Epitome is a creative production studio that created stylised videos and stills for Brandsto connect with theiraudiences
Job Description
As a Producer, you will oversee all aspects of production: estimating, conceptualizing, scheduling, talent, shoot, edit, visual effects, music, and delivery all through a creative execution lens.
This position is the cornerstone of connecting the Account, Creative, Project Management, Strategy, and Marketing departments. The ideal candidate supports the creative vision and comes from a culture of yes and winning.
Responsibilities and duties:
- Attend to project inquiries and work directly with the client to understand business objectives and briefs
- Be client-facing as needed.
- Managing client’s expectations and giving recommendations when required.
- Communicate project requirements to the creative and production team
- Organize and run pre-production meetings.
- Research, conceptualize and pitch where necessary
- Skilled in translating an idea or story into the desired end product.
- Plan, develop and execute all stages of pre-production to post-production
- Building relationships with all vendors to support creative projects and oversee the logistics management for project operations.
- Facilitate with casting, auditions, and hiring of freelancers per-project basis
- Prepare call sheets and obtain all necessary permits and licenses prior to shoot
- Ensure that production goes smoothly according to schedule
- Plan and manage post-production timelines while keeping the client up to date on progress
- Managing the day-to-day operations, timelines, and budgets of projects and creative teams internally.
- Coordinating and liaising with key personnel (Both internal and external)
- Liaising and maintaining the relationship with all project stakeholders.
- Procure, review and negotiate production estimates.
- Review and approve all production-related invoices.
- Advise stakeholders in all content production-related matters with creative and budgetary solutions for improving quality.
- Be an expert on filmmaking, photography, image capture, digital platforms, and formats.
- Manage multiple projects as needed.
- An asset to the team for developing production solutions and strategies.
Qualifications
Skills:
- Effective negotiation and conflict management skills
- Good communicator and interpersonal skills
- Experience with handling finances and allocating budgets
- Able to manage multiple projects at once, with the ability to prioritize
- Reliability, able to work under tight deadlines
- Able to work in a fast-paced working environment.
- Brilliant team player and work ethic.
- Well versed with all processes involved in a product lifecycle (Video, design, digital)
- Possess excellent detailed - planning and organizing skills.
- Budget preparation also preferred.
- Detail-oriented, take-ownership attitude, self-organizing, and highly skilled in time management to facilitate involvement in multiple projects
- A passionate, performance-driven individual with a strong business acumen
- Leadership, ability to work as part of a team and establish relationships with other departments
- Forward-thinking, be able to identify any pitfalls throughout the process.
- Be able to deal with conflicting personalities and find a common ground.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and proactive problem-solving skills
- Able to work independently with limited supervision, and communicate up, down, and laterally to project stakeholders within the team
- Proficient in MAC OS, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote
- Experience of Adobe Creative Cloud or Final Cut Pro is a plus