Producer

Purpose of Role:
To support and assist KO Production team within all assets to the highest standard. To produce campaigns for clients and brands within budget to deadline and in line with their brand vision. To maintain existing relationships. To inspire and guide Production Assistants to enable their development.

Reports to:
Directors

KO Strategy:

• Create world class photographic, social and moving image appropriate for all  our clients and brands.
• Plan to support all clients and brands.
• Develop and define the output of all our clients creative concepts.
• Ensure all creative is relevant and appropriate for all clients and brands.
• Ensure adherence to all brand guidelines in the delivery of creative including content, visuals and voice.
• Manage and oversee the implementation of creative of every aspect of our clients and brands. EG Labels, packaging, ticketing, POS, windows, PR moving image, TVC, Online
and social channels.

Key Responsibilities:

• First point of call for client contact – managing expectations and escalating any issues as appropriate.
• Supervise direct relationships with the client and crew; leading, curating and developing conversations.
• Oversee and manage shoot production from start to finish, including but not limited to; managing pre and post production schedules and timelines, developing call sheets, organising and the  booking of all crew and talent, liaising with all suppliers and ensuring everything runs smoothly on set
• Create estimates, manage budgets, negotiate fees
• Collate invoices and reconcile shoot budgets
• Knowledge of the creative industry and to be able to recommend relevant talent and crew for various creative briefs
• Have good knowledge of models and be strong at casting
• Good location knowledge and be able to scout upon request
• Maintaining relationships with industry contacts and suppliers and help build and maintain contact database
• Willing to travel and enjoy travelling for work.
• Post-production: retouching notes, management of the final delivery of
• imagery, layout development, cropping and setting up advertising guidelines, digital and outdoor format artwork.
• Works with project managers and team members to provide professional recommendations for concept, art direction (as requested/ required), production, print buying, and monitors quality     control
• Working with internal and external design resource to sign off on innovative and best-in-class social media assets.
• Supervise the Development of content schedules and organising resource to ensure daily and weekly deadlines and targets are met.
• Working with the client and internal teams to develop social ideas including working on new and emerging platforms.

Personal Skills:

• Support and motivate team to achieve company standards.
• Identify the best freelance talent to work with and ensure we achieve competitive rates for all clients.
• 3 years Prior experience working as a producer within the fashion and advertising photographic/film industry, agency experience would also be desirable
• Strong relationships with model agencies, photographer, stylist, hair and make-up agencies
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must be extremely well organised, schedule oriented and self motivated
• Must have a good memory, pay attention to detail and be profit margin-aware
• Be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Strong interest in photography and passionate about production
• Positive and enthusiastic
• Full, clean driving license

Commercial Awareness:

• Good understanding and awareness of client and brand behaviour.
• The ability to negotiate desired outcomes with peers and partners whilst maintaining close working partnerships.

Strategic Thinking:

• Generate and innovate ideas.
• Up-to-date knowledge in stills and video production, internet, social platforms.
• Ability to make tough decisions in the creative environment.

Leadership:

• A collaborative approach to working relationships within KO Productions.
• Success at building strong effective relationships with freelance talent.

While we have done all we can to get a detailed job specification written out for you. This is subject to change at any given moment and you will be expected to fulfill what has been asked within good knowledge of your capabilities and good reason.

To Apply, cover letters + CVs are to be sent to [email protected]