Senior Producer

Barkley; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BarkleyOKRP seeks a Senior Producer to lead an in-house production practice, overseeing a direct report and numerous concurrent projects across post, content capture, and live-action shoots. You will shape AI-informed workflows, budgets, and timelines while mentoring team members and rebuilding processes to scale output.

The role blends hands-on production leadership with hands-on AI adoption to drive efficiency, quality, and growth across the department.

Qualifications

• 5+ years producing in an agency, production company, or in-house creative team, with post-only, content-capture, and small/mid live-action experience.
• Directly supervising or managing a producer is required.
• Track record of managing a high-volume slate with shifting timelines and small-to-medium budgets.
• Hands-on experience using AI generation tools in production work.
• Interest and aptitude in developing people and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Run production end-to-end—from scoping and bidding through wrap and delivery—for post-only, capture, and live-action projects.
• Manage a high-volume, constantly changing slate with distinct budgets and timelines.
• Produce internal director-led shoots and content-capture-only shoots, including pitches and case studies.
• Build and manage budgets, bid, negotiate with vendors, and reconcile costs.
• Create realistic schedules that absorb shifting timelines and competing priorities.
• Staff freelance crews, editors, and vendors appropriate to the job scale.

Skills

People management

Budgeting

Timeline planning

AI in production

Vendor negotiation

Communication

Post-Production

Live-action production

Tools

Runway

Veo

OpenAI tools

Midjourney

Adobe Firefly

ElevenLabs

Job description

The Senior Producer is an expert-level production leader on BarkleyOKRP's internal, in-house production practice — where human-led creativity meets best-in-class technology — directly supervising a producer as a direct report, and personally responsible for running a high volume of concurrent projects — from post-only executions to small- and mid-scale live-action shoots (internal director-led productions and content-capture/UGC-style shoots), while working hand in hand with our collective of editors, motion designers, and camera operators. This is a working leader role: someone who manages a direct report and projects at the same time, keeps budgets and timelines under control amid constant shifts, and brings real, hands-on experience with AI tools and AI-informed workflows to help the team adopt and improve them as part of the day-to-day craft.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable producing a fast-turn post-only edit, a same-week social content capture, and a small studio live-action shoot — often all in the same week — and has real, hands-on experience with modern AI video generation, image generation, and AI-assisted post workflows, along with a genuine drive to help the team grow and improve in this area. They are also a capable people manager — comfortable owning the day-to-day workload, output, and growth of a direct report, while informally mentoring other producers across the team — and who plays an active role in rebuilding team processes so the department can scale output without scaling headcount at the same rate.

Team Supervision & Leadership

• Directly supervise a producer as a direct report — assign projects, balance workload across the team, and hold producers accountable for budget, schedule, and quality.
• Own performance management for your direct report — regular check-ins, feedback, growth planning, and day-to-day coaching.
• Actively develop and grow emerging producers across the team, not just your direct report — hands-on coaching on budgeting, scheduling, vendor management, and problem-solving, not just AI tools.
• Model and teach both traditional production craft and AI-informed workflows so emerging producers build a full, well-rounded skill set.
• Set standards and playbooks that make it easier to onboard and ramp new producers as the team's volume grows.
• Serve as a go-to escalation point — unblocking producers on budget, vendor, timeline, or client issues in real time.

What You'll Own

• Run production end-to-end — from scoping and bidding through wrap and delivery — across post-only projects, content capture/UGC shoots, and small-to-mid scale live-action productions.
• Manage a high-volume, always-shifting slate: multiple projects in flight simultaneously, each with its own budget, timeline, and creative variables that can change on short notice.
• Produce both internal director-led shoots and content-capture-only shoots (talent/creator-driven, lower-crew capture built for social and always-on content needs), including internally-driven work such as new business pitches, case studies, and other agency-facing content needs.
• Build and manage budgets for small and medium-sized jobs, including bidding, cost tracking, vendor negotiation, and reconciliation.
• Build realistic schedules that absorb shifting timelines, last-minute scope changes, and competing priorities without losing quality or blowing budgets.
• Staff and manage freelance crews, editors, and vendors appropriate to the scale of each job — right-sizing crews for post-only, capture-only, and live-action work.

AI Practice & Team Growth

• Be hands-on and experienced with current AI video and image generation tools (e.g., Runway, Veo, OpenAI's video/image tools, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ElevenLabs), and confidently guide the team on when they fit versus traditional production.
• Bring hands-on experience with AI-assisted workflows — previs, storyboards, b-roll/plate generation, voice, music, upscaling, rotoscoping, and AI-assisted editing — and actively help build repeatable processes and best practices for the team as this area grows.
• Play a hands-on role in rebuilding and modernizing team processes — templates, briefing docs, bidding models, review workflows — so AI is built into how the team scales output over time.
• Bring a strong point of view on where AI could most efficiently expand the team's throughput on high-volume, smaller-budget jobs specifically (as opposed to large-scale, big-budget productions).
• Stay ahead of emerging AI production tools and actively share what you learn with the team, with a clear eye on cost, quality, rights, and client comfort.

Business & Client Management

• Develop accurate estimates and manage production budgets for small-to-mid scale jobs, keeping profitability and client value in balance.
• Negotiate confidently with vendors, freelancers, and partners to protect budget without sacrificing quality.
• Partner with Business Affairs on contracts, usage rights, talent/SAG-AFTRA considerations, and AI-related licensing and rights questions.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with creative, account, and client teams — especially when timelines or scope shift, which they will, often — proactively keeping every stakeholder confident their project is moving forward, even mid-shift.

What You Bring

• 5+ years producing in an agency, production company, or in-house creative team, with direct experience on post-only, content-capture, and small/mid live-action jobs.
• Prior experience directly supervising or managing a producer — not just mentoring informally.
• A track record of managing a high volume of concurrent projects with shifting timelines and small-to-medium budgets — this is a high-throughput role, not a single-big-project role.
• Genuine, hands-on experience using AI generation tools in real production work, with a track record of helping teams adopt and improve at using them.
• Real interest and aptitude in developing people — you like managing, coaching, and helping emerging producers get better.
• Comfort improving process — templates, workflows, and systems — rather than just following existing ones.
• Strong organizational skills, budgeting discipline, and calm, clear communication under shifting conditions — including the ability to keep every stakeholder confidently in the loop on where a project stands.

Success Looks Like

• Consistently juggling a full slate of post-only, capture, and live-action jobs without dropped balls.
• Measurable gains in speed and output on high-volume/smaller-budget work by driving adoption of AI tools and rebuilt processes within the team.
• Emerging producers on the team visibly leveling up under your supervision and mentorship.
• A well-run, well-managed team — clear workload, clear accountability, low churn.
• Budgets and timelines held (or renegotiated smartly) even as scope and priorities shift.
• Clear, proactive communication that leaves creative, account, and client teams confident their project is moving forward — even when timelines shift.

BarkleyOKRP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging

• At BarkleyOKRP, DEI+B drives work that matters. We believe people and creativity are made of the same substance, and when every perspective is valued, the impact is stronger. We build belonging as a business strategy, power inclusive creativity that delivers measurable results, and hold ourselves accountable as a B Corp committed to progress over performative intent. When people are valued, the work carries greater impact.