Producer - Maverick Media

Maverick by name, maverick by nature. For thirty years, we have been creating trailblazing & award-winning work for the world’s most prestigious games publishers, developers, and brands. Our top-notch team of creatives, designers and producers are always ahead of the game, ready to take clients to the next level. At Maverick (part of Keywords Studios), we know a diverse workforce only elevates the great work we do. As such, we are an equal opportunities employer and we take diversity and inclusion seriously. This opportunity is offered on a hybrid working basis, based out of our central London office (Holborn area). Our talented team are on-site 2 days per week – everyone is together on Thursdays, and you have the choice of the other day.

Do you have a can-do attitude? Are you driven to deliver to schedules and budgets in a timely manner? Do you have a high attention to detail? Are you dependable and conscientious? Are you confident in procurement and sourcing freelance production and post-production staff and facilities? Excited about working on trailers, TV Ads, design, social and more for video games? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you!

The Role:

The Producer is a strategic project manager responsible for overseeing the successful creative production and financial health of all assigned projects. You will act as the key liaison between clients and the internal accounts/creative and production teams, ensuring delivery is of the highest creative standard, on time, to specification, and on budget. Your mandate is to ensure Maverick delivers a competitive, reliable, and consistently high level of creative production while securing strong profit margins.

• Work with Clients and Maverick teams to take briefs, communicate feedback and build great relationships.
• Plan and oversee all stages of the production process ensuring projects are delivered to the best of our creative abilities, on time, to specification and on budget.
• Keep clients and internal departments fully informed at all times, up to date with projects and happy with all aspects of our service through regular contact.
• Deliver good value to the client and profits to Maverick by delivering a competitive, reliable and consistently high level of creative production.
• Ability to take the lead on medium sized Live Action shoots, CG Animation productions and gamecapture workflows.
• Project manage/run projects so that the output is creatively excellent whilst being delivered on time and on budget.
• Communicate the requirements of client projects, ensuring these are clearly identified in written briefs.
• Take and give project feedback throughout the project ensuring comprehensive debriefs take place with the client upon completion of projects.
• Source creative talent options and decide on the best creative and production approach to achieve the brief.
• Create project budgets and schedules to ensure we achieve benchmarks and deliver a high-quality result.
• Ensure accurate internal project reporting and administration on projects.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, engaging them so that they are motivated to deliver high-quality results for Maverick’s clients.
• Develop relationships with clients to identify projects and opportunities to add value and help clients achieve their goals.
• Present Maverick to clients – create presentations and pitch documents in order to pitch projects and sell the whole range of Mavericks services.
• Improve our understanding of clients, the market and the effectiveness of the work we do beyond the life of the current project’s delivery.
• Increase the scope of projects and of our work with clients at every opportunity.
• Share insights from clients back to Maverick and present new ideas etc. to clients.

Skills and Experience - Essential

• Significant experience (3+ years) in producing/ project management/ account handling in production company or agency.
• Broad experience in production/ post production / animation or videogames environment.
• Client facing - confident experience with client handling and successful negotiator.
• Live action shoot experience.
• High attention to detail including excellent document formatting, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, self-starter, dependable and methodical.
• CG/in-engine cinematics trailers, in-game content and gameplay experience.
• Good computer skills – knowledge of Google Suite.
• Educated to degree level or relevant experience.

Skills and Experience - Desirable

• Trailer/versioning experience.
• Background in game development or experience in the creation of custom in-engine cinematics and animation, or game development (including intro and outro sequences and cutscene creation).
• Midweight live action shoot experience.
• Interest in games and entertainment (willing to research/learn the gaming industry).
• Creative judgment and proofreading.

Maverick’s Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible, hybrid home/office working
• Working Abroad Policy and Summer Hours
• Company Pension Scheme
• BUPA Private Healthcare
• Income Protection Cover
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Team Social Events
• Employee Schemes - Tech Scheme, Electric Car Scheme, Cycle Scheme
• Training