Senior Media Producer

MGM Resorts International • Las Vegas, NV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Media Producer manages and facilitates the day-to-day operations of the Company's internal and external media production initiatives. This position participates in all facets of development, production, and post-production execution from concept through delivery. Acting as the primary project point of contact, this role manages schedules, budgets, and correspondence, while maintaining proper departmental processes. Additionally, the Senior Producer is responsible for ensuring that all deliverables meet the requirements of digital asset management. This involves pre-production research, negotiations with external partners and teams, tracking of video and photography assets, and ensuring contract and licensing compliance in partnership with Legal.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree
• At least 3+ Years of prior relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in commercial, corporate or other high-end production and/or post-production

Responsibilities

• Manages and organizes multiple photoshoots simultaneously, ensuring all pre-production and on-set needs are anticipated and met.
• Oversees resource management.
• Evaluates production demands on weekly basis and schedules projects with staff and/or production vendors accordingly.
• Leads planning meetings with Art Buyer, clients, creative teams and marketing agencies to determine creative direction, production, timelines, budgets, and unique requirements for each project.
• Assesses unique requirements for each production and creates strategic recommendations for internal and external teams to meet marketing objectives, budget and operational parameters.
• Research, hires and schedules outside vendors such as equipment, photographers and freelance crews.
• Creates and manages budgets for productions ranging from small productions to large, complex productions.
• Manages a team of freelance crews on project-oriented tasks through various stages of projects from production development and post-production (includes reconciling invoices, vendor payments and budgets and management of assets, agreements and licenses).
• Partners and collaborates with Legal, Risk Management, and other appropriate property partners to ensure the safety and legal compliance of each production.
• Partners and collaborates with senior executives, agency Art Buyer, marketing agencies and key creative team (i.e. Directors, producers, talent agents, retouchers, etc.) to ensure projects remain on budget, executed based on the vision of creative and client expectations, and on-schedule.
• Researches and evaluates creative and technical trends.
• Develops and guides internal and external teams on best practices of photo production.
• Works with agency Art Buyer in review and tracking of copyright and vendor information and ensures compliance with licensing parameters for images (Digital Asset Management).
• Develops, implements and tracks processes to enhance efficiencies and creative output in partnership with agency Art Buyer.
• Partners with agency Art Buyer to continually expand our talent roster (nationally and regionally), negotiating rates and usage.
• Partners with agency Art Buyer in the management of image library including assigning appropriate metadata for assets to ensure accurate usage rights as well as archiving assets.

Benefits

• Wellness incentive programs to help you stay healthy physically and mentally
• Access to company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts as well as discounts with company partners on things like travel, electronics, online shopping, and more
• Free parking on and off shift
• Health & Income Protection benefits (for eligible employees)
• Professional and personal development through programs and networking opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities in the community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior