Job Purpose
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As Integrated Producer you will play an important role in implementing our clients’ objectives. Working in collaboration with colleagues in the Strategy & Planning, Creative and Digital disciplines, you will strive to deliver your project on time, on budget and on brief, every time.
You will play an integral part in championing your area of Integrated Production expertise within the business, in addition to providing excellent service to our clients, ensuring commercial success for GPJ and the continued growth and development of your competency across the agency’s Integrated Production team.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Delivery
To manage increasingly complex project/s, align appropriate resource and lead the team to deliver based on skill and experience for the client
Attending weekly resource reviews, pro-actively managing resource usage, requirements and onboarding for new IP producers
Responsible for the creation and ongoing management of project timelines and plans to ensure programmes are on track and in line with the project plan, providing regular status updates to the Project Lead
Development and/or approval of budgets, timelines and management of suppliers, in response to specific client and business needs
Accountability for the quality of projects delivered within your remit, including the provision of operational expertise to the client as required
Creative
Support the project cycle to ensure the creative and innovative ideas fulfil the client brief
Demonstrate a strong understanding of the creative process, recognising the importance of the strategic objectives and ensuring they drive the overall output
Attend key meetings to provide input / expertise related to production elements within your remit
Drive cross-agency collaboration to ensure an aligned approach for meeting client objectives
Talent Management
Support the Executive Producers in identifying (and securing) the best industry talent
Understand and be able to communicate knowledge of the skill sets and abilities across the Integrated Production department
Support the Integrated Production leadership team with successfully casting the appropriate resource to the accounts and projects
Ability to clearly communicate performance expectations to direct reports and line managers
Ability to nurture, grow and develop a team
Drive, support and champion learning and development where agreed and necessary
Client Relationships
Responsible for the successful management and retention of key client projects
Partner with the Executive Producers to provide counsel on deliverables, managing client expectations accordingly
Collaborate with Executive Producers to ensure we successfully meet the clients’ objectives and deliver great results
New Business Development
Support the pitch lead by managing all Integrated Production elements of the pitch process
Responsible for providing timely, accurate support on RFP responses including budgeting and supplier liaison
Attend and present pitch presentations when required
Actively promote GPJ through best practice
Finance
Support the Executive Producers with scoping for all and any Integrated Production requirements within new projects, with a commercial focus on the use of people’s time
Accountable for profitability all project deliverables within your remit, including the ongoing management of the SOW
Ensure projects are consistently on brief, on time and on budget
Support the Executive Producers with the ongoing management of project forecasting
Work with the Executive Producers on identifying commercial opportunities within your area of the business
Responsible for obtaining, reviewing and responding to vendor quotes, ensuring we are working with best in class partners and vendors, with regular negotiations to drive value, profitability and efficiency
Accountable for PO creation / distribution
Support the Executive Producer with the timely and accurate management of budget reconciliations (often across multiple currencies)
Validate vendor invoices and managing change orders (including notifying the project lead)
About You
You have the ability to articulate a clear vision of project success, in order to gain the confidence of a client audience
You demonstrate a calm and positive attitude
You’re adaptable and open to unexpected requests and ways of working (priorities and requirements can frequently change in an agency)
You are always willing to help other people within the project, across departments
You’re curious and eager to learn about the industry, clients’ business, tech solutions
You are solutions focused/ creative problem solver – presenting solutions to roadblocks in order to move forward
A challenger – you’re always looking to improve work rather than, ‘we’ve always done it like this’!
You are persistent and patient – persistence to follow up with stakeholders and clients but demonstrating empathy in understanding agency and client partners’ workload
You’re truly passionate about planning and delivering a best-in-class event
You’re decisive, with the ability to make several decisions at once, and quickly
You demonstrate leadership attributes by supporting change, managing workload and driving best practice
Your Background, Skills & Experience
Experience of managing complex project/s
Experience in developing budgets and timelines
Experience of working within a large project team, ability to lead on a particular workstream
Experience in conference, exhibitions and digital events
Experience of responding and delivering to clients with digital, social media or tech solutions
Strong presentation skills
Experience in, and knowledge of, live event production allowing you to take the role of project lead across a number of our mid-to-large scale deliveries
Strong understanding of financial software