Senior Producer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Saatchi & Saatchi has grown from a start-up advertising agency in London in 1970 to a global creative communications company headquartered in New York with 130 offices in 70 countries and over 6500 employees. Saatchi & Saatchi is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest communications group.

We are a full service, integrated communications network and we work with 6 of the top 10 and over half of the top 50 global advertisers.  We believe passionately in the power of ideas to differentiate and motivate. And to change the world for the better.

Job Description

The Senior Producer is a creative advertising practitioner with special skills executing creative content across channels. He/she is responsible for managing all production activities including director search, studio /supplier negotiation and bidding, pre-production preparation, shooting, recording, editing, and final shipping. Prior agency experience is required. The Senior Producer reports to the Executive Producer.

Responsibilities

·       Plan, schedule and control specific project activities toward defined objectives and adhere to defined production requirements.

·       Facilitates communication between the agency and our supplier

·       Aside from producing traditional content, the producer will also be expected to lead and execute experiential and emerging technology activations, temporary and permanent installations and live events. 

·       Solicits and reviews production reels, provides recommendations for director selection, and coordinates final director selection.

·       Solicits bids, reviews, negotiates, and selects production vendors/suppliers.

·       Prepares production schedules and final budgets/estimates – obtains approval of new costs prior to a production.

·       Assists with selection and coordination of cast principals.

·       Makes thoughtful creative contributions and works to elevate the concept via the production process.

·       Partners with account management teams to plan and implement production budgets/estimates upon client approval of storyboards, scenarios, and/or scripts.

·       Effectively and persuasively presents plans, estimates, etc. to account management and creative teams as well as to the client.

·       Manages to approved budget through all phases of production.

·       Demonstrated ability to thrive under daily deadline pressures.

·       Superior administrative and project management skills - ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects with different workflows and deadlines simultaneously.

·       Proven ability to proactively identify and address problems quickly and independently and to make quick but informed decisions.

·       Demonstrated business communication skills (written and verbal) – ability to effectively communicate and interact with people at various levels and in various disciplines of business and production.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years prior work experience as a producer for an ad agency, film or video production company. Prior agency experience is required.
  • Strong creative eye for producing visual assets
  • Knowledge of history and trends in digital, social, art, design and film
  • Willingness to travel
  • A great work ethic.
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills as a team leader and team player
  • A skilled, creative, confident presenter and negotiator
  • Excellent technical knowledge of film/video production capabilities and processes.
  • Experience managing full gamut of production (live action, stills, animation, digital, etc.)
  • Must include Portfolio link with application 

Additional Information

Please apply with portfolio link

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