Producer

Tag; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tag is seeking an experienced Producer to lead the planning and execution of our client’s unscripted content across Ontario. The role focuses on authentic, in-the-moment storytelling that celebrates winners and communities, guiding pre-production, scheduling, budgets, and logistics with a collaborative team.

You will partner with client leads, agency partners, editors and production crews to deliver timely content while maintaining brand integrity and high quality across multiple productions

Qualifications

• University/college degree or combination of work experience and education.
• 3-5+ years of professional management experience in documentary/production, with budgeting experience.
• Experience working with clients and senior stakeholders to scope estimates and manage budgets.
• Ability to multitask with strong attention to detail and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Robust network of Ontario production vendors and freelance crew.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-production planning, shot-lists, storyboards, location & travel plans with the team.
• Oversee production logistics across 5+ shoot days per month with a small crew.
• Explain production workflows to educate clients and identify decision points.
• Manage calendars and scheduling of multiple shoots concurrently.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risk for stakeholders.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and adherence to standards.
• Evaluate past jobs to implement improvements within the company framework.

Skills

Project management

Budgets & scheduling

Client coordination

Team leadership

Communication

Education

University/college degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Producer to join our retained lottery client team and help bring the excitement of winning moments to life across Ontario. This role is focused on producing authentic, in-the-moment content that celebrates winners, communities and the positive impact of the lottery, creating content that feels genuine, timely and unmistakably on-brand.

The Producer owns the planning and execution of our client’s unscripted “surprise and delight” content series, acting as the day-to-day production and project management lead. Working closely with client operational and marketing leads, Tag production leadership, integrated agency partners, editor(s) and a nimble production crew, this role is responsible for leading pre-production planning, documentation, timelines, budgets, resources, and logistics – ensuring productions move seamlessly from planning through final delivery.

This role requires exceptional organization, proactive communication, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent productions while collaborating across internal teams, clients, PR partners, and production crews.

Every month, you’ll get to spark joy in the lives of others and help tell stories that celebrate generosity, community and positive change.

We're looking for people who meet the qualifications, but more importantly, people who genuinely care about the work they're creating. The best candidates are naturally curious, emotionally intelligent, collaborative and energized by telling authentic human stories.

Beyond role-specific experience, these qualities are fundamental part of this team:

You protect authenticity.

Authenticity is at the heart of everything we create. Whether you're behind the camera, managing production, coordinating logistics, or supporting the partnership, your decisions should help preserve genuine human moments.

You lead with empathy and emotional intelligence.

We'll be welcomed into people's homes and communities during some of the most memorable moments of their lives. Every interaction should be approached with warmth, humility and professionalism. High emotional intelligence isn't simply an asset - it's essential to earning trust.

You believe in the mission.

You're motivated by work that creates genuine impact. Whether you're capturing the excitement of a winning moment or documenting the difference charitable funding makes in communities, you understand that every story represents something meaningful.

You thrive in collaboration.

Success will come from working as one integrated team. You'll collaborate closely with client leads and agency partners across strategy, creative, media, PR, and production, always prioritizing shared goals over individual ownership.

You embrace the unexpected.

No two months will ever look the same. Winner locations, travel schedules, filming environments and the stories themselves are never predictable. You're energized by variety, comfortable adapting in the moment, and excited by the opportunity to experience communities across Ontario firsthand.

You enjoy work that takes you beyond the desk.

This role blends planning, collaboration, creative production, and regular time in communities across Ontario. Some periods are focused on shaping upcoming work, while others involve travelling to capture meaningful moments firsthand. The pace and location of the work naturally evolve throughout the month, making flexibility, organization, and adaptability essential.

JOB DUTIES

Creative Production Management & Craft Production Solutions:

• In conjunction with the Client Lead, Director, and local production team-members, creates pre-production documents, shot-lists, storyboards, location & travel plans and secure client approval.
• Leads production logistics across 5+ shoot days per month, ensuring seamless execution across small crew (5-8 personnel), clients, ambassadors and agency partners.
• Explain, in-detail, the production and post-production practices in relation to a production workflow, to educate the client and inform them of potential limitations or decision points along the pipeline.
• Manage calendars and scheduling of multiple shoots concurrently.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risk to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensures jobs are delivered on time and on budget and carried out to the appropriate technical and creative standard.
• Reviews and then put into action the evaluation of a job once complete, helping to implement improvements within the company’s framework based on these findings.

Budgeting and Financial Management:

• Estimate monthly production scopes of work including key considerations for resourcing, travel, and delivery dates and critical assumptions, while maximizing efficiencies.
• Own monthly production budgets, cost reporting, and reconciliation.
• Evaluates cost controllership at the beginning, throughout and at the end of projects, flagging any issues or overruns through the creation and upkeep of asset trackers; ensure that overruns are covered through gaining additional budgets where appropriate.
• Shepherd the team from pre-production through to post-production and delivery of final assets.
• In collaboration with Director, secure, hire and manage nimble doc-style crew on set: Director/2nd Shooter, Lead Camera Operator, Sound Recordist, Photographer and Social Media Content Creator.
• Manage and develops relationships with external suppliers/resources and outsourcing, including production vendors and freelance crew.
• Manages expectations with external suppliers to ensure quality and consistency.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• University/college degree in related field. A combination of work experience and education can be substituted.
• 3-5+ years professional management experience in documentary filmmaking or factual television production, with proficiency in social media and/or short format production i.e. advertising.
• Understanding of unscripted live-action shoots, planning and production techniques.
• Experience working directly with clients and senior stakeholders to scope/create estimates and manage budgets.
• Independently manage schedule and multitask with an excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and quickly adapt to circumstance and change.
• A robust rolodex of production vendors and freelance crew across Ontario.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate best terms for commercial, financial, and contractual arrangements.
• Familiarity with union and licensing regulations in different geographic locations.
• Strong understanding of Videography, Photography, and Editing workflows and related practices, as well as an understanding of organic social media content best practices.
• Ability to establish, refine and adapt production workflows and project management processes to support an evolving client program.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Practical understanding of Adobe CS workflows.
• Knowledge of all delivery formats and the ability to speak confidently on delivery needs.
• *Must provide portfolio or sample works along with resume as part of the selection process.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must be located in Toronto/GTA.
• Available for monthly travel across the province to capture winner stories and community content.
• Because every story is different, travel locations, schedules and production requirements vary from month to month. Flexibility is essential, as work will include evenings, weekends and overnight travel depending on where the stories take us. Candidates who enjoy variety, connecting with communities and embracing the unexpected will thrive in this environment.