Senior Integrated Producer

An M&C Senior Integrated Producer lives and breathes at the heart of the agency. As a member of the Production team, you will be working on projects with multiple channel deliverables, successfully delivering integrated projects on time and on budget. You’re a brilliant communicator, pathfinder, and problem solver. A true creative leader between all departments, you know how to get the best out of people within the agency and the client. You also know how to get the best out of the work. You’re a natural critical thinker who’s calm under any pressure and who’s willing to take on any challenge to make something happen - and you thrive on it.

What You’ll Do

• Flawlessly manage any production from end-to-end (from initiation, definition, through to delivery).
• Help to drive the agency’s creative agenda, contributing innovative production ideas that help make our work effective and famous.
• Define project scope, estimate and technical specifications whilst working closely with the project team in the creation of projects specifications and timelines.
• Develop relationships with all team members and clients across your accounts.
• Educate account team and clients in production, and manage their needs and expectations.
• Inspire your colleagues and teams around you with your creative knowledge and interests.
• Show a high degree of independence and autonomy in decision-making.
• Be a reference point for expert Integrated Production advice and ensure the highest standards and best practices are maintained.
• Foster great ideas and find the best delivery approach to support creative.
• Ensure ideas are realistic and achievable, and work to find the best delivery solution within time and budget.
• Ownership of project, proactively and appropriately managing project scope and resources to deliver on time and within budget.
• Management of suppliers, in creating, negotiating and managing contracts and budgets.
• Ensuring approach has been outlined, based on the brief/ client requirements.
• Proactively seek out project risks and ensure clear mitigation plans and solutions are in place.
• Manage the project team and client’s expectations, partnering with the Account Management team, to make sure all changes (internal and external) are managed appropriately.
• Manage the internal creative resource needs behind a project, working closely with the resource manager.
• Be the champion of our team’s morale and ensure that strong working relationships are formed across departments.
• You will be reliable and self-sufficient in developing new skills – for which we will whole heartedly support you.

Who You’ll Do It With

You will report directly into the Head of Integrated Production and work closely with the Programme Directors, Brand Management, Creative, Design and Ops team.

About You

We believe nothing is impossible. Our culture is one of enthusiasm and collaboration, of empowerment, optimism and inclusivity. Because if you are going to attempt impossible things, you have to have the talent, energy and belief to achieve them. And we’re here to support you to do that.

• Extensive experience in fully integrated production.
• Solid understanding of processes, workflows, tools and methodologies.
• Constantly able to demonstrate that you are on top of your projects.
• Experience of delivering digital platforms, programs and applications.
• Brilliant communicator, pathfinder and problem solver.
• Able to think quickly and smartly under pressure.
• Highly motivated, collaborative, and entrepreneurial.
• Strong ethos to deliver innovative, creative solutions that have the client’s needs at the heart.
• Experience of producing AV, content, print, social shoots.
• Highly organised with solid documentation skills. (Budgets, Timing Plans, Reconciliations etc).
• Quick learner and curious about new technologies and solutions.
• Calm under pressure.
• Passion for cutting edge creative and innovation.
• Ability to work with a high degree of flexibility and fluidity.
• Work in a collaborative way and have the ability to build strong relationships with clients, suppliers and colleagues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

What You’ll Get

For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 27 days annual holiday, private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing including subsidised gym membership, whilst our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around D&I, mentoring programmes and the opportunity for all to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.

About M+C Saatchi Group

M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application. All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).