Job Description

Introduction

TVC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Economist Group is a leading content-driven communication agency with a unique approach to B2B Public Relations and video a content production

We blend PR, production, creative and strategy and distribution network as we work with many of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading consumer brands in the luxury, food & drink, travel, leisure, sport sponsorship and lifestyle space. The agency is award winning in the EMEA region and hopes to replicate its success in the US

Currently, we are seeking a Executive Producer to join our team in our New York office and act as a link between our clients and a wide range of TVC and Economist Publishing Group employees in order to coordinate the details of all client deliverables. The candidate must have an eye for fantastic creative work and talent with the ability to identify, develop and sell through innovative ideas to the client.

Accountabilities

How you will contribute:

• Respond to client RFPs, and quickly generating creative ideas and concepts
• Ensure that all production shoots are managed and delivered to a significantly high standard
• Work with the Account Managers for existing account growth and client satisfaction, but will take an active role alongside the Vice President in new business activity for the company by developing new and proactively pitching and identifying potential clients.
• Build & increase a roster of contacts including developing relationships with in market suppliers and implementing cost savings across the business
• Manage executive level relationships positioning TVC as a strategic creative partner
• Act as an enthusiastic problem solver and plays a pivotal role in the success of all engagements
• Proactively manage multiple work streams and client/account relationships simultaneously
• Maintain consistent communications between the NY TVC team and TVC account managers

Project Management

• Define and maintain scope
• Coordinate junior team to produce print, digital, content and videos
• Provide quality control of deliverables and ensures team is meeting client needs

Traffic & Production Management

• Manage production process, ensuring jobs are not going out of original scope
• Create, plan and actively manage project calendars, and enforce deadlines
• Manage production and archiving of all media
• Generate project and proposal estimates/budget management

Resource Management

• Monitor Studio capacity, track internal and freelance needs
• Ensure junior staff are trained in accurately filling out all required paperwork, MSAs, NDAs and processing invoices and payments associated with all projects
• Daily coordination with outside partners and hire vendors, as projects dictate

Experience, skills and professional attributes

The ideal skils for this role are:

• 10+ years developing marketing, film or content-related projects and managing a creative team and clients or related experience
• Experience working in a creative/in-house agency/production environment, as well as experience in writing video treatments, scripts and storyboards
• Experienced with location scouting, researching, casting, and all elements of production management (e.g. crew logistics and travel.)
• Demonstrated experience running large programs with Fortune 500 clients or equivalent experience
• Experience with various projects types, including video, brand work, PR, web, mobile, and audio
• Expert ability to oversee production projects in the field and in post settings including but limited to: overseeing crews, conducting sets and interviews and creating video assets.
• Experience developing relationships with clients (from project administrators to CEOs) through gaining creative trust and successful delivery
• Possess a \xe2\x80\x98can do\xe2\x80\x99 attitude with the ability to build and lead progressive, agile production teams responsible for delivering well-crafted communication ideas
• Deep understanding of video pre-production; including writing call sheets and interview questions, creating budget documents, and handling risk assessments alongside the Vice President
• Ability to define solutions that will generate measurable results for the client
• Excellent negotiation, leadership and communication skills
• Deep understanding of project management, workflow and infrastructure and ability to educate our clients in a constructive manner.
• Creative: Scripting, deck compilation, strong presentation skills, highly collaborative

The Economist Group