JOB DESCRIPTION: Sound Off Films is a mission-driven, full-service creative production and impact company. We make content that matters. We are hired by brands, filmmakers, studios, nonprofits to create content as well as carry-out impact campaigns that market and distribute media that address the most pressing issues of our time. We work with the best emerging and representative talent to bring our projects to life. We don’t just want to change the way our industry does business but make and distribute projects that can transform the world around us and give people new perspectives to shake the status quo. Sound Off has grown tenfold in the last two years with no signs of slowing down. We strive to win AdAge’s Best Place to Work Award in the next few years. Join us!
About the Role
Sound Off is looking for an Executive Producer with great leadership abilities and a softness to connect with our growing and diverse team of talent. You will partner closely with our head of marketing and our sales team to push growth, land new business while nurturing our existing clients and strategizing for ways to help clients both new and old, achieve goals in areas of impact storytelling and campaign strategy. You don’t rattle easily and can light paths for our team in variable production environments. You are great with people and make our team of creatives and our clients feel taken care of every step of the way.
Responsibilities
- Partner with filmmakers, brands and non-profits to pitch, plan and produce dynamic, and, often impact-driven, stories.
- Plan and pitch for new projects by fielding briefs/ RFPs, and with our existing team and some external partners, you pave a path for our team to walk down.
- Set course on all production projects, You are selective in who to engaging necessary members of our creative team from early stages of development in addition to vendors, to make sure each project is a success
- Manage and help improve pre-bid process, currently consisting of rough workback schedule, costs, and possible directors
- Prepare bid packages in AICP format, with some exceptions depending on the partner
- Enter final bids in our internal form and set the path for an AiO
- Develop a plan for each project and onboard/ kick off each project in a way that makes everyone feel adequately prepared to do their best work. Ultimately, it is your job to ensure our projects deliver smoothly, on time, and within budget and that people feel valued through the course of the process
- Be an ally to our clients while being a protector of our teams. Work closely with clients each step of the way. Effective client management is one of the most vital responsibilities of the EP>
- Manage and nurture a growing production team. Provide clear responsibilities, be goal-oriented, and an ally to each through their personal career development – we want a den keeper for our people on productions, a biggest cheerleader for each person’s success!
- Work on planning with the producer on each project to build a running budget and build milestone check ins to guarantee that our P&L on each project will be protected. Profit on projects is your responsibility
- Create a working style that supports collaboration over different timezones and in remote settings
- Seek out opportunities to improve current systems and implement new processes that can support better and more efficient work
- Â Manage vendors, contractors, and all players in production
- Prioritize on-set teams well-being and safety above making a healthy profit
- Lead the teams, supporting prioritization, pace setting, goal setting, and abiding to deadlines
- Work with our operations team and founder to build quarterly projections that showcase quarterly anticipated profit from the projects you manage
- Help us achieve our goal of becoming one of AdAge’s Best Places to Work through your approach to people and projects
Requirements
- You like people. Are kind. And are a citizen of the world with a broad perspective and an open mind that allows you to work with our teams all over the world
- We are looking for someone who can successfully work across teams, time zones and technologies. We are hoping to hire in LA but can make an exception for the right person
- You need evident management skills and some experience as an EP, with at least 5-7 years as a senior producer with large agency and brand and creative talent experience.
- Global documentary experience a plus as our secret sauce is our ability to turn international projects quickly with trusted vendors in variable environments
- You are adept at working with the best in biz agencies and clients, who look to you for best practices, expertise and leadership on how to make their dreams a reality
- Comfortable in budgeting softwares, Slack, Google Drive and Dropbox and collaborative tech including Asana and Salesforce
- Post production experience and experience pushing projects through every phase of production
- You share our love of film! You believe in the power of impact and advocacy work – you understand and believe in our ethos and driving principles!
- You are an incredible communicator and leader. You take the work seriously but not yourself.
- Proactive, organized, and energetic self-starter, able to prioritize and deliver under pressure
- Strong writing skills for internal and external communications
- Ruthless at prioritization
- Strong attention to detail – you keep us on our toes
- Ability and willingness to travel as needed
- We are looking for someone with the passion and skills to create innovative, impact-driven work that can have a positive impact on our planet
- Position will not need to report to an office but must be able to support teams across different timezones
JOIN US!
- Thanks for reviewing the needs of the job. If this seems like a great fit for you, please include a cover letter and current resume and send to jobs@soundoff.co
SOUND OFF is a team of filmmakers, impact producers, and marketers who know how to leverage stories to make impact in the real world for brands, filmmakers, non-profits. We draw from decades of experience working with fellow content creators, stakeholders, issue-area experts and opinion leaders to make change on micro and macro levels. We are uniquely positioned to not only conceptualize and produce impact-driven content, but to develop and execute unique go-to-market strategies custom built per project.
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