Producer in Manchester

Content Chemistry is a video and animation company based in South Manchester. We specialise in harnessing scientific accuracy and creative brilliance to produce captivating moving images. Using the latest technology, our expert team transforms complex ideas into stunning visual stories that educate, engage, and excite with storytelling through the lens of science and creativity.

The role of Producer supports the business by leading on client services, project management, implementation and creative from concept through to delivery and beyond as outlined below:

• Taking client briefs and translating these for our production and post-production teams.
• Developing creative routes for projects with our designers and artworkers for pitches and live projects with support from senior members of the Production and Post-Production teams.
• Completing proposed budget estimates for internal sign-off from the Head of Production or Partners and client approval externally.
• Leading project schedules with support from the Senior Production Manager.
• Taking briefs from our clients and from our internal team and adding creative and editorial value whilst crafting and curating each project.
• Developing creative ideas from page one, implementing these with our designers and animators to launch a visual identity, an animated look and feel or to elevate virtually captured footage.
• Organising project kick-offs both with clients and all members of the project team with regular meetings to ensure consistent communication throughout the project.
• Carefully curating, licensing and utilising stock footage and music when required, ensuring these are used on message and in the manner intended either editorially or commercially.
• Organising, directing and producing in-person shoots on location globally and via online software for virtual recordings.
• Leading with our client, providing excellent and responsive service to deliver often fast-turnaround projects with efficient management of our people and resources to a high standard.
• Tracking schedule and finance throughout project and producing final consolidations for estimates to be generated for client, seeing these through to invoice.
• Sharing consolidated project paperwork, including music and stock licenses and ensuring files are accurately managed.
• Striving for continuous improvement across all working practices to promote positive change and excel in role.
• Keeping an accurate track of your long-term career aspirations and timed goals via our Performance Development Programme.

Skills of the ideal candidate should include:

• Expertise producing and directing location shoots and running virtual filming sessions.
• Confidence with owning and driving a project both internally and as a production expert to knowledgably assist and support our clients.
• Good working knowledge of cameras, formats and codecs where possible.
• Proficiency and practical experience with post-production workflows including animation-only projects.
• An understanding of Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects.
• Adaptability and patience to project management with the ability to deliver exceptional service to our clients.
• Multi-tasking abilities, being able to switch attention and focus with both autonomous working and when the business requires reprioritisation.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills.
• A keen interest in medical communications, life sciences and healthcare.

Our culture and offering to our people:

• Opportunity to own your role and be an instrumental part of the business.
• Creative ownership and ability to flourish both in our organisation and in small teams.
• Autonomous project ownership and creative freedom.
• Career support and progression.
• Training initiatives and targeted personal goal guidance.
• Competitive holiday entitlement.
• Equipment provided as required to strengthen and support role.
• Employee Assistance Programme and benefits to encourage good mental and physical health.

This role is based at our office in Cheadle, in South Manchester but with the ability to work from home on a hybrid basis as the role develops. Please do not apply if you are not within close commuting distance.