Senior Producer

BarkleyOKRP • Kansas City, MO

16h

About The Position

The Senior Producer is an expert-level production leader on BarkleyOKRP's internal, in-house production practice. This role directly supervises a producer and is responsible for managing a high volume of concurrent projects, ranging from post-only executions to small- and mid-scale live-action shoots. The Senior Producer will work closely with editors, motion designers, and camera operators, acting as a working leader who manages a direct report and projects simultaneously. This role requires keeping budgets and timelines under control amidst constant shifts and bringing hands-on experience with AI tools and AI-informed workflows to help the team adopt and improve them.

The ideal candidate is comfortable producing various project types, including fast-turn post-only edits, same-week social content captures, and small studio live-action shoots. They should have practical experience with modern AI video generation, image generation, and AI-assisted post workflows, along with a drive to help the team grow in this area. A capable people manager, the candidate will own the day-to-day workload, output, and growth of a direct report, while informally mentoring other producers. They will also play an active role in rebuilding team processes to scale output efficiently.

Requirements

• 5+ years producing in an agency, production company, or in-house creative team, with direct experience on post-only, content-capture, and small/mid live-action jobs.
• Prior experience directly supervising or managing a producer — not just mentoring informally.
• A track record of managing a high volume of concurrent projects with shifting timelines and small-to-medium budgets — this is a high-throughput role, not a single-big-project role.
• Genuine, hands-on experience using AI generation tools in real production work, with a track record of helping teams adopt and improve at using them.
• Real interest and aptitude in developing people — you like managing, coaching, and helping emerging producers get better.
• Comfort improving process — templates, workflows, and systems — rather than just following existing ones.
• Strong organizational skills, budgeting discipline, and calm, clear communication under shifting conditions — including the ability to keep every stakeholder confidently in the loop on where a project stands.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with AI video generation, image generation, and AI-assisted post workflows.
• Experience with AI tools such as Runway, Veo, OpenAI's video/image tools, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ElevenLabs.
• Experience with AI-assisted workflows including previs, storyboards, b-roll/plate generation, voice, music, upscaling, rotoscoping, and AI-assisted editing.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise a producer as a direct report — assign projects, balance workload across the team, and hold producers accountable for budget, schedule, and quality.
• Own performance management for your direct report — regular check-ins, feedback, growth planning, and day-to-day coaching.
• Actively develop and grow emerging producers across the team, not just your direct report — hands-on coaching on budgeting, scheduling, vendor management, and problem-solving, not just AI tools.
• Model and teach both traditional production craft and AI-informed workflows so emerging producers build a full, well-rounded skill set.
• Set standards and playbooks that make it easier to onboard and ramp new producers as the team's volume grows.
• Serve as a go-to escalation point — unblocking producers on budget, vendor, timeline, or client issues in real time.
• Run production end-to-end — from scoping and bidding through wrap and delivery — across post-only projects, content capture/UGC shoots, and small-to-mid scale live-action productions.
• Manage a high-volume, always-shifting slate: multiple projects in flight simultaneously, each with its own budget, timeline, and creative variables that can change on short notice.
• Produce both internal director-led shoots and content-capture-only shoots (talent/creator-driven, lower-crew capture built for social and always-on content needs), including internally-driven work such as new business pitches, case studies, and other agency-facing content needs.
• Build and manage budgets for small and medium-sized jobs, including bidding, cost tracking, vendor negotiation, and reconciliation.
• Build realistic schedules that absorb shifting timelines, last-minute scope changes, and competing priorities without losing quality or blowing budgets.
• Staff and manage freelance crews, editors, and vendors appropriate to the scale of each job — right-sizing crews for post-only, capture-only, and live-action work.
• Be hands-on and experienced with current AI video and image generation tools (e.g., Runway, Veo, OpenAI's video/image tools, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ElevenLabs), and confidently guide the team on when they fit versus traditional production.
• Bring hands-on experience with AI-assisted workflows — previs, storyboards, b-roll/plate generation, voice, music, upscaling, rotoscoping, and AI-assisted editing — and actively help build repeatable processes and best practices for the team as this area grows.
• Play a hands-on role in rebuilding and modernizing team processes — templates, briefing docs, bidding models, review workflows — so AI is built into how the team scales output over time.
• Bring a strong point of view on where AI could most efficiently expand the team's throughput on high-volume, smaller-budget jobs specifically (as opposed to large-scale, big-budget productions).
• Stay ahead of emerging AI production tools and actively share what you learn with the team, with a clear eye on cost, quality, rights, and client comfort.
• Develop accurate estimates and manage production budgets for small-to-mid scale jobs, keeping profitability and client value in balance.
• Negotiate confidently with vendors, freelancers, and partners to protect budget without sacrificing quality.
• Partner with Business Affairs on contracts, usage rights, talent/SAG-AFTRA considerations, and AI-related licensing and rights questions.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with creative, account, and client teams — especially when timelines or scope shift, which they will, often — proactively keeping every stakeholder confident their project is moving forward, even mid-shift.

Benefits

• BarkleyOKRP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging drives work that matters.
• We build belonging as a business strategy, power inclusive creativity that delivers measurable results, and hold ourselves accountable as a B Corp committed to progress over performative intent.

What This Job Offers

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