Associate Producer

WPP Production•Chicago, IL

8d•$45,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Producer is responsible for working with the team to assist in translating creative ideas and briefs into project plans and deliverables for small-scale live events, brand activations, and pop-ups within budget and schedule parameters.

Requirements

Translate creative ideas and briefs into project plans and deliverables for small-scale live events, brand activations, and pop-ups within budget and schedule parameters.
Manage and deliver projects with high standards.
Scope projects, build teams, source vendors, create project plans and budgets.
Serve as a day-to-day client contact, managing needs and relationships.
Build, manage, and reconcile project budgets, balancing client expectations and company margins.
Lead internal processes for project delivery, including folder management, vendor setup, and payments.
Manage project teams, ensuring quality, timeliness, and budget adherence for their time.
Research, appoint, and manage vendors for project delivery.
Lead onsite production teams, including client management, schedule oversight, and daily reporting.
Debrief projects for learning and future business development.
Line produce or assist on large-scale event productions.
Understand and implement agency processes.
Contribute to company culture, communication, and process improvement.
Actively pursue sustainability practices in projects.

Responsibilities

Oversee the management and delivery of projects, ensuring consistently high standards throughout
Scope out projects based on initial briefs, building teams, sourcing vendors, creating project plans and budgets accordingly
Act as a day-to-day contact for client project leads, managing their needs and maintaining WPP Productions relationships
Build, manage and reconcile project budgets – managing both client expectations and WPP Production’s margin targets
Lead internal process requirements for project delivery, including managing project folders, vendor set up and payments
Manage project teams, overseeing the quality and timeliness of their work and ensuring their time spent is budgeted accordingly
In coordination with the other members of the team, to research, appoint and manage suitable vendors to assist in the delivery of projects
Lead the production team onsite including, but not limited to client management, onsite schedule ownership and oversight of all production and delivery, daily reports to client and internal team
Debrief projects to ensure postmortem learning and future business development
Line Produce/assist on elements of the production of large-scale events under Senior / Executive Producers
Travel is required and typically over weekends and some holidays
Fully understand and implement greater Agency Process
Contribute to growing a healthy company culture and always looking to improve our communication and processes
Consider and actively pursue sustainability practices within our projects as best we can