Production Lead

**Creators of the world's largest digital community of shoppers delivering social proof content**:

- ** Inventors of the most powerful, iconic TV ad platform driving brand sales**:

- ** Fun agency environment and in-depth training system with the industry leaders**:

- ** Please note this is position is a 12 month fixed term contract**

Buchanan Group (a WPP company) is the world's leading provider of endorsement advertising platforms across television, digital and social.

We're big fans of authentic. Not just in the solutions we provide clients globally, but in the people we welcome to our team. Genuine team players up for collaborating, creating and celebrating awesome results for our clients.

Using Buchanan Group endorsement platforms and best-practice formulas, our Creative and Production team produces creative content to drive sales for many of the world's major FMCG companies.

Reporting to the Creative & Production Director, y**o**u will be responsible for leading Creative and Production teams within our APAC markets while providing strategic input and guidance in order to develop team and expand overall company growth. You will work as part of a small, high-performing team to deliver an efficient and effective creative process from the kickoff call to the airing, ensuring you are with our clients every step of the way.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead strategic conversations and meetings across company and cross-functional teams
- Oversee, guide and train APAC and Creative and Production teams enabling them to better deliver on client needs
- Drive excellence across the agency in our productions, by supporting Creative and Production team through strategic and creative guidance from production to execution
- Launch into new and emerging markets in the APAC region
- Work directly with clients to overcome any challenges, provide support and expertise
- Work closely with an in-house team (sales, producers, editors etc.) to help guide a project from concept to delivery
- Liaise with BG internal stakeholders, external production companies, and clients
- Oversee and guide timeline management, ensuring time efficiency and proactivity
- Oversee management of regional budgets, ensuring cost efficiency and adherence to global budget parameters
- Manage and oversee team as they lead creative development, and meet with leading FMCG marketers
- Attend all TV & Digital shoots as a leader and be able to guide and jump in as producer as needed
- Ensure all production materials, templates, training profiles are updated regularly

**What you **_can do_** is more important to us than what you have done previously.**

We value an open mind, a desire to succeed, and good old-fashioned hard work over a laundry list of skills. If you think you have what it takes but don't tick every box, then we absolutely encourage you to give us a shot. We'd love to meet and get to know the real you, as well as see what else is in your toolbox.

**Our Qualifications and Experience Wishlist**
- Post-secondary education in advertising/media/communications/marketing or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 7+ years of industry-relevant experience working with video editing, directing, and producing
- 3+ years of team management experience
- Exceptional Leadership skills and confidence in directing and supporting production team
- Strong management, problem-solving, and strategic abilities
- Possess a strong understanding of the Buchanan business and our branded advertising platforms
- Exceptional communication skills (additional language considered an asset)
- High levels of initiative, self-motivation and time management
- Proficiency in Adobe Suite and MS Office

**Features tell.. but our Benefits SELL**
- A competitive salary and employee medical benefits
- A fun advertising agency work environment
- Training, training and more training
- Excellent international career opportunities in a high growth company with a commitment to professional development and progression

**We're big fans of authentic.**

Diversity and inclusion is fundamental to who we are, and what has always made us tick. We recruit and reward people based on capability and performance. We don't discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. You may think we care about your purple hair or love of cats, but we don't. We believe treating everyone with authenticity and respect simply gives us the best chance of delivering success.

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