Freelance Producer

Today; Collingwood; Hybrid; CAD 142,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Events

Wellness support

Great leave entitlements

Job summary

Today is Australia’s most awarded social impact agency, seeking a freelance Producer to join the delivery team for a 3-month contract with potential extension. You’ll keep complex work on track, balance client needs with team delivery, and collaborate across designers, strategists and technologists.

The role is full-time in practice as a freelance contract with hybrid work, preference for Sydney/Gadigal or Naarm/Melbourne, and a day rate of about AUD 900 including GST.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of project management experience in an agency or similar environment.
• Experience with human-centered design and iterative research.
• Familiar with both agile and waterfall approaches.

Responsibilities

• Leading delivery on multiple projects
• Primary contact for client stakeholders with clear and regular communication
• Managing requirements, timelines, budgets and dependencies across projects
• Coordinating day-to-day with field research and offshore development teams
• Keeping reporting on budget, scope, risk and status
• Finding ways to improve how we run projects to focus on meaningful work

Skills

Project management

Client coordination

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a freelance Producer to join our delivery team on a short-term basis.

You'll be someone who thrives on keeping complex work on track, who brings commercial sharpness and delivery rigour in equal measure, and who genuinely enjoys both being a part of the team as well as the client-facing side of the job.

About Today

Today is Australia's most awarded social impact agency. We use design and technology to make positive change happen, at pace and at scale.

Our team includes strategists, researchers, designers, technologists and makers of all kinds. We partner with organisations across government, not‑for‑profit and industry to tackle complex social and environmental challenges, with a deep commitment to care, craft, and meaningful outcomes.

We're a purpose‑driven organisation. If you want to spend your days helping impact organisations make a difference, this is the place for you.

Learn more at today.design/careers.

What's the role?

You'll deliver projects across a diverse set of active client partnerships, working with multidisciplinary teams of designers, strategists and technologists. You’ll work across varied stakeholder groups, adjusting how you communicate and what tools you use to suit the people in the room.

You'll work on meaningful, community‑focused projects alongside a team of passionate, inclusive and curious people. We offer generous benefits including flexibility, events, wellness support, and great leave entitlements.

Day to day, you'll be:

• Leading delivery on multiple projects
• Acting as a primary contact for client stakeholders and keeping communication clear and regular
• Managing requirements, timelines, budgets and dependencies across your projects
• Coordinating the day‑to‑day, from supporting teams during field research to working with our offshore development team
• Keeping reporting accurate and current, including budget, scope, risk and project status
• Finding ways to improve how we run projects so the team can spend more time on the work that matters

Who we’re looking for

You have 4+ years of project management experience in an agency, consultancy, government or similar environment, and a track record managing strategic, product or digital projects. You understand human‑centred design and know how to run a project that has research and iteration built into it. You’re comfortable with both agile and waterfall approaches and you know when each one fits.

How you work (this matters a lot to us)

We’re looking for someone who is collaborative, proactive and kind. You look for ways to help the people around you, you know your strengths and you’re happy to support others to grow. You bring optimism and a sense of humour to the work, and you contribute to the culture and ways of working that make Today a good place to be.

The details

Full time, 3 month freelance contract, with possibility to extend. Preference for Sydney/Gadigal‑based, but also open to Naarm/Melbourne. Hybrid working arrangement. You must be legally able to work in Australia without restrictions. Day rate of roughly $900 per day inc GST.

Our commitment

In line with our values and as part of our Innovate RAP commitments, Today is dedicated to being an inclusive employer. We welcome the unique contributions that you bring and actively seek applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. If there's anything we can do to make the process more accessible, please let us know.