Director of Production - Creative Services

Wynn Resorts•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Wynn Creative Services Content Team is looking for a Director of Production to work alongside the award-winning creative group of DPs, editors, motion graphics animators, photographers and documentarians to manage productions from intake to delivery. This is not a “creative” role in terms of directing, concepting and ideating. Your creativity will be applied to solving the problems that are part of the management of resources and tasks needed to deliver high quality work on time and on brief. As a member of the Creative Services Content Team, you will report directly to the Executive Creative Director. The Director of Production will need to be a self-sufficient leader capable of executing larger priorities, while not allowing smaller projects to slip through the cracks. There’s no ego on this team when it comes to task completion. The fulfillment of this role should afford the team the following: More streamlined processes and focused post workflow. The Creative Services Content Team the ability to expand, when needed, by having the management support for a broader team of specialist freelancers in addition to the in-house staff team. The Creative Services Content Team to achieve clearer communication on milestones, progress and tracking of expectations and objectives for the work being done. The alleviation of producing work from the Executive Creative Director and senior creative team members, which can include setting up meetings, managing schedules, managing 3rd party vendors and contractors (invoicing, onboarding, following up on deliverables etc.), reporting to other stakeholders in Asana and other channels on progress as well as any pertinent information. JOB DESCRIPTION The Director of Production will work both independently and closely with the Executive Creative Director of Creative Services and the broader creative team to manage the workflow of videography and photography from the point of request through to delivery of final assets. As a communication expert and detail-oriented professional the Director of Production will manage the budgets, timelines, schedules, workflow process, reporting and general communication of project information to the Executive Creative Director and creative teams. As a production leader you should be familiar with the industry trends and best practices to bring those approaches to the table as a leader within the team.

Requirements

Must have 10+ years of video and photo production
Understand or have managed postproduction processes
Work in spreadsheet software (excel or google sheets) to manage and create budgets and timelines. Including creation of formulas and basic accounting principles and call sheets
Utilize email (outlook and teams experience ideal)
Ideally know how Asana or other project management software works
Understand the roles of professionals in the eco system of video and photo production and postproduction, where they fit in and their responsibilities
Have a collaborative spirit
Prioritize listening first
Be detail oriented
Be a problem solver
Love helping people bring their ideas to life: supporting the ECD and creative team with logistics and admin tasks as they ideate and execute on ideas
Know that communication is key: simple, clear and honest
Be passionate about time and project management skills
Stay organized while juggling multiple projects and the patience to help creative talent be organized as well
Understand prioritization and be able determine priorities without oversight
Hold a positive attitude, its production; stuff gets crazy, but we always figure it out
Be able to work a varied schedule that will sometimes include nights and weekends
Have an artistic and creative mindset when it comes to increasing productivity through workflow systems
Be able to accept the need to fix problems that aren’t all your fault

Nice To Haves

Advertising agency experience is a PLUS.

Responsibilities

Being a leader and people manager within a production context
Being a senior production resource that brings extensive experience to all projects
Being able to work independently as needed or with minimal supervision whilst communicating clearly, adhering to project parameters and prioritization
Being the main point of contact between the ECD of Creative services, producers, directors, DPs, photographer etc. to ensure everyone is on the same page
Translating the ECD and senior creative leads vision into action plans
Being proficient in production estimating and budgeting
Managing production budgets: creation, tracking and actualizing
Contractor and vendor workflow: hiring, negotiating, communicating invoicing, etc.
Manage invoices and ensure they are processed and up to date in trackers
Scheduling with essential staff and resources to complete work and communicate on timelines to stakeholders accordingly
Document and communicate the goals, objectives and purpose of the content and projects to stakeholders and staff
Maintain timelines for completing each part of the project
Supporting the film/photo teams on set/location
Work with and manage production managers, coordinators and PA’s to ensure the right support is delivered on production - i.e. craft services, equipment moves, etc.
Establishing logistic support for deliveries and non-Wynn crew arrivals
Supervise the creation of, or create, and share call sheets
Help liaise with departments within the Wynn organization to secure necessary access to locations and any additional needs that include but are not limited to; transport (i.e. golf carts) conference room booking, internet services, etc.
Managing multiple projects at the same time in different stages of production
Being an innovator and leader always looking for ways to improve efficiency, costs and quality of work from a producer’s perspective
Understand lensing, camera bodies, lighting and overall content creation gear utilized for capture