Senior Manager, UK Production

All; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global creative agency is looking for a Senior Manager to lead their London production hub. The ideal candidate will guide a team of producers in creating impactful content while collaborating with global partners. Strong creative production skills and leadership experience are essential, along with effective communication abilities. The role includes responsibilities in managing projects and fostering collaboration within the team. A hybrid work policy allows flexibility in the workplace.

Benefits

Family Care Leave

Insurances

Wellbeing resources

Colleague Discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Qualifications

• Experience as a Producer in a creative agency with a track record of running multiple brands.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
• Advanced project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day challenges of London producers.
• Lead and develop team members.
• Foster a positive team dynamic.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Creative production expertise

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management tools (Workfront, Monday.com)

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to make a significant impact on The LEGO Group’s creative content production? Drive global campaigns, inspire a skilled production team, and bring bold film, content, and experiential ideas to life for one of the world’s most iconic brands.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Our LEGO Agency (OLA) is the in-house creative agency of the LEGO Group, responsible for bringing our global campaigns and content experiences to life. From film and digital content to brand activations, OLA helps share the LEGO story across every channel.

We’re now looking for a Senior Manager to lead and support our London production hub. In this role, you’ll guide a team of skilled producers—covering film, content, and experiential projects—while collaborating closely with colleagues around the world. You’ll act as the go-to leader for the London team (full-timers, contractors, and freelancers), helping them translate business needs into impactful creative experiences.

The ideal candidate is a confident people leader with strong production expertise, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to build trust with collaborators at all levels. You’ll bring critical thinking, empathy, and curiosity to every challenge, while encouraging your team to push creative boundaries and grow their skills.

If you are a great leader who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and enjoys turning bold creative ideas into reality, we’d love to hear from you.

Core Responsibilities

• Support all London producers with their day to day challenges. (Film, content and activation producers.)
• People leading responsibilities; including appraisals, abilities development, resourcing and work load balance
• Day-to-day conduit between our collaborators and OLA
• Foster collaboration, communication, and a positive team dynamic, leading to better results
• Empowering the team in their decision making and project development
• Working closely with Project management teams and wider OLA heads of department
• Manage and support Senior Global Campaign Partners on driving more complex product- and branded-experiences, when necessary
• Develop strong relationships with our direct product- and/or brand-owner, and key heads of departments in OLA
• Support the Head of Production on new scope developments, working collaboratively with other agency departments, including OLA LT
• Securing the necessary involvement of OLA Hubs to ensure that regional needs are being met
• Collaborating with both internal and external agencies and other LEGO partners when necessary
• Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Wide experience as a Producer within a creative agency/brand, with demonstrable and clear track record of successfully simultaneously running multiple brands, whilst building strong client relationships and producing amazing creative experiences and content
• Experience being a part of complex and globally distributed creative, digital, shopper/e-commerce or socially led programs
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
• Strong business writing skills that include executive summaries, memos, pre-reads, briefs and presentation materials
• Comfortable working with collaborators at all levels of the organization
• Maturity and ability to exercise high level of discretion with sensitive information
• Empathetic people leading
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, project management tools are required (Workfront, Monday.com, etc.)
• Experience in project management and strategic planning incl. resourcing
• Experience in Entertainment/Content, Gaming segments will be favourable.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount – We know you\'ll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you\'ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you\'ll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

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