Senior Producer

Tombras•Knoxville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Tombras is seeking a Senior Producer to lead productions from concept development through final delivery. This role involves managing multiple concurrent productions, fostering strong relationships with production partners and freelance talent, and ensuring projects are executed on time and within budget while safeguarding the creative vision. The ideal candidate will anticipate production challenges, proactively develop solutions, and collaborate effectively with Creative and Account teams. They will advise on production feasibility and costs, push creative boundaries across various mediums (video, stills, activations, digital), and oversee budgets ranging from small digital content to large-scale HiFi productions. Expertise in creating production estimates, understanding union and nonunion talent, negotiating costs, and approving vendor billing is essential. The Senior Producer will also be responsible for finding new production talent, serving as the senior production representative in client meetings, building client confidence, managing expectations, and leading presentations. Identifying production risks and partnering with Business Affairs on contracts, licensing, talent, insurance, and legal considerations are key aspects of this role, ensuring agency and client interests are protected.

Requirements

10–15+ years of advertising production experience
Extensive experience producing traditional commercials, branded content, digital campaigns, activations, and integrated productions
Strong understanding of production across live action, photography, animation, VFX, post-production, audio, experiential, digital, and social content
Proven leadership managing large, complex productions
Industry relationships across production partners and vendors
Expertise in budgeting, negotiations, scheduling, and production operations
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced agency environment
Kind and positive attitude

Responsibilities

Lead productions from concept development through final delivery
Work on multiple concurrent productions
Have strong relationships with production partners
Have strong relationships with freelance talent, directors, editors, etc.
Ensure projects are executed on time and on budget while protecting the creative vision
Anticipate production challenges and proactively develop solutions
Collaborate with Creative and Account teams during concept development.
Advise on production feasibility & ballpark costs to shape ideas that can be executed within timing and budget
Push craft both hi-fi and low-fi
Aggressive in learning and being at the forefront of new technologies and production methodologies
Open and excited about doing productions of all sizes and mediums: video, stills, activations, digital, etc.
Oversee production budgets ranging from small digital content to large-scale HiFi productions
Highly capable in creating production estimates and budgets
Adept at understanding both union & nonunion talent
Strong at negotiating production costs with vendors and production partners
Ensure financial accountability throughout every stage of production
Able to get creative with cost-saving while keeping the creative quality
Approve vendor estimates, change orders, and final billing
Passionate about finding new production talent
Serve as the senior production representative in client meetings
Able to run meetings and present production plans and recommendations
Build client relationships and confidence
Manage expectations regarding timing, scope, and budget
Lead in production presentations and pre-production meetings
Able to Identify production risks early and partnering with Business Affairs on contracts, licensing, talent, insurance, and legal considerations
Protect agency and client interests throughout production