Associate Producer

Tombras • Knoxville, TN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Manage productions from kickoff through final delivery, create production schedules, coordinate internal teams and external vendors throughout the production process, and ensure all deliverables meet agency, client, and technical specifications. This role involves preparing production estimates and budgets, tracking production costs, reviewing vendor bids, and negotiating competitive pricing. Additionally, the Associate Producer will assist with invoicing, purchase orders, reconciliations, and financial closeout. Sourcing partners and talent, including directors, photographers, editors, VFX artists, animators, music houses, post-production facilities, and freelance crew, is a key responsibility, as is building and maintaining strong relationships with production partners and coordinating contracts and scopes in partnership with Business Affairs. The role also includes managing post-production through delivery, coordinating editing, color, sound design, music licensing, animation, VFX, finishing, and final delivery. The ability to work in very small, nimble crews to create content is essential.

Requirements

• 2-3+ years of production experience in an advertising agency, production company, or related environment
• Experience doing digital, social, branded content production, live activations
• Working knowledge of Hi-fi Video, digital, social, print, photography, radio, and post-production workflows
• Understanding of production budgeting and estimating
• Organized
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong negotiation skills
• Positive Attitude
• Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with talent contracts, licensing, usage rights, and production legalities is a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage productions from kickoff through final delivery
• Create production schedules
• Coordinate internal teams and external vendors throughout the production process
• Ensure all deliverables meet agency, client, and technical specifications
• Prepare production estimates and budgets
• Track production costs throughout each project
• Review vendor bids and negotiate competitive pricing
• Assist with invoicing, purchase orders, reconciliations, and financial closeout
• Source partners and talent, directors, photographers, editors, VFX artists, animators, music houses, post-production facilities, and freelance crew, etc.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with production partners
• Coordinate contracts and scopes in partnership with Business Affairs
• Manage post-production through delivery
• Coordinate editing, color, sound design, music licensing, animation, VFX, finishing, and final delivery
• Be able work in very small nimble crews to create content

Benefits

• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• 401(k) Participation
• Employer-paid Dental & Vision
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed