Job Title: Producer

• Department: Production
• Reports to: Executive Producers and Director of Production
• Supervisory Responsibilities: No
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Travel: 35%

Position Function: 

A Producer is expected to manage and execute simultaneous projects across all content platforms including television, radio, video, digital or social content. This includes budgeting, scheduling, vendor management, technical specifications, quality assurance, and follows through to actualization of the project. Must be skilled at working on-site at live events, working with a lean team to coordinate capturing and editing footage. This is a client-facing role with direct client responsibilities during production. 

Position-Specific Responsibilities/Duties:

• Initiates/maintains communications and interactions with Account Leadership, Project Management and Creative Teams
• Consults with Creative, Account, Research, and Business Affairs from inception of ideas through completion of production
• Plans and implements production of TV, radio, video, digital or social content upon client approval of storyboards, scenarios, or scripts
• Develops estimates and monitors budgets based on campaign deliverables/change orders
• Generates and adheres to production schedules
• Creates specifications documents based on deliverable scope and definitions
• Determines resource requirements and engages third party vendors as necessary
• Evaluates, solicits bids from, and negotiates with vendors
• Works directly with cost consultants throughout process of production, meeting and adhering to established parameters
• Directs production workflow through pre-production meetings, casting, shooting, recording, editing, music, color correction, and final client approval
• Manages critical path milestones, evaluating risks and developing contingency plans
• QAs ALL final deliverables prior to launch minimizing project risks
• Proactively communicates issues and resolutions to team within agency
• Carries out any additional and unforeseen duties as required, ensuring the project’s success

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Three plus years production experience
• Capable of interacting with clients, client facing responsibilities on production  
• Experience managing the development of projects with external vendors
• Basic knowledge of SAG, AICP, AICE guidelines
• Overall knowledge of film and digital capabilities and nomenclature
• Current knowledge of industry prices, trends, and vendor capabilities
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business and professional communications, technical procedures or governmental regulations
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Foster innovative solutions

Key Characteristics/Desired Competencies: 

• People person with potential leadership/managerial skills
• Personality traits: organized, creative, logical, perceptive, decisive, trustworthy
• Team player and consensus builder
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Extremely organized, yet flexible
• Problem solver with ability to multitask
• Positive attitude under pressure
• Outgoing and approachable
• Proactive
• Passionate, curious and knowledgeable about production