Creative Producer

Moonbug Entertainment; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Moonbug Entertainment is seeking a Creative Producer to lead the development and production of engaging content for children. This role involves managing creative direction, overseeing production teams, and ensuring high-quality outputs that align with brand objectives. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess strong storytelling and production management skills.

Benefits

Free private healthcare

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Matched 5% pension scheme

Free yoga/fitness classes

Weekly lunch

Friday drinks at 4 pm

Qualifications

• Experience in directing live-action and animation content.
• Strong production management experience, including budgeting and crew management.
• Ability to research and execute viral trends quickly.

Responsibilities

• Lead ideation and creative direction for shorts.
• Manage production teams and workflows, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Mentor team members and provide strategic guidance.

Skills

Creative problem solving

Storytelling

Production management

Budgeting

Team leadership

Directing live-action content

Directing animation content

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Job description

About Moonbug Entertainment

Thank you for considering the Creative Producer role with Moonbug Entertainment, an award-winning global entertainment company inspiring kids everywhere to laugh, learn, and grow. The company is behind some of the biggest kids’ entertainment brands in the world, including CoComelon and Blippi. Moonbug believes every child should have access to our entertaining and enriching content, which is why our shows are available on more than 150 video platforms globally, including Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer, and YouTube Kids. Moonbug is also a global leader in preschool music and audio experiences, available on 100+ audio platforms worldwide. Moonbug brands extend beyond the screen to include streaming music, toys, games, books, live events, and theme park exhibits.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps position leading entertainment businesses for sustainable growth.

This role reports onsite in our London office full-time.

Location: London, Camden | Office-based | Benefits include free private healthcare, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, a matched 5% pension scheme, free yoga/fitness classes, weekly lunch, and Friday drinks at 4 pm.

The Role

We're seeking a Creative Producer to lead the development and production of shorts and alternative formats. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment and can execute multiple high-quality productions autonomously. You should be a creative problem solver with the ability to research and execute viral trends quickly. Expertise in directing live-action and animation content, budgeting, production management, scheduling, and team leadership is essential, along with a passion for innovation in children’s media.

This role reports to the Senior Executive, Alternative Formats and #shorts.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Direction

• Lead ideation and creative direction for all shorts from the London team, ensuring alignment with brand objectives.
• Provide feedback on scripts, cuts, and all project elements to enhance content quality.
• Direct, produce, and edit specific shorts as needed, including pitching concepts, creating shot lists, sourcing props and backdrops, setting up filming spaces, capturing footage, managing equipment, and executing final edits with music, graphics, and SFX.
• Creatively direct or produce other long-form test formats as required.

Production Management

• Collaborate with the Senior Executive to strategize overall departmental spending and KPIs.
• Oversee the production team and optimize workflows, ensuring all processes are documented.
• Manage final content deliveries to Moonbase/SAN.
• Coordinate with Finance and Legal to contract vendors and team members, and set up systems for collaboration.
• Source and manage vendors, contractors, and crew.
• Maintain accurate budgets, track costs, and ensure financial targets are met (approving spends up to $5,000 per shoot).
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Mentor team members, fostering a solution-oriented environment.

Autonomy & Oversight

• Produce long-form shoots with budgets up to $75,000, reporting over $5,000 line items to the Senior Executive.
• Provide strategic guidance to the team.

• Possess excellent storytelling and creative direction skills, especially in children’s media and digital content.
• Have strong production management experience, including budgeting, negotiations, and crew management.
• Manage ambiguity confidently and adapt as needed.
• Communicate effectively, articulating creative visions and providing constructive feedback.
• Be experienced in YouTube live-action production across all stages.
• Consume YouTube content regularly.
• Be familiar with Adobe Premiere and post-production workflows.
• Manage projects independently while collaborating with senior leadership.