Senior Producer, Business Development (Contract)

CNC Agency

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About The Position

CNC Agency is seeking an experienced Senior Producer for a fixed three-month contract supporting its Business Development team. This dedicated pre-sale production role sits at the intersection of creative, production, and new business. The Senior Producer will turn experiential concepts into feasible, well-researched production plans and accurate, commercially viable budgets for pitches and new-business proposals. The role works with Business Development, Project Management, Creative, Account, and Production teams to assess feasibility, identify cost drivers, source preliminary vendor pricing, and create budgets that balance creative ambition, client investment, and agency profitability. The work covers the bidding and proposal process, from initial brief review through budget development and pitch submission. On-site event execution and post-award production management are outside the scope of the contract.

Requirements

Proven experience in experiential production, event production, bidding, estimating, and agency-side production.
Strong understanding of experiential marketing, including fabrication, scenic builds, staffing, logistics, and live-event requirements.
Demonstrated ability to develop detailed production budgets for pitches, RFPs, and new-business proposals.
Experience sourcing vendors and validating preliminary production costs.
Strong financial acumen and understanding of production pricing, agency fees, markups, and gross margin.
Ability to interpret creative concepts and translate them into executable production plans and realistic estimates.
Proficiency in spreadsheets and budget development tools.
Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent pitches and deliver accurate work within tight deadlines.
Collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset and ability to work effectively across creative and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

Review RFPs, creative briefs, and experiential concepts to assess production feasibility, scope, timing, and cost.
Translate creative concepts into practical production approaches, identifying materials, vendors, processes, and technical considerations while preserving the creative vision.
Develop preliminary production timelines for pitches and establish realistic expectations.
Create detailed, line-item production budgets for experiential campaigns, brand activations, pop-ups, events, and brand experiences.
Estimate costs for fabrication, scenic production, AV, venues, staffing, transportation, logistics, permitting, labor, travel, and other relevant expenses.
Research market pricing and obtain preliminary vendor quotes to validate budget assumptions.
Ensure margin requirements align with established pricing guidelines.
Develop budget scenarios and value-engineering recommendations to align creative concepts with client budgets.
Document assumptions, exclusions, dependencies, and unconfirmed costs in each estimate.
Partner with Business Development, Account, and Creative teams to develop accurate, compelling, pitch-ready budgets and production slides.
Support RFP responses and competitive pitches with production insights, feasibility assessments, cost breakdowns, and preliminary timelines.
Identify production risks, cost sensitivities, and scope gaps, and recommend alternatives when budget, timing, or technical requirements present challenges.
Maintain vendor pricing information, cost benchmarks, and estimating resources to improve consistency and efficiency.
Contribute to the development and refinement of budget templates, estimating tools, and pre-sale production processes.
Work with the PM Lead on each RFP to coordinate production budgeting with the agency fee and staffing exercise, aligning production costs, team structure, resourcing requirements, and the overall pitch budget.