Senior Producer - Black Sheep Studios

Black Sheep Studios is an 11-year-old BAFTA-winning creative production studio at the heart of BBH London with a rich history in production craft, from producing short films, music videos, commercials to social content. They don’t have a roster of Directors which gives them the freedom to unearth bespoke global talent and build teams around every Production.

As a Senior Producer, you’ll be a key member of Black Sheep Studios. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Producer with a production company background to join a fast-growing team, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to produce global campaigns for BBH’s brands and Black Sheep Studios’s own clients, working with some of the industry’s best Creatives & independent Directors.

Responsibilities

• You will produce end-to-end production, from helping the Agency Producer ballpark the creative, to submitting bids for our freelance Directors and scoping post production.
• You will pitch independent Directors for each job, tailoring the Director list to the creative brief and putting fresh talent forward for each pitch.
• You will run the triple bid process, ensuring each Director has their best chance of winning by sense checking their treatments and providing them with the correct support they need.
• As well as budgeting the shoot costs, you’ll also budget and manage post-production across multiple Black Sheep Studios jobs alongside the Agency Producer.
• You’ll work with the Director to ensure they’re working with the Editor of their choice, and if they’re not available, you will have the knowledge to suggest alternative Editors.
• You’ll have good relationships with post houses in the UK and Europe and will get competitive quotes for each job.
• When you scope and manage your budgets, you’ll use your negotiation powers to make cost efficiencies at every opportunity, maintaining profit margins without compromising the creative or Director’s vision.
• You will create and manage the production schedule, ensuring all key milestones and deadlines are hit.
• You will oversee the invoicing and payment process with vendors with the help of our Production Assistant.
• You are happy to work in a fast-paced production environment, able to juggle multiple productions, and confident in managing Production Assistants & Production Managers on your jobs.
• You will thrive on uncovering new talent and have your finger on the pulse with this, as well as maintaining great relationships with Director’s Reps.

Qualifications

• You are positive, personable and optimistic with excellent communication skills.
• A creative problem-solver that brings solutions to the table.
• You have the ability to protect and grow both the Director and agency Creative’s vision for the project.
• You will have a solid production black book of Directors, crew and suppliers in the UK and beyond.
• Experience of working with service companies overseas.
• You always remain positive, calm and motivated, inspiring colleagues to maintain a similar attitude.
• You are confident in managing a wide range of budgets from £50,000 up to a million pounds.
• You’re open and willing to share your knowledge of industry developments in production with the team.
• Knowledge of APA rates and rules.
• You have good knowledge of post-production and a good network of freelance editors and post houses.

Additional Information

• Salary: Competitive
• Location: BBH London, 60 Kingly Street (4 days in the office, 1 WFH)
• Reports to: Executive Producer
• Right to work: Please note we are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role, so the right to work in the UK is required for this.

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