Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as our Agency Producer, on a fixed-term contract, on a remote basis. The candidate will be experienced in the day-to-day aspects of production and project management including scheduling, budgeting and tracking, team management and task assignments, general administration and organisational tasks. Knowledge of 2D animation and/or video games production pipelines is preferable.

The Agency Producer will oversee our short-turnaround and corporate content as well as our games division as we go through an exciting time of growth as a studio. The day to day role will see you working closely with the production and creative teams across multiple projects within the studio guiding both the internal team and our clients through the production process, from pre-production all the way through to post-production and final delivery. The Agency Producer will keep everything across the agency running smoothly, by supporting all departments with their production requirements and supervising each department with schedule management, tracking profits and having a large focus on new business and client relation development. The Agency Producer will look to delegate and supervise subsequent work across agency projects and departments and communicate effectively with their Production Coordinators.

The role requires an efficient, effective, organised PM with experience working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment where handling multiple clients and budgets were engrained in their day to day. We’re looking for a great communicator, who can filter feedback from multiple sources in a clear and concise manner, as well as a great motivator to help keep the team engaged, focused and supported.

Level

Senior

Salary

£37,500 - £42,500

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Head of Production to continue to grow the agency side of the business by being a key point of contact across new business and current projects

• Directly overseeing the production coordinators on scheduling and budgeting all departments and managing dependencies between departments to maintain a good forecast across all stages of production

• Rescoping and tracking the productions against dependencies for each department

• Handling enquiries and being the first point of contact for client onboarding

• Implementing and improving day to day tracking of projects and wider agency financial forecasts

• Managing and overseeing the development of the department coordinators and assistants

• Maintaining stakeholder relationships throughout the productions

• Attending relevant meetings and reviews, making sure tasks are being delegated and information understood and shared

• Reviewing weekly status reports summarising progress and highlighting any potential risks or issues and implementing actions where necessary

• Working closely with the other production team members, directors, creatives and developer, including creating daily to-do lists where required

• Direct liaison with clients for ground-level deliveries and communications

• Liaising with all crew, your line managers and the HR department to ensure that any crew concerns and queries are attended to promptly

• Working knowledge of Google, Microsoft suite, FTrack or similar software packages.

• Ensure tracking software is kept up to date and that there is a clear workflow for all processes and pipelines.

Skills

• Proactive approach to work

• 5+ years’ Agency experience

• 2D animation/video game process experience is preferred

• Experience of working with senior-level managers

• Experience in database work and maintaining tracking documents

• Experience leading/managing a team of production coordinators/assistants

• A good understanding of budgets, schedules and coordinating task deadlines

• Strong organisational and communication skills (both verbal and written)

• Must be comfortable working to tight deadlines

• Ability to act on own initiative and strong problem-solving ability

• Attention to detail and ability to prioritise

• Enthusiasm, positivity with an eagerness to learn and develop

Benefits

21 days holiday (including birthday off!), increasing with long service + Bank holidays

Flexible working

Pension contribution increasing with long service

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

32-hour work week

Contract

Full time, fixed term PAYE

Location

Remote (UK)