Jack TaylorProducer

Producer · Based in Southern California · Available to travel and remote

A producer's plan, with a filmmaker's eye.

I produce commercial and brand work, keeping budgets, crews and timelines on track. I also bring years behind the camera and in the edit, so the creative stays sharp from brief to delivery.

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Jack Taylor on set with a cinema camera rig and comms earpiece
Since 2019running productions, from first call to final delivery
$15k–$100k+budgets produced for agencies and brands
Producer · AD · DProles I've covered on set
4agency partners: Saxum, Levitate, Localeyes and Spherical
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Selected work

Producer + AD2024 · Chris Cole Films for Saxum

Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance

National campaign with a $100k+ budget. Took it from the sale through pre-production, on-set AD and final delivery, leading a 16 person crew.

Watch the spots: Spot 1 · Spot 2 · Spot 3

Producer + AD2026 · Feature film · Chris Cole Films

The Archivist

Producer and assistant director on a full-length feature shot in Northern California, from pre-production through principal photography.

Production manager + cam op2026 · Chris Cole Films via Levitate

American Red Cross

Ran crew and logistics as production manager and operated camera on an agency campaign, with an 8 to 10 person crew.

Watch the spots: Spot 1 · Spot 2 · Spot 3

Producer + camera2024 to 2025 · Chris Cole Films

Maui Ocean Center

Two campaign sets, including nationwide advertisements and ads that run on cruise ships.

Watch the spots: Spot 1 · Spot 2 · Spot 3

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Director + cam op2026 · via Localeyes

Good Life Management

Directed and operated camera on a full commercial for a San Diego property management company.

Two ways to work together

For projects

Freelance and contract producing

Bring me in for a shoot, a campaign or a season of content. I plug into your team or run production for you.

  • Budgeting, scheduling and bids
  • Crewing, casting support and vendor management
  • Locations, logistics and call sheets
  • On-set producing and assistant directing
  • Post-production management through final delivery
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For teams

Producer roles at agencies and brands

Open to Producer, Creative Producer and Content Producer roles. Based in Southern California, ready to travel, and set up to work remote.

  • Full-time, part-time or contract
  • Founder mindset: budgets, clients and delivery
  • Comfortable on set and behind the camera
  • Built and led a network of 84 creatives
  • Agency vendor-side experience with Saxum, Levitate, Localeyes and Spherical
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Why a creative producer

Plenty of producers live in spreadsheets. The best projects need someone who can read a budget and a frame.

Plan with precision

Budgets, schedules, call sheets, vendors and logistics, handled so nothing slips and nobody is guessing on shoot day.

See like a filmmaker

Years behind the camera and in the edit means spotting creative problems early, before they cost time or money.

Lead like a founder

Years of building and running my own teams. Calm under pressure, and easy to work with on a long day.

Portrait of Jack Taylor

About

I'm a producer who loves turning a brief into a finished piece, on time and on budget, without losing the creative spark along the way.

I co-founded Take Flight Cinema to produce commercial and brand work for agencies and direct clients. I also built and still run two premium event production brands, delivering more than 1,000 live, no-second-take events with a network of 84 associates. Earlier, I managed around 300 productions a year across California and Arizona as a regional project manager for a multi-state media company, and sold $1M+ in events annually as Sales Manager at Cuvier Club in La Jolla.

I studied music performance at Syracuse and culinary arts in San Diego, so timing, teamwork and a calm head under pressure come naturally.

[Testimonial from Nick Torontali, coming soon]
Nick Torontali · Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance campaign
[Testimonial from Yessica Zipf, coming soon]
Yessica Zipf · Senior Producer

Have a project or a role in mind? Let's talk.

[email protected] 858.344.5583 LinkedIn Résumé (PDF)