- Title: Confidential
- Pay Rate: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00 / Annually
- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
Who We Are:
We’re a full-service creative shop born out of our purpose-driven mission to bring attention to the things that matter. We exist to help brands find their lane in culture and connect with audiences to drive action and meaningful change across platforms. We are a diverse group of entrepreneurial spirits, creative minds and makers.
What You'll Do:
As the Executive Producer in the Physical Production Department, you will supervise and mentor other members of the production team and serve as the client facing point of contact on projects of all types/budget sizes. Reporting into the Director of Production Operations, you’ll help establish and define production processes that will be followed by the entire team. And, as a senior member of the Production team, you’ll maintain communication with key internal and external stakeholders across Legal, Creative, Editorial, Finance, and Account teams.
In This Role We Expect You To:
Manage, train, and mentor a team of Producers
Build strong, trusting relationships with clients
Ensure department-wide budget efficiency
Assist with the creation of department-wide processes and procedures
Act as Production Lead for all types of projects (typically those that require travel and have budgets of $200K+)
Create, manage, and review financial trackers, production budgets, call sheets, and shoot schedules
Track Cost Reports and manage Close Outs
Approve project POs, payroll, time cards, and payment requests, as well as review vendor agreements
Negotiate rates and production costs
Responsible for the completion of contracts, permissions, permits, COIs, releases, and risk assessments
Manage and hire crew members, extras & third-party production companies/vendors for new productions
Manage production travel logistics when necessary
Work closely and collaboratively with inter-company departments
Oversee department-wide productivity, goals, timelines, and budgets through post/delivery
Regularly track progress against departmental goals
Manage individual contributors (of all levels)
Manage up and across the organization
Plan and operationalize innovative ideas. Facilitate brainstorms and begin to reflect on implications for ideas as we think long-term and/or scale the business
Who You Are:
15+ years of relevant work experience (5 years of agency work)
Must have a very deep understanding of budgeting, scheduling, and close outs
Must be comfortable working in Movie Magic Budgeting
Must have a strong grasp on crew department head roles and above/below-the-line positions
Must have experience managing and delegating to both Freelance and Staff direct reports
Understand the mechanics of how production at a digital production studio is run, including experience with digital media workflows and post-production
Experience with Guild Guidelines including; DGA, SAG/AFTRA, WGA preferred
Experience working and interfacing with Clients as it pertains to the Production process
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, prioritize and problem-solve
Should be able to communicate effectively in-person, via email, and on the telephone
Familiarity with the digital video and social media landscape
Must have the ability to be discrete and maintain confidential information, as well as the ability to work independently, efficiently, and able to meet deadlines
Well-versed in production gear and techniques necessary to make digital, social video
Unflappable, positive attitude, providing calm in every potential storm
Compensation:
This position has an estimated annual salary range of $130,000-$150,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to demonstrated skill set, years and depth of relevant experience, and some role-dependent factors. We welcome direct conversations with each candidate about compensation in all of our initial calls.
This position must be based in Los Angeles. This will be a hybrid role with a minimum three days in office.
Our Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity:
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to building and fostering a workplace of diversity and employee inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.