Senior Producer

Tombras•Knoxville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead productions from concept development through final delivery, working on multiple concurrent productions. Maintain strong relationships with production partners and freelance talent, directors, and editors. 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, advising on production feasibility and ballpark costs to shape ideas that can be executed within timing and budget. Push craft in both hi-fi and low-fi productions, and be aggressive in learning and staying at the forefront of new technologies and production methodologies. Be open and excited about doing productions of all sizes and mediums, including video, stills, activations, digital, etc. Oversee production budgets ranging from small digital content to large-scale HiFi productions. Be highly capable in creating production estimates and budgets, and adept at understanding both union & nonunion talent. Be strong at negotiating production costs with vendors and production partners, ensuring financial accountability throughout every stage of production. Be able to get creative with cost-saving while keeping the creative quality. Approve vendor estimates, change orders, and final billing. Be 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, managing expectations regarding timing, scope, and budget. Lead in production presentations and pre-production meetings. Be able to identify production risks early and partner with Business Affairs on contracts, licensing, talent, insurance, and legal considerations to protect agency and client interests throughout production.

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

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
Create production estimates and budgets
Understand both union & nonunion talent
Negotiate production costs with vendors and production partners
Ensure financial accountability throughout every stage of production
Get creative with cost-saving while keeping the creative quality
Approve vendor estimates, change orders, and final billing
Find new production talent
Serve as the senior production representative in client meetings
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
Identify production risks early and partnering with Business Affairs on contracts, licensing, talent, insurance, and legal considerations
Protect agency and client interests throughout production