How to hire a senior production coordinator

How to hire a senior production coordinator, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior production coordinator hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior production coordinator job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior production coordinator
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a senior production coordinator, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A senior production coordinator's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior production coordinators from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of senior production coordinators and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Senior Production Coordinator	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Production Coordinator		$21-44
   Leader	Leaders pave the way for a company to achieve certain goals. They are in charge of bringing the organization to greater heights... Show more	$23-73
   Supervisor	Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the daily functions of employees in a specific team, department, or even a work shift. They create work schedules, organize work processes and workflows, train new hires, provide necessary reports related to the team function and the employees, monitor and evaluate employee performance, and ensure that goals of the specific team or department are met... Show more	$14-44

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Production Process
   • SR
   • Purchase Orders
   • POS
   • Delivery Dates
   • Production Schedules
   • Due Dates
   • Production Orders
   • Photoshop
   • QA
   • Inventory Control
   • Product Development
   • R
   • Production Planning

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage manufacturing department operations to ensure compliance with establish quality specifications, production levels, and FDA regulations.
   • Complete training for ISO 9000 and assist in documenting departmental procedures.
   • Manufacture within CE, ASTM, CPSIA, and ISO child safety standards.
   • Analyze weekly WIP report and track production status to ensure compliance and adherence to the time and action calendar.
   • Analyze WIP reports from factories and review production flow to identify potential issues that can affect bulk garment ship dates.
   • Operate system management maintenance programs to sustain integrity of company logistics and execute internal processes.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior production coordinator job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A senior production coordinator salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, senior production coordinators' average salary in alaska is 45% less than in louisiana.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior production coordinators earn 52% less than senior-level senior production coordinators.
   • Certifications. A senior production coordinator with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a senior production coordinator's salary.

   Average senior production coordinator salary

   $63,864yearly

   $30.70 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior production coordinator salary

   $44,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 30, 2026

   Average senior production coordinator salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$79,723	$38
   2	Massachusetts	$79,548	$38
   3	California	$74,055	$36
   4	Maryland	$71,052	$34
   5	Pennsylvania	$68,824	$33
   6	Washington	$68,292	$33
   7	Arizona	$66,012	$32
   8	Texas	$64,801	$31
   9	Minnesota	$64,225	$31
   10	North Carolina	$63,959	$31
   11	Wisconsin	$63,184	$30
   12	Colorado	$62,298	$30
   13	Ohio	$61,893	$30
   14	Illinois	$60,657	$29

   Average senior production coordinator salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Allergan plc	$92,279	$44.36
   2	SAGE Publishing	$89,429	$42.99
   3	Forever 21	$84,142	$40.45
   4	Chicago State University	$80,737	$38.82
   5	Leopardo Companies	$66,212	$31.83
   6	Ipsos Marketing US	$65,212	$31.35
   7	ABL Space Systems	$65,171	$31.33
   8	Insurance	$65,108	$31.30	1
   9	CB Richard Ellis Memphis LLC	$65,108	$31.30
   10	Huntington Ingalls Industries	$65,108	$31.30	19
   11	Peraton	$65,082	$31.29
   12	CoSA VFX	$65,027	$31.26
   13	PDS Tech	$64,872	$31.19	2
   14	Capital One	$63,538	$30.55	14
   15	CBRE Group	$62,392	$30.00	2
   16	National Railroad Passenger Corporation	$62,126	$29.87
   17	The University of Chicago	$62,126	$29.87	1
   18	Sonic Healthcare USA	$61,815	$29.72
   19	LogixHealth	$61,523	$29.58
   20	L3Harris	$60,402	$29.04	32

4. Writing a senior production coordinator job description

   A good senior production coordinator job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a senior production coordinator job description:

   Senior production coordinator job description example

   CoSA VFX, Inc. is looking for an experienced full-time permanent Senior Production Coordinator . Successful candidates should possess a minimum of 4+ years of experience as a VFX Coordinator in broadcast and streaming television, or feature films. Our company is a fast-paced and highly collaborative production environment. Recent projects include Westworld, Resident Alien, CSI: Vegas, and Station 19 as well as a full slate of prominent television and film projects for the upcoming season.

   This role will report remotely to our LA-based Head of Production working with our PST timezone schedule.

   RESPONSIBILITIES:

   • Take notes during daily sessions and client meetings
   • Coordinate and execute client ingest and deliveries
   • Create bid documents from established templates
   • Manage and mentor production assistants and interns
   • Address questions (verbal and written) from clients, producers and other stakeholders
   • Review shot tracking assignments and their status are up-to-date.

   REQUIREMENTS:

   Excellent client relations skills:

   • Able to distill client requests, especially when a client finds it difficult to articulate their need

   • Extract clear and concise feedback from stakeholders to move the project forward

   • Manage multiple client requests, understanding the urgency and importance of each request

   • Project a calm, engaged tone when communicating with clients

   Comprehensive teamwork skills
   Thorough understanding of the VFX production process and tools
   Extensive knowledge of Shot-tracking software
   Strong Communication Skills

   Please include a cover letter and resume as part of the application.

   CoSA VFX is currently only considering applications from those who are permanent residents or those who currently possess valid work permits/visas for Canada or the US.

   CoSA VFX offers competitive compensation and robust benefits package including vacation pay, sick pay and comprehensive extended health & dental insurance.

   Successful interview candidates will be subject to a Verification of Employment and/or Education History check.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior production coordinators for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior production coordinator job on Zippia to find and recruit senior production coordinator candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting senior production coordinators requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior production coordinator

   Once you've found the senior production coordinator candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new senior production coordinator first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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