Mid-Weight Producer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative studio seeks a dynamic Producer to manage high-volume film and photography campaigns for a prominent sports brand. This role involves leading projects from concept through execution, requiring strong production skills and the ability to deliver within budget while managing external partners. The ideal candidate will have a solid network in the industry and experience in sports content production, adding value to the team.

Benefits

Flexible working scheme

Company healthcare plan

Training courses access

Mentoring programme

Xmas office closure

24/7 healthcare assistance

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of production experience.
• Strong contacts in the industry including freelance crew and agents.
• Experience with managing budgets up to £200k.

Responsibilities

• Devise production strategies and manage multiple projects.
• Source and coordinate team resources including freelancers.
• Maintain high production standards and deliver projects on budget.

Skills

Production management

Negotiation

Project leadership

Problem-solving

Budget management

Job description

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The Midnight Club is a 360 creative studio.

A united group of creators, makers and entrepreneurs - specialising in original, progressive solutions for the world's most ambitious and adventurous brands.

We're called a Club for a reason.

Through a rich understanding of the landscape and environments around us, we build concepts and stories which impact culture, make a difference and drive action. We show up with energy and personality, building magnetic campaigns with a human touch.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a dynamic and ambitious Producer to join an exciting production department working across a high volume of world class global and national film and photography campaigns for one of the world’s biggest sporting brands.

A new role within the team, you will be working with the Senior Producer and be responsible for taking our creative team's concepts and making them a reality, whilst maintaining the highest standards, keeping on brief and delivering within budget.

We’re looking for someone well-versed and experienced in all aspects of production, comfortable delivering multiple projects end-to-end encompassing budget, team, resource and critical path management. We would especially like to hear from candidates that have experience producing sports content shoots.

This role is based in London and can be permanent or fixed-term contract. If the hire were to be FTC, then the salary advertised, and holidays would be pro rata.

What you'll do

• Devise the production approach and strategies at the start of a project - Assessing budgets, resources, timelines and feasibility.
• Working closely with the creative and strategic leads you will form part of the project leadership team - Steering the project to success through your production expertise.
• Mitigate and solve problems if and when they arise.
• Source, manage and coordinate 3rd party suppliers - building out production teams and experts.
• Hire, onboard and manage freelance resources (where appropriate).
• Comfortable with managing production partners in bidding, pre-production and on set.
• Build strong internal relationships with members of the team.
• Help support and develop junior members of the team.
• Manage business affairs documents and legal sign off processes.
• Negotiate with talent agents on contract terms and fees.
• Full reconciliation of budgets once the project has wrapped.
• Act as the client facing production expert across the project.
• Brief in creative teams on the project such as creative and art directors, retouchers, editors and composers.
• Manage all aspects of production - pre, production and post.
• Make informed autonomous decisions for projects and escalate for further approvals where necessary.

ABOUT YOURSELF

• 2-3 minimum years of production experience
• A solid black book of industry contacts including freelance crew, creative teams, photographers, studios and agents
• Strong technical production skills including all crew terms, sight on industry standards, standard APA crew rates and legal responsibilities
• Proven success in delivering projects within the agreed budget perimeters
• Experience in producing and line producing international productions
• Experienced negotiator when dealing with agents
• Previous experience in managing a variety of post production workstreams
• Experience of working with high profile talent is highly desirable
• A portfolio of high quality film and photographic content
• Highly organised, analytical and process driven
• Agile and can shake off curveballs without a sweat
• A team player - Not scared to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in
• Cool, calm and collected whilst under pressure
• Highly skilled in all aspects of production
• Comfortable working with complex projects and deliverables.
• Experienced and comfortable working with budgets of up to £200k
• Interested in culture outside of work - bringing in new perspectives
• Previous experience in production for sports brands will be considered advantageous
• Passionate about sports and fashion - highly desirable
• Must be able to commute to our Shoreditch (London) office 3x week

ADDITIONAL COMPANY BENEFITS

• Xmas office closure in addition to your Holiday entitlement
• Company healthcare for yourself with Health Shield
• Assistance programme with 24/7 confidential access as part of your Health Shield plan
• Flexible working scheme - WFH 2x per week for this role
• Mentoring programme parallel to your Line Management scheme
• Full access to a range of training courses

The Midnight Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws. The Midnight Club is an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.