Senior Producer, Experiential Production

Company Description

Part of Dentsu International, Dentsu Creative is a Global Creative Network that transforms brands and businesses through the power of Modern Creativity. 9,000 experts across the globe work together to deliver ideas that Create Culture, Shape Society and Invent the Future. Dentsu Creative was launched in June 2022 to address a client need for simplicity and is Dentsu International’s sole creative network.

Job Description

The Senior Producer will be responsible for supporting the VP of Experiential Production in helping to lead internal departments on all production elements as well as external suppliers on several simultaneous client projects.

This position will manage and support key client projects, with a ranging scope size, from production brief to full project implementation and through reconciliation.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

· Manages, monitors, and maintains the project scope and deliverables.

· Defines a client program deliverable timeline and production schedule.

· Creates and owns a hard cost operating budget (ranging 100k – 10mm)

· Provides complete management of all onsite client project needs, onsite staff resources, onsite safety and is a hands-on position whenever onsite.

· Works with the existing experiential production team to further support an excellence in production performance culture within the department with clear accountabilities and metrics that allow continuous improvement and development.

· Responsible for executing client deliverables based on a written project-specific scope of work (SOW), including items such as the program budget, supplier sourcing & contracts, procurement of insurance certificates, civic documents, engineering documents, necessary permits, venue research and coordination for delivering on-time, on-budget completion of the agency services.

· Tracks in conjunction with each account program lead, the client program budget through its reconciliation.

· Sustains relationships with clients and serve as the client’s production marketing partner.

• Works with the VP of Experiential Production to ensure that programs & projects are staffed appropriately.

• Ensures the use of “best practices” and effective processes across the agency.

• Embodies and reflects agency’s performance-based culture and continues the appropriate leadership tone for team.

• Works effectively with cross-functional teams (e.g., creative, innovation, client service) to develop strategic production and tactical programming.

• Responsible for production feasibility vetting of the project creative and supervises all aspects of creative development process from brain-storming idea generation through final activation execution.

• Participates in brainstorming and idea generation sessions to develop actionable operations plans against identified opportunities.

• Keeps up to date on all internal processes and systems including expense reports, timesheets, compliance trainings, etc.

• Serves as an internal Experiential Production team leader and will operate production projects independently while also expected to supervise a small team of program managers, project coordinators and production specialists responsible for executional excellence in all client activation and/or event activities.

Qualifications

• A consistent and measured leader with the ability to be calm under event pressure whenever onsite from install, activation and strike including all troubleshooting and issue escalations.
• Able to handle multiple project workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent organization and communication skills (writing, speaking, listening with an expertise in Microsoft Office365 software and Keynote).
• Timely decision-making skills.
• Proven track record of hiring and leading staff.
• Exude enthusiasm and passion for production work and life.  
• Proven negotiation skills experience, especially contract negotiations with suppliers and event organizers
• Ability to develop strong relationships with clients by gaining trust and repeated successful delivery of expectations.
• Aptitude to define solutions that will generate measurable results for the client.
• Demonstrated experience running large engagements with clients or equivalent.
• Proven track record of managing multiple clients.
• 5-7 years live events, consumer marketing and/or relevant agency experience.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience; in marketing a plus

Additional Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $78,000 - $126,500. Salary is based on a range of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary in