Senior Producer (Mat Leave Cover) Fixed Term Full Time (min 9 months) £42k - £55k in London

This Senior Producer is responsible for leading the delivery of key productions from start to finish. You’ll oversee projects through pre-production, on-set (including occasional international work), and post-production. Alongside production delivery, you’ll play a central role in project management and client management, ensuring every project meets the client brief, upholds ITCH’s creative standards, and hits all agreed KPIs.

You’ll maintain commercial control across budgets, margins, scopes, and schedules throughout the contract period. As the senior point of contact for clients during production, you’ll manage day-to-day relationships, guide them through the process, and ensure communication stays clear, proactive, and solutions-focused. You’ll collaborate with the Creative & Strategy and Client Services teams, as well as directors, filmmakers, and editors, to turn creative concepts into achievable production and project plans. As a senior member of the production team, you’ll also support and mentor Junior Producers, offering guidance, feedback, and on-the-job development. You’ll be trusted to problem-solve quickly, manage expectations with clients and internal teams, protect the creative vision, and deliver high-quality outputs while helping drive operational efficiency.

Key Skills

• 4-5 years’ experience producing video and photographic content, ideally in an agency or production company.
• Proven track record managing multiple projects on time, within budget, and to a high creative standard.
• Strong client management and communication skills, with experience guiding clients through a production process.
• Solid understanding of production workflows across pre-production, production, and post.
• Strong organisational skills, with experience managing timelines, scopes, and resources.
• Experience coordinating shoots, including crew hiring, location management, and logistics.
• Ability to problem-solve in real time and adapt to changes under pressure.
• Basic experience with contract negotiation and usage rights.
• Good understanding of digital and social content formats.
• Developing a network of industry contacts.
• Commitment to sustainable production practices.
• Team player with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.

The day to day

• Manage medium to large-scale projects end to end, including project timelines, scopes, budgets, risks, resource planning and post production.
• Lead client management throughout each production, including status updates, expectation-setting, approvals, and feedback cycles.
• Liaise with internal teams and clients to keep projects running smoothly and on schedule.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, talent, suppliers, and partners.
• Lead shoots, ensuring they run on time and the crew has clear direction.
• Provide regular project and production status updates to the Senior Producer and wider team.
• Track budgets, flag overages or efficiencies early, and help target agreed profit margins.
• Support pitches and creative proposals, including sourcing talent and influencers.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
• Be present on shoots to ensure creative vision is achieved and carried through to post-production.
• Negotiate contracts, fees, and usage rights for talent and freelancers (with guidance where needed).
• Maintain and update the internal freelancer and talent database.
• Contribute to refining production processes, documentation, and project workflows.
• Support Junior Producers, offering advice and oversight on their projects and client interactions.
• Ensure all assigned projects are accurately tracked in Scoro, keeping timelines, tasks, scopes, and budgets fully up to date.
• Ensure all productions follow ITCH’s sustainability policies, and suggest improvements that could reduce environmental impact.

The chance to help shape the next phase of growth at ITCH. Daily collaboration with senior leaders who will value your input and support your progression. Room to experiment, learn, and build smarter systems and better outreach. Team socials and an annual Summer Event. A salary that reflects your experience and impact. Yearly pay review and potential for up to 18% annual bonus (based on business and personal performance). Health Insurance. Yearly training budget and development Days.

Benefits and Perks

• Annual Bonus Scheme.
• Christmas Closure – we shut down over the festive period. No emails, no meetings, no need to book time off.
• New Business Incentive – Got a lead that turns into a win? We’ll thank you properly for helping grow the business.
• Our team each get a day each year to give back to a cause that matters.
• Referral Bonus – Know someone brilliant? Introduce them to us and there’s a reward if they fit the team.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – Save money on bikes and kit, good for you and for the planet.
• Health Insurance – Access to private healthcare so you can look after what matters most.
• Extra Holidays with Time – The longer you’re with us, the more time off you get. Because loyalty means a lot in our industry.
• Mental Health Support – Get free access to mindfulness tools to help keep your head in the right place.
• Annual Training Budget – Everyone gets a pot to spend on learning something new to help develop your skills and knowledge.
• Happy, healthy people do their best work, so we make sure our people have all the things they need to thrive.

Everything we do comes back to the quality of the work we make. So if you’re still wondering if ITCH is the place for you, have a look at our latest projects.