Lead Senior Producer, Integrated Production

dentsu•Chicago, IL

25d•$94,000 - $152,375

About The Position

Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to unlock exponential growth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively impact people, businesses and society. Established in June 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with dentsu’s Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions, to offer Integrated Growth Solutions. We’re on the hunt for a Lead Senior Producer, Integrated Production—someone who can take a great idea, elevate it, and launch it into the world without flinching at budgets, timelines, or the occasional curveball. Reporting to an Executive Producer, you’ll lead large, integrated projects with confidence and craft. Champion the creative. You’ll elevate the creative by finding versatile solutions to keep good ideas alive and make them even stronger as they evolve into fully realized projects. Be the feasibility guru. You’ll help determine what’s possible within the realities of budget, timing, and scope—and how to make it great anyway. Team up across the agency. You’ll collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of art directors, copywriters, designers, account management, project managers, editors, and animators. Mentor with heart. You’ll guide junior talent and share your production wisdom to help the whole department level up. Build a dream roster. You’ll maintain a trusted network of partners and go-to resources for any kind of production challenge. Run big, integrated productions (<$1M) You’ll oversee multi-discipline teams, vendor procurement and management, and ensure overall quality of work of multiple deliverables and multiple workstreams. Partner with Business Affairs. You’ll work hand-in-hand with BA from concept to delivery. You understand AICP and AICE bid formats inside and out. You’ll be the first stop for permits, releases, usage terms, and other rights clearances. You’ll track and actualize production budgets. Navigate SAG-AFTRA. You’ll apply comprehensive knowledge of talent guidelines, usage, and payments to keep everything compliant and smooth. Keep everything moving. Meetings, notes, status reports, task lists, deadline tracking—you’ll be the organizational backbone. Internally and externally, you’ll make sure everyone knows what’s happening, why, and what comes next. See around corners. You’ll anticipate a project’s trajectory and put strategic plans in place—not just reacting, but steering. Wrap it smart. You’ll lead post-project summaries and share learnings that help make the next job even better.

Requirements

6 years minimum agency experience with demonstrated senior level work.
Demonstrated experience producing large productions (>1mil) including development of production specs, leading projects from pre-production through final delivery
Experience assessing feasibility of creative projects and proposing production solutions that push the quality of work forward
Endlessly curious, production-obsessed, and always chasing clever solutions

Responsibilities

Lead large, integrated projects with confidence and craft.
Elevate the creative by finding versatile solutions to keep good ideas alive and make them even stronger as they evolve into fully realized projects.
Determine what’s possible within the realities of budget, timing, and scope—and how to make it great anyway.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of art directors, copywriters, designers, account management, project managers, editors, and animators.
Guide junior talent and share your production wisdom to help the whole department level up.
Maintain a trusted network of partners and go-to resources for any kind of production challenge.
Oversee multi-discipline teams, vendor procurement and management, and ensure overall quality of work of multiple deliverables and multiple workstreams.
Work hand-in-hand with BA from concept to delivery.
Be the first stop for permits, releases, usage terms, and other rights clearances.
Track and actualize production budgets.
Apply comprehensive knowledge of talent guidelines, usage, and payments to keep everything compliant and smooth.
Meetings, notes, status reports, task lists, deadline tracking—you’ll be the organizational backbone.
Anticipate a project’s trajectory and put strategic plans in place—not just reacting, but steering.
Lead post-project summaries and share learnings that help make the next job even better.