Executive Producer; Integrated Production - Temporary Worker

dentsuaegis; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Aegis seeks an Executive Producer to elevate creative excellence through complex, integrated productions for assigned accounts. The role is a temporary assignment starting ASAP through 12/18, with potential to extend or convert to a permanent role, though neither is guaranteed at this time.

The EP must navigate agency systems, mentor juniors, and partner with production, tech, business affairs, legal and project management to deliver high-quality work within budget.

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-stakes productions and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to mentor junior producers and creatives.
• Strong communication with clients, creatives, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead ( > 1-5mil) productions independently with high craft standards.
• Coordinate content productions with directors, talent and multiple workstreams.
• Communicate production process to stakeholders and improve workflows.
• Scope projects, define requirements and success metrics.
• Review SOWs for scope, risk and deliverables; manage budget constraints.
• Build relationships with Business Affairs; know SAG-AFTRA guidelines.
• Lead post-project reviews and share learnings across teams.
• Mentor junior producers; promote high-quality execution.

Skills

Production leadership

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Strategic problem-solving

Mentoring junior staff

Client & stakeholder management

Effective communication

Job description

Executive Producer

The Executive Producer elevates and ensures creative excellence through production on their assigned accounts.

Temporary assignment starting ASAP through 12/18, with the potential to extend or convert to a permanent role; however, neither is guaranteed at this time.

W2 only. Candidates must be authorized to work and reside in the United States.

Preferred location: Preference for candidates based in or near NYC or CHI.

Must be available to work during Eastern Time (ET) business hours.

Customer wellness, healthcare, or health-adjacent industry experience is required.

The Executive Integrated Producer must be expert at navigating agency systems, predicting potential roadblocks, working to remove them, and negotiating with key players across the agency to foster the teamwork necessary to produce complex, integrated, multi-disciplinary executions. Along the way, s/he harnesses support within production, tech, business affairs, legal, project management and other disciplines to fill in knowledge gaps and manage risk. The EP advises creatives, account teams and clients on ch oices that shape pipelines that protect the creative ideas and executes them even stronger. S/he ensures client needs/goals are met and integrity in the final deliverables are kept. An important part of the role is to be a mentor to the junior producers and creatives, to guide their growth and help them execute with the highest level of craft.

Responsibilities

• Lead ( > 1-5mil) high-stakes Productions independently (or with the support of a jr. producer) and upholding the work to high craft standards
• Adept at leading Content Productions with A-list Directors/Partners, Celebrity talent and multiple workstreams and media.
• Ensure that all key stakeholders are kept informed and (if needed) educated on the production process. Lead advocacy for improved communication and work processes across disciplines.
• Lead the discovery/vetting process on large engagements to accurately scope projects while defining project requirements and success metrics; this includes evolving creative concepts into clear sets of deliverables and ability to develop production solutions that ensure creative excellence within budget parameters
• Ability to understand SOW's with clear scope, risk, assumptions and deliverables and review those drafted by project management.
• Build strong relationships with Business Affairs as a partner in discovery and through the production process. Have full understanding of AICP and AICE bid format.
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of SAG-AFTRA guidelines for shooting and recording of talent, including usage and payment considerations.
• Lead post project summary meetings and suggest ways to instill learnings within the department and across disciplines.
• Clear understanding of production technology and how to implement for efficiencies
• Creative Delivery and Network
• Elevate the creative; Find versatile solutions to keep good ideas alive and help tell stories in an innovative way whether it's through technology, video, social, experiential or all things combined. Lead the evolution of creative concepts into even stronger executions.
• Have your ear to the ground, have your eye on who's popping, know the industry giants. Help maintain dentsu creative's cultural capital and credibility by working with both the up-and-comers and the most wanted established partners.
• Continually cultivate strong relationships with outside partners and have a wide network but close connections for the range of work we produce.
• Management
• If needed, o versee multidisciplinary producers, and their work input. Assign/brief each project to the appropriate producer and oversee their process and deliverables; Vendor casting, bid analysis, SOW/estimate writing, project organization, meeting purpose and protocol, risk assessment, time management, scoping and actualizing.
• Mentor junior producers to a versatile production approach by developing their own creative problem-solving skills with the goal to always have the highest quality of execution.
• Share inspirational work, innovative technological solutions and best practices within the industry.
• Utilize agency tech and tools according to department protocols: production toolkit: including templates, hot sheets, status documents and wrap report.

Skills & Characteristics

• Passion for the craft of production and creativity.
• Genuine interest in art, culture and lifestyle; moving art, technology arts, still art, music, etc.
• Emotional intelligence - Have a good sense of diplomacy, awareness of group dynamics and the ability to moderate one's own communication and behavior style to mirror the group/project need.
• Effective communication and presentation skills - The ability to develop presentations and speak to large audiences including senior level clients.
• Be able to lead clients with confidence through complex and high-risk productions.
• Organized and detailed,