Senior Producer, Auto + Luxury

WPP Production; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Production in New York is seeking a Senior Producer to lead creative production across campaigns and platforms, ensuring on-time delivery and on-budget results while upholding the brand's craftsmanship.

You will manage client and vendor relationships, plan production schedules, and elevate the team's work with strategic thinking and cross‑discipline collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of production plans, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to budget.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, agencies, and production partners.
• Plan, schedule and control all production activities and resources.
• Negotiate with partners based on scope, budget, and timeline to meet creative vision.
• Coordinate with Business Affairs on estimates and final actualisations.
• Ensure compliance with client legal guidelines and industry standards.
• Proactively identify issues and guide the team to avoid avoidable challenges.
• Foster a diverse and inclusive culture within production teams.

Job description

About WPP Production

WPP Production is the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP’s content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world‑class human craft with next‑generation technology to originate, design and deliver multi‑channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today’s always‑on, AI‑driven marketing world.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, world‑class creativity, next‑generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

Hybrid working model

We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

What does a Senior Producer do at WPP Production?

The Senior Producer will be a creative production critical thinker, elevating each project regardless of scale. The Senior Producer will contribute to the maintenance and growth of strong team, client and agency relationships, producing work that is distinct, consistent and honours the level of style and craftsmanship that goes into every touchpoint that makes up our brands. The ideal candidate will have ambitions that push the production and technological limits on all projects and be experienced across integrated platforms, consistently delivering on time, in budget and to the highest level of creative standards. The Senior Producer is responsible for leading the development of each project and ensuring they are completed on time and within budget. This role requires exceptional planning and organisational skills to manage the agency, client and vendor relationships and responsibilities during production, liaising between the agency and suppliers and maintaining fair processes while communicating clearly and positively to deliver our product successfully. The Senior Producer will plan, schedule and control project production objectives, adhering to client, agency and industry standards, and on set will facilitate all communication between the agency, client and production partners.

In this role you will be …

• Responsible for excellence in all day‑to‑day activities including scoping and ball‑parking creative concepts, breaking down scripts, building detailed project schedules, managing project scope, researching and securing the best production resources, quality‑controlling all deliverables, maintaining project documentation and communicating with project teams through final delivery.
• Able to contribute to the elevation of the creative product through active participation with the team.
• Supportive, inspiring and educating on production opportunities that apply to each project.
• Aware of top industry trends, techniques, directors, cinematographers, GCI, AI and new technologies in an effort to elevate the creative product.
• Responsible for building critical relationships and maintaining the agency’s reputation and standard of excellence within the production industry, while keeping an active knowledge of cross‑discipline external partners.
• Able to manage multiple, often concurrent, projects.
• Trusted to lead workload independently, managing up to the Head of Production or EP when needed or appropriate.
• Capable of selecting and negotiating with the appropriate partners based on creative scope, budget and timeline, and identifying which partner best suits the creative vision.
• Knowledgeable of compliance and client legal guidelines.
• Able to leverage experience to proactively predict issues and guide the team away from avoidable challenges during all stages of production.
• Responsible for supporting and participating in efforts to cultivate a diverse, equal and inclusive culture of production within our work.
• Communicating proactively with Creative, Account Services, Business Affairs, Talent Affairs and other stakeholders to keep the production process flowing smoothly.
• Able to serve as a client‑facing member of the team, articulating all aspects of production plans with varying levels of knowledge.
• Capable of explaining talent language and costs to both agency and client, while staying on top of the latest talent and union information from SAG.
• Partnering closely with the Business Affairs Manager to compile final estimates and final actualisations, wrapping out efficiently at the end of each project.

Salary & Benefits

Base salary for this position at the time of posting may range from $75,000 to $180,000. Individual compensation varies based on job‑related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package – click here for more details.

Why work here

At WPP Production, you’ll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. We bring together world‑class talent, cutting‑edge studios and advanced technology to solve some of the most complex creative and production challenges in the industry. You’ll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged and AI and next‑generation tools are used to amplify—not replace—human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities and the backing of WPP’s unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact and create work that performs for every audience, across every channel, at every moment.

Inclusion and Impact

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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