We believe that creativity is the most powerful asset in business today. Our ability to create fresh, original, disruptive, transformative ideas comes from a deep understanding of human behaviour. It’s what we bring to every business problem.
 

We call it HumanKind™ thinking. It’s not about customers or consumers; we start with people and their behaviour. And we use all our intelligence, design thinking, digital innovation, and customer experience capabilities to shape that thinking into behaviour and business-changing solutions.

Because what’s good for people, is good for business https://www.leoburnett.com.au/

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Content Producer to join our production team. This person will approach all projects with a creative mindset and a passion for guiding creative ideas from brief through project launch with a focus on adding value to the work. Projects will be across multiple mediums including video (production and post-production), photoshoots, and audio across all clients and accounts.

As a Content Producer, you’ll work closely with creative, account and project management departments in developing and producing broadcast and web content that brings the creative vision to life, while managing costs and adhering to deadlines. Producers are creative partners, responsible for evaluating a project’s feasibility, identifying potential pitfalls, and finding unique solutions to any production problem. Producers should also have an in-depth understanding of the television production process, as well as strong knowledge of production partners in the advertising industry. This includes directors, music houses, editors, VFX artists, photographers etc.  The ability to manage large-scale projects in conjunction with teams from multiple disciplines is key criteria for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and leading long and short-term production projects from kick-off to delivery for broadcast, web, in-store, social, out-of-home, radio, new media, photography, and more.
• Collaborating with creative teams to develop and execute on concepts, storyboards, and scripts for content assignments.
• Researching directors, editors, music companies and new media partners to assemble a team that matches the project objectives and creative idea
• Communicating and collaborating with all producers, designers, creative directors, and account teams to produce content for all platforms.
• Working with internal and external production resources to bring to ideas to life with abilities to vet creative concepts for production execution, project timelines and estimated costs.
• Managing production calendar, legal paperwork, contracts, and other administrative and account/production management duties as assigned.
• Staying abreast of the latest trends in production and commercial work

Skills and Experiences:

• Demonstrated experience of leading the creative production process
• Excellent negotiator, communicator, and relationship builder.
• Strong understanding of workflow, content and post-production and animation.
• Ability to lead live action shoots.
• Ability to lead client calls and articulate ideas simply and clearly.
• "In the know" about current trends and behaviours.
• Proactive and solution-oriented when managing issues.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Able to deliver under condensed deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• 5+ years of advertising experience in an agency setting, digital and traditional
• Detail-oriented, enthusiastic, organized and eager to learn

We’ll encourage you to: 

• Bring a generous spirit to collaboration
• Respect differences and diversity
• Be confident with creative input and contribution

Additional Information

Work in one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses 

• Opportunity to work with a diverse workforce where we value all the benefits of harnessing differences for our people, our clients and our business.  
• A committed Diversity and Inclusion and Belonging strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité and First Peoples RAP (reconciliation action plan) programs  
• A creative, fun and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!” 
• Open environment, where your input and feedback is valued 
• Access to employee benefits including –wellness programmes, learning and development opportunities, network events 
• Confidential 24-hour support via our employee assistance programme