Senior Producer Role

ROLE OVERVIEW:  

Pre-pros. Schedules. Timelines. These words are part of your regular vocabulary. That’s because you’re a producer, through and through, and you love playing a pivotal role in bringing ideas to life. But beyond your notebook filled with estimates and your phone list filled with contacts, who are you? You’re a superstar who can oversee the entire delivery of a project—from beginning to end—while keeping an even-keeled attitude. You are a pro when it comes to scheduling and creating responsible timelines and also keeping teammates updated regularly. And you’re a team player who knows communication and collaboration are keys to success. Of course, you’re also able to deliver on all the duties and responsibilities listed below.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Cross-departmental collaboration and management of film/motion and social creative projects including specialty projects from initiation through implementation and deployment.
• Lead multiple and concurrent projects to guarantee the overall quality of work and ensure the project is delivered on time, on or under budget and free of error.
• Source quotes and negotiations with vendors.
• Overall management of purchasing rights and licensing of all creative assets across the agency.
• Be the communications hub between all agency team members who may touch an assigned account/project.
• Maintain regular communication with the agency staff to provide status updates on schedule and budget.
• Identify best practices and develop new systems/processes/tools for complex integrated client projects.
• Manage freelancers, vendors, and internal resources.
• Proactively identify ways to provide added value to the client through economical solutions and savvy production management.
• Develop, implement, and manage project scoping, planning/scheduling of internal and external resources, estimating, and building project timelines.
• Work across teams to determine the scope of a project, hours allocation, and the necessary resources required.
• Track and report project budgets and profitability
• Resolve cross-client scheduling conflicts.
• Manage external trafficking of print ads, television and radio ads.
• Route projects through the internal system until final approval.
• Thoroughly review job input and kick back as needed to ensure optimal efficiency for creative staff.
• Provide clear and accurate communication regarding team member tasks and deliverables.
• Gather, organise, and store all required client assets.
• Work with internal and external resources to develop digital creative assets based on the client’s objectives from beginning to end.
• Keep abreast of new industry trends and their impact on the functions
• Provide vendor/partner research and vetting to ensure they will deliver the highest-quality creative product and stay true to the vision of the project/deliverable.
• Maintain vendor/partner sourcing database.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Experience managing simultaneous projects in a fast-paced agency, marketing, or creative services environment.
• Must be detail-oriented and adept at multitasking.
• Self-motivated and organised.
• Solution-driven, even against challenging projects/situations.
• Thorough knowledge of Google product suite and Microsoft Office.
• Strong understanding of social, digital, broadcast, and the ability to converse effectively about all verticals.
• Strong sense of design and experience with industry-leading creative output.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work well with a variety of personalities and work styles.

LIFE AT THE FIFTH:

Without our team, our agency simply wouldn’t exist and we want the ways we work to enable people to thrive. Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like. We can’t promise to offer exactly what you want but do provide multiple flexible working options. Many of us work in a hybrid way between The Fifth office in London Bridge and remotely.

Company Benefits:

• 40% team target-based bonus
• 25 days holiday (pro rata)
• 4 volunteering days
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension scheme with employee and employer-matched contributions up to 8%
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Discounted gym membership for you and your household at Fitness First
• ClassPass at Home 
• Commuter loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Investment in training and courses and personal growth
• Mentoring and coaching
• LinkedIn Learning access 
• Employee assistance programme with access to a 24-hour free and confidential advice line that can provide practical information, legal advice, resources and short-term counselling.

Equal Opportunities:

We are an inclusive team and strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential. We want to create a productive environment where everyone feels valued, and where talents are fully recognised, utilised and celebrated. The Fifth is owned by News UK which is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equal opportunities for all its employees and applicants. We oppose all forms of discrimination in the workplace. We thrive when we champion diversity and inclusion. We make better decisions, we’re stronger and happier, and it’s the right thing to do.

Reasonable Adjustments 

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.