Business Development Executive / Executive Producer Studio Operations · United Kingdom ·

RealtimeUK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Business Development focused Executive Producer to lead initiatives in the Advertising sector. This role involves generating new business leads and creating compelling content for a diverse range of clients. With nearly 30 years of expertise in CG, VFX, and Animation, the company aims to enhance its presence in the Creative Agency world. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in VFX, established industry contacts, and a passion for delivering high-quality content across various sectors. Join a dynamic team and help shape exciting projects for a global audience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in VFX and business development within creative agencies.
• Strong client-facing skills with established industry contacts.

Responsibilities

• Identify and acquire new business opportunities in the creative agency sector.
• Develop and maintain client relationships to ensure satisfaction and repeat business.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver successful project pitches.

Skills

VFX Experience

Business Development

Client Relationship Management

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Creative Strategy Development

Job description

We are seeking a Business Development focused Executive Producer to join the REALTIME team as we move into the world of Advertising and the production of commercials and content.

We are looking for people who have had direct responsibility for generating new business leads to create content from a broad range of companies servicing the Advertising Industry. Whether you’ve been an Agency Producer within a Creative / Media/ Digital or Content agency or have worked in-house at brands or perhaps as a Commercials or Content Producer, we are interested to work with people who have combined live action with CG and full CG content.

With nearly 30 years of experience in CG, VFX and Animation, we have successfully supported clients across a wide range of industries, including the Games, Episodic, Feature Film and Automotive sectors.

We are now on the lookout for someone to guide us through the Creative Agency world, supporting our existing business units and leveraging our expertise in real-time and game engine technology, along with high-end pre-rendered pipelines. Our goal is to deliver even more exciting projects to an even wider global audience.

As our Business Development Executive/Executive Producer, you’ll be responsible for the onboarding of projects through proactive new business activities and building key relationships with new and existing clients in the Creative Agency space.

Responsibilities:

1. Have a full understanding of customers, collaborators and competitors; opportunities, risks and challenges; within the relevant market(s)
2. Research, identify, seek out and acquire new business opportunities across the creative agency space with a focus on supporting our range of industries
3. Develop relationships with new clients and prospects, including attending industry events
4. Continue to grow existing client relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and repeat business
5. Attend client and supplier meetings, either remotely or in person
6. Bid, budget and schedule new projects to a high degree of accuracy in collaboration with REALTIME’s HODs, Supervisors and other key stakeholders
7. Work with the Directors, Art Director, Supervisors and Marketing to deliver successful pitches and win new projects
8. Ensure client satisfaction in the final delivered project

Must have Skills & Qualities:

1. Experience of working within VFX
2. Established contacts and relationships within the Creative Agency space
3. A passion for the content produced across the Games, Automotive and Episodic industries
4. Experience of defining new business strategies and seeing them through to completion
5. Extensive client-facing experience
6. Thorough understanding of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

To Be Effective in This Role, You Will Need to:

1. Balance the challenge of maximising creativity within budget and schedule
2. Be organised and methodical in your approach to work
3. Be able to calculate both risks and opportunities, mitigating or capitalising upon them as appropriate
4. Keep calm and personable when working under pressure and working to tight deadlines
5. Work with a studio first mentality
6. Effectively delegate tasks when required