interpersonal skills including empathy, communication, adaptability, leadership, problem-solving, responsibility, and dependability

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

We believe people who create growth should participate in it.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Uncapped commission opportunities tied to new business development and account growth
• Employee profit-sharing program
• 401k with a 4% company match
• Shared expenses for health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid vacation
• Just about every holiday we can take, including that window between Christmas and NYC (it's time we all stop pretending to work during this ...)
• Quarterly mental health day aimed at recharging your creative juices

GROWTH & LEADERSHIP

• Direct collaboration with company leadership and the opportunity to help shape the future of Big Slate
• Meaningful influence on company growth, service offerings, partnerships, and strategic direction
• A seat at the table as we continue to evolve our agency, production, and technology offerings
• Paid continuing education, certifications, conferences, and professional development opportunities

CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• The opportunity to build relationships with regional and national brands while helping create work that genuinely moves the needle
• Collaborate across strategy, creative, production, social, web, and emerging technologies to develop solutions that go beyond traditional advertising
• Work alongside award-winning creatives, strategists, producers, and storytellers
• Opportunities to attend industry conferences, film festivals, networking events, client activations, and business development opportunities
• Occasional travel for client meetings, productions, events, and industry engagement

TOOLS & RESOURCES

• Availability of professional production equipment, gear, and studio space for personal creative projects
• Exposure to emerging technologies and workflows helping shape the future of content creation

CULTURE

• A team that believes the best about each other and our clients; where grace and compassion create safety for creativity and growth
• Relaxed, casual work environment built on trust, ownership, and collaboration
• Bi-annual company retreats aimed to address growth, industry insights, build connection across departments and align on vision
• Regular culture activities like bar crawls, volunteer initiatives, passion projects, and watch parties
• Stamper and Stanley, the office dogs and the goodest boys around (or the "Best Boys" in the production world)

TO APPLY

To apply, please send your resume and any relevant work samples to careers@bigslatemedia.com with the subject line "(YOUR NAME) | Executive Producer + Account Director". Feel free to say hey and tell us a little about yourself and why you're interested in the job (kinda an informal cover letter). Oh, and include a link to a piece of content you think doesn't suck. We can talk about why when we get together!