Production Ops Lead

Job Description

Publicis Le Pont is a leading global communications and full-circle marketing services company. Our projects range from classic advertising campaigns, through digital creative strategy management, website build projects, in-house production, data-driven media solutions, content creation & maintenance and global digital communication strategy & asset creation for several brands, just to mention a few larger areas of our expertise.   

In Hungary; our multinational team represents 350 people from across 25+ different countries, providing integrated solutions and diverse expertise that shape how Fortune 500 companies and brands communicate from Europe to the US and China. 

We are a group of communication professionals deeply rooted in the values of diversity and inclusion, creating an environment that encourages collaboration, growth, and the pursuit of excellence, working for better futures at speed by turning the magical combinations of many into the Power Of One! 

And we are proud to be the first agency in Hungary to get the Great Place To Work® certification! 

PRODUCTION OPS LEAD

The Production Ops. Lead is a pivotal role to the success of the model we are putting in place and will become the backbone of the unit in the region, connecting Creative and Production and the regional and global teams. You will be a critical piece in shaping our company’s vision and production strategy to support NIVEA Emerging Markets in their digital transformation journey towards a real Digital First approach for all content production and delivery.

Your role as Production Ops lead owns the on-going maintenance and upgrade of a solid structure for a successful delivery of projects on a regional scale. You will oversee the entire production setup, being responsible for developing and implementing the annual production planning and strategy to support the smooth and efficient management of the operation, including team management, revenue management and project management from concept to final output, ensuring all briefs are completed on time, withing budget and to the highest quality standards, working closely with a talented team of professionals to create engaging and impactful content that resonates with diverse audiences around the world.

The scope will be split as follows.

• Execution of POT production strategy and vision, aligned with Chief Production Officer across all business-critical topics including stakeholder management (on client side and internally) and 3rd party vendors.
• Clear vision and execution for team structure and setup that can deliver an effective and consistent output for NIVEA, across all briefs.
• On-going search of best-in-class production approaches to deliver upon the position NIVEA holds as a global iconic brand.
• Capacity and resource management to ensure briefs are allocated across the team, running weekly and monthly pipeline management and flagging blockers when required, providing optimal solutions to mitigate risks.
• Accountable for revenue management, monitoring production spends with a very detailed overview to understand how production budget is used prioritising key areas for investment or in need of dedicated support delivering the most efficient budget management across annual scope, and implementing cost-saving measures where appropriate.
• Build and on-going management of a pool of preferred partners for primary production.
• Partner with the POT Global Head of Production to foster a solid and strong connection with HQ forming a solid and connected team across the business.
• SPOC for senior clients and senior internal stakeholders (Regional Business Lead, Chief Production Officer, CDU Leads…) playing a key role supporting on all important decisions to drive the business forward.

Your daily key responsibilities are:

• Define annual business roadmap along with Chief Production Officer by establishing business priorities and areas where we must improve or amplify our scope.
• Ensure the production team understands and follows the business vision and strategy and is executed across all production briefs.
• Lead the production team and oversee the hiring, training and performance of it.
• Oversee all on-going and upcoming production briefs in scope and out of scope shapping the annual production planning for POT and NIVEA in Emerging Markets.
• Capacity and resource management to ensure briefs are allocated across the team, running weekly and monthly pipeline management and flagging blockers when required, providing optimal solutions to mitigate risks.
• Act as ambassador and guardian of the POT Production ways of working, ensuring all teams adhere to it for a smooth delivery.
• On-going review and mai