Senior Producer

Prodigious is one of the fastest growing brands with Publicis Groupe. Launched in 2018 the brand has gone from strength to strength and continues to focus on annual double digit growth.

Prodigious is the agency-agnostic, production platform for the Groupe supported by 100 talents locally and 3, 500 talents globally.

Prodigious brings specialist production expertise across all channels together with consumer and performance data, to produce, adapt and deliver efficient and effective marketing content, helping brands to win in a platform world.

Job Description

The position requires knowledge in photographic, video production and post-production. Solid project management and administration skills are required, as well as excellent people skills, and ability to workto deadlines.

The job process and requirements include the following:

1. Briefing

To receive a script, storyboard or concept for briefing.

To interpret the brief in order to ascertain production requirements, budget and timeline for preparation of cost estimate.

2. Quoting and Preparation of Treatment

Be able to ascertain required crew, equipment and other shooting requirements.

Negotiate and liaise with external suppliers.

Source creative elements for a treatment.

Prepare a detailed cost estimate

3. Pre-Production

Ensure availability of required crew.

Book crew, equipment and obtain necessary permissions.

Schedule and attend work-in-progress and PPM meetings and ensure that all aspects of production are discussed and confirmed.

Prepare accurate production schedules.

Monitoring of any and all changes such as additional requirements, scripts, cast, music, etc.

Ensure all usages for talent, stock imagery and music are correctly quoted and processed according to industry standard

Co-ordinate all aspects required for the shoot

Distribute and oversee distribution of call sheets to crew and client.

Monitor budget on an on-going basis

4. Shoot

Management of the shoot crew, agency, client etc.

Client/agency/Prodigious liaison.

Ensure that the shot-list and treatment is being adhered to.

Manage production crew where necessary.

5. Post-production

Agency and Client approvals

Monitor any changes ensuring that the timing is adhered to and that the budget is being correctly managed.

Obtain publishing/master rights and clearance for licensed or copywritten material.

Have knowledge of final material requirements.

Preparation and completion of the final reconciliation

6. General

Risk management: mitigate risk in all aspects of production, from financial to operational

Ensure all productions follow health and safety

Qualifications

Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines

Organized and thorough

Ability to take ownership and responsibility

Ability to work with figures

Problem solving

Time management

Project management

Experience working with/for a production facility is an advantage

Experience working with/for an advertising agency is an advantage

Knowledge of the editing and post-production process for video is an advantage

Solution orientated

Ability to deal with clients and suppliers

Excellent attention to detail