Senior Content Producer

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world's top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.

The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.

Our global team of over 6,000 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today's content experience.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Senior Content Producer within the Hogarth Content Studio team, you will be responsible for end-to-end production of content including, but not limited to: video and stills shoots for online and broadcast channels, as well as social media, mobile apps, website and corporate comms work, documentary content, motion graphics, and animation.

You will be producing content with a focus on food and lifestyle, working with a team of producers, shooters, editors and stylists responsible for delivering beautifully crafted projects on time, as briefed, and on budget for one of our largest client engagements.

The Senior Producer manages senior-level client relationships in collaboration with the Content Lead, and is responsible for the management of junior team members, while ensuring deliverables are on-strategy and meet quality standards. The role is accountable for having an excellent understanding of creative content production and project management tools, best-practices, and flexibility in order to lead a diverse and dynamic team.

At its core, this role requires not only a great producer, but also a friend of creative, a diplomat and problem solver; a collaborative operator who can determine how to get things done with budgets large and small. Someone who values craft and brings a passion for all things food.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Successfully manage multiple content production projects independently, from initiation through to shoot and post, and material distribution, at a high level of quality and within time/budget constraints.
• Manage production activities within the Content Studio (pre-production, shoots, post-production) collaborating with internal creators, external creatives, clients and third party suppliers
• Ensure that the content team has the resource, space and time to develop great content, while maximising efficiency in process and project financials
• Develop realistic and justifiable production and post estimates, scope and timeline for all projects, and be accountable for project budgets being adhered to
• Communicate effectively: Serve as the primary contact on relevant projects: help define and maintain vision, clarify strategic requirements and timelines, demystify complex ideas, and manage team expectations
• Track ongoing costs throughout project lifecycle, working with Content Lead and Finance to reconcile estimates to actuals on all projects
• Proactively identify project issues/risks, assists in issue/risk resolution
• Address resource issues, quality of work and timeliness of deliverables with client; having the confidence to push back tactfully where appropriate
• Meet regularly with key Client Delivery leads to contribute toward the overall development and health of the account
• Review production process and practices with an eye toward enhancing and increasing effectiveness, and employing best practices
• Optimise work streams and find ways to create output more efficiently (e.g., team reallocation)
• Ensure project and digital asset management tools are used appropriately to support all content processes
• Mentor junior members of the team in problem solving/course-correcting projects
• Build partnerships within and outside of your Content team, across the Hogarth business, applying expertise appropriately

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Likely to have at least 8 years of production experience in a content production or integrated agency or similar environment, with experience across the production lifecycle from in camera capture to multi-channel deployment
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems with the solution that works for all parties without compromising the quality of the deliverables or the project
• Innate understanding of production finance, profitability and effective resourcing
• Successful history of engaging with client stakeholders, with demonstrable experience in setting and delivering on stakeholder expectations
• A strong list of crew, production company and freelance contacts, and an understanding of how to work with them to create the best work.
• A professional but approachable demeanour, with the ability to handle with grace the uncertainties associated with a fast-paced production environment
• Strong understanding of the post production process and the resources needed to deliver content projects across stills, video, animation and digital media.

Please note: Given the nature of the work, successful clearance for Working with Children may be required.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hogarth is an equal-opportunity employer. That means we believe in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion for everyone through our ideas, our people, how we behave and how we conduct ourselves. We strive to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and support them to achieve long-term success. This not only makes Hogarth a better company and place to work, but an environment where everyone can give their point of view, experience connection, enjoy opportunity and feel a sense of belonging.

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As part of our commitment to making our hiring processes as equitable as possible, we are currently rolling out a policy which ensures that hiring managers review CVs only after they have been processed through an automated anonymisation system. This aims to ensure that all candidates are considered for interview based solely on their experience and what they can bring to the role. The solution, provided by MeVitae, scans and redacts CVs to reduce potential reviewer bias.

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