Job Description -  Creative Producer

We have created a business and a culture that pushes creativity and ideas and thrives on being a fun and open place to work, we want everyone to flex their creative muscles, our clients choose us because we are honest about what will work, we do not make content for content’s sake-  the creative to be at the heart and soul of everything we produce.  

We aren’t looking for an employee, we are looking for the next Bearded Fellow.

You will work closely with the leadership team in a collaborative, open and creative environment servicing our clients through our problem-solving, solutions-driven ethos helping to create work that makes an impact on our client's business.

To us business is personal, we are an independent agency and a close-knit team that works with a wide range of clients from well-known brands to charities and learning and development agencies. We love what we do and want you to feel the same.

Salary:

£25,000 p/a

Requirements 

• Experience delivering content against strategic objectives and creative briefs
• Ability to think laterally, and find solutions to project challenges
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines and budgets
• Ability to articulately communicate creative ideas and concepts to team members
• Will want to be involved creatively in the ideas, execution and edit stage of a project
• A proactive mindset and attitude
• Independent working
• Strong organisation skills
• A key sense of scheduling and creating a system/database for files
• Intermediate level of Microsoft office/ G suite
• A desire to be the organiser and leader of a project
• Strict on maintaining standards and quality of the work produced
• Comfortable speaking to a varied group of people
• Public speaking
• Empathic to others
• A humble mindset and attitude

With support from the Management Team, You Will Have Responsibility For:

• Communicating the overall status of the project(s) to the production leadership team and management team on an ongoing basis.

• Facilitating processes of all assigned project(s) from initial concept through to completion, monitoring team progress and maintaining a project schedule as directed by senior production staff.

•  Supporting the leadership team in the development of ideas and facilitating organisation within our creative outputs.

•  Bringing creative solutions and plugging in the right external team depending on the jobs.

• Scheduling projects and attending development meetings on any assigned projects, setting agendas, facilitating discussions, taking notes and identifying action points arising from any meeting.

•  Managing internal and external projects & liaising with clients.

• Utilising and advancing project management software to develop a detailed plan to track progress.

•  Assisting in measuring project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques  

• Working with the creative team, senior producers and any external talent within your assigned projects

•  Report and escalate to management as needed.

•  Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.

•  Continually building on our freelance network and sourcing new freelance creative talent to deliver briefs.

•  Bringing creative ideas and briefs to the team for the function of Bearded Fellows creating their own content.

•  Co-managing the video set making sure all is running on schedule.

You will become a crucial part of the projects team working both independently and collaboratively to ensure the successful production of creative video and animation projects for our clients.

Key attributes

• An understanding of video and animation and the process behind the concept and execution of such projects
• A passion for the creative process and self-development
• Be able to take your own initiative to solve problems and make things happen
• Willing to work in a collaborative environment
• Thrives in a collaborative work environment
• Have an ideas mindset
• Working knowledge of good practice and processes needed to service our industry

•  For this role, may have experience working within an agency environment(desirable but not essential).or have a vested interest in creative video and animation advertising and marketing
• Understand how a project comes together from concept to completion.
• You will need to have the drive to build relationships
• A problem-solving mindset
• A passion to be a creative producer
• An eye for the unusual and unexpected
• A passion to tell stories

Our commitment to you:

• Varied creative projects
• Opportunity to be creative
• Learning and development opportunities,
• Challenging you to grow within the company
• Ownership of your work
• Support in the creation of ones own ideas
• To work with us, not for us

Benefits:

• Inner-city office  close to public transport links
• 32 days paid holiday days which includes bank holidays and Christmas closing
• Beard growth advice
• Learning and development opportunities
• Pension contributions
• Awaydays as a team