This person will lead productions from inception to completion, assuming responsibility for day to day management of these productions.  Candidates must be team players, thrive under pressure and lead by example to motivate their teams and provide a positive presence. 

Experience leading productions in traditional live action, photography shoots, experiential and event production are key. This role will be predominantly working in traditional production, however experience in digital builds and an interest in production at scale and/or creative automation tools would be a bonus.

You Will:

• Define production scope for live action/traditional production approach based on creative concepts and recommend production approach including:
• Budget, timeline, resource assumptions
• Production and post-production partner recommendations including Director search
• Outline internal production solution options and recommend as available

• Support the EP in providing traffic and production management oversights.
• Recommends talent, negotiates and hires contract crew/vendors
• Interfaces with account teams and clients to help to ensure vision and timing alignment
• Facilities and oversees tipple bid procedures per client procurement policy.
• Collaborates with project producers to ensure group is meeting timelines and budget expectations
• Direct and supervise all contracted production services and logistics as well as develop and maintain vendor relationships by providing accurate specifications to obtain cost effective estimates
• Oversees production specific terms and conditions, including rights-managed assets, and ensures contractual agreements are in place.
• Ensures production compliance and best-practice processes are adhered

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 5+ years of producer experience held at a major agency and/or digital agency
• Previous Production Management and/or a combination of Project and Client Management experience
• Knowledge of various creative stages, understanding of creative workflow and interactive production
• Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills
• Solution oriented
• Effective communication skills

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible!  Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success.  In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office 4 days a week.  The ask stems from our want to:

Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning

Improve collaboration and team relationships.

Increase employee engagement

This hybrid model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM.  We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@criticalmass.com.

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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