DEPT®
Marketing
ProductionDirector
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“Production Director at DEPT®. Skills: Production leadership, Global production, Client stakeholder management. Lead and oversee all production activity. Ensure excellence in delivery”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive revenue; Ensure projects delivered efficiently; Ensure projects delivered commercially; Ensure projects delivered to highest creative standards; Elevate production standards; Bring ideas to life; Deliver productions profitably
Industry & Context.
Solving complex production challenges; Identifying solutions; Mitigating risks
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive production expertise, Exceptional leadership skills, Broad production expertise, Extensive experience delivering productions globally, Experience leading production teams, Proven experience managing senior production talent, Significant experience delivering productions across multiple international markets, Experience presenting to senior stakeholders, Ability to remain calm under pressure
Nice to Have
Understanding of AI, Understanding of emerging technology, Passion for developing talent, Passion for improving ways of working, Passion for elevating production standards, Love of making great work, Finding new ways to bring ideas to life
What You'll Do.
Lead and oversee all production activity
Ensure excellence in delivery
and develop Senior Producers
Create high-performing production culture
Partner closely with Creative teams
Partner closely with Account Management teams
Partner closely with Strategy teams
Develop production approaches
Own production forecasting
Own resource planning
Own capacity management
Provide strategic production leadership
Build relationships with production companies
Build relationships with directors
Build relationships with photographers
Build relationships with post-production partners
Build relationships with casting agencies
Build relationships with specialist suppliers
Lead production scoping
Lead production budgeting
Lead commercial negotiations
Develop innovative production solutions
Leverage new technologies
Leverage emerging production methodologies
Drive continual improvement of production workflows
Drive continual improvement of production processes
Drive continual improvement of operational efficiencies
Act as senior escalation point
Collaborate with senior client stakeholders
Build confidence in DEPT®'s production expertise
Identify opportunities for account growth
Support new business opportunities
Support production consultancy
Ensure productions adhere to legal guidelines
Ensure productions adhere to compliance guidelines
Ensure productions adhere to insurance guidelines
Ensure productions adhere to APA best-practice
Champion best-in-class production craft
Stay at forefront of industry trends
Stay at forefront of emerging technologies
Stay at forefront of evolving production techniques
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Senior client stakeholders; Creatives; Account teams; External production partners; Creative teams; Account Management teams; Strategy teams
Communication Scope
Presenting to stakeholders; Strategic guidance
Process & Methodology
Production forecasting, Resource planning, Capacity management, Budgeting, Scoping
Full Job Description
This position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like ad campaigns, augmented reality, and chatbots. Our clients include ASOS, Just Eat Takeaway, Twitch, TikTok, and The White Company. Job Purpose We are looking for a Production Director to lead and evolve the production offering for a leading AI platform. The work we produce for this client is varied, fast-moving and global in scale. Projects can range from rapid-turnaround social and content production through to complex multi-market campaigns, creative sprints, innovation projects and large-scale productions delivered across multiple territories. As such, we are looking for someone with broad production expertise, exceptional leadership skills and a passion for building world-class production solutions. As Production Director, you will be responsible for overseeing all production output across the account, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, commercially and to the highest creative standards. You will lead a team of Senior Producers, helping them navigate complex projects while continuously developing production processes, partnerships and ways of working. You will be a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders, creatives, account teams and external production partners, providing clear strategic guidance on how best to bring ideas to life. You'll have extensive experience delivering productions globally, with a strong network of trusted suppliers, production companies, directors, crew and specialist partners across key international markets. This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex production challenges and is excited by the opportunity to shape the future of production within a growing and ambitious team. Key Responsibilities Lead and oversee all production activity
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