Senior Digital Media Producer - Lead High-Impact Projects

Placements24; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration and project >

Project completion bonuses

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Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Digital Media Producer in Centurion, Gauteng to lead ambitious projects from concept to final delivery. This senior role requires strategic thinking, strong leadership, and a track record in producing video, web series, interactive media, and multimedia campaigns.

You will oversee the full production pipeline, manage budgets and timelines, mentor teams, and ensure high quality, brand-consistent output.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in digital media production; 5+ years in senior production/management roles.
• Experience producing video, web series, interactive apps, and social campaigns.
• Strong understanding of full production pipeline: pre-production, shooting, post, distribution.
• Proven experience managing large budgets and complex project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end production of digital media projects from concept to final delivery.
• Manage budgets, timelines, resources and vendor relationships effectively.
• Lead and mentor production teams to foster collaboration and high performance.
• Develop and implement production workflows and best practices for digital content creation.
• Collaborate with creative directors, marketing teams, and clients to define project scope and objectives.
• Ensure all produced content meets high standards of quality, creativity and brand consistency.
• Identify and mitigate production risks, solving challenges during the cycle.
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and platforms relevant to digital media production.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize to meet deadlines.
• Present project proposals, progress reports and final deliverables to stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Project management

Vendor management

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Digital media production

Education

Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Digital Media, Marketing, or related

Tools

Asana

Trello

Monday.com

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Digital Media Producer in Centurion, Gauteng to lead ambitious projects from concept to final delivery. This senior role requires strategic thinking, strong leadership, and a track record in producing video, web series, interactive media, and multimedia campaigns.

You will oversee the full production pipeline, manage budgets and timelines, mentor teams, and ensure high quality, brand-consistent output.