Head of Production

About the Role

MediaMonks is looking for a Head of Production to lead our rockstar integrated production team across multiple high-profile brands. This role requires a diverse set of hats, from high level business understanding and operational leadership to coaching a team, demonstrating hands-on experience in integrated production and a passion for pushing boundaries and innovation.

It requires being open to new ways of doing things and driving this innovation or digital transformation by always staying one step ahead. You understand that a narrative can and should be told across multiple channels and adapt to its audiences seamlessly.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the 30+ person production team that bids, plots and produces an array of smart content to ensure timely-and-terrific production approaches and delivery. From a simple social post for 1 product to an integrated production with 100+ deliverables, to a high end film with a Hollywood director that will be distributed at a global scale. Ideally all at the same time. Whilst including some virtual production in the mix.
• Together with the Ops manager, EP’s and Leads you are responsible for the intake process of new briefs, checking feasibility and casting the best teams to deliver the best answer.
• Keep a bird’s eye view of all running productions, in our own studios, on location or with a local service producer. In order to maximize profitability and output and deliver award-winning, innovative and meaningful work. From pitch to shoot management to delivery.
• Lead, manage, and develop a team of executive producers, senior producers and production managers providing them with clear responsibilities, goals, and career development.
• Design and implement operational frameworks and ways for working and continuously improve them within a rapidly changing tech and data driven global content production ecosystem. Aligned with the other production hubs, MM offices and capabilities such as events, platforms and end-to-end social.
• Help to build integrated production teams, tools and production set-ups across different offices in the US to start and across the globe as you gain traction..
• Act as the driving force behind developing and implementing a CSR policy for MediaMonks integrated production with a focus on sustainable production. You champion and contribute to MediaMonks culture of diversity and inclusion.
• Part of the client leadership team.
  

About You

The essentials:

• This role requires someone that is experienced in both managing multi million-dollar film briefs, as well as in building organizations.
• 15+ years of hands-on business experience in film and content production, with proven track record managing high-value and volume of interdisciplinary work.
• Skilled in Production Management and consultancy, Production Budgeting, Advertising, Animation, Photography, Broadcasting, shoot management, negotiation and Full Post Production and distribution Management.
• Comfortable setting up and maintaining a very close relationship with both our in-house film capabilities as well as with excellent service companies, directors, talents and artists.
• Solid organizational and planning skills and you are a team player who can lead and inspire. You excel at interfacing with human beings and know how to motivate people to get things done, wherever they are in the world.
• An executional mindset and are comfortable working in the trenches while simultaneously inspiring and leading others.
• You oversee and overcome. You can keep the overview at all times, and instead of freaking out, you are freaking good working in a high paced environment and handling stressful situations.
   

At Media.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

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