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Title: Executive Producer

Location: Remote

Contract: Permanent

1518 studios is looking for an Executive Producer to join a new top-tier team, to help craft our next clients innovative AAA games.

The Executive Producer is responsible for making sure all our client projects are released on time and within budget. As the Executive Producer, you are ultimately responsible for our clients AAA projects and your goal will be to manage development from concept through to release and delivery of a high-quality engaging game for various platforms. You will be collaborating with global teams, management, internal, and external stakeholders.

As an Executive Producers you will be an engaging communicator, creative problem solver, and thoughtful collaborator. You will use your depth of experience across all facets of game development, providing vision and clarity across the production process, ensuring all the pieces fit thoughtfully together, so we can deliver the unique and memorably gaming experiences our clients fans demand.

As our Executive Producer, you will help drive the development team towards their production goals, determine resource requirements, and manage various risks to any of our client projects.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for game’s full development cycle, where you lead the development and champion the product’s vision to the team.
• Accountable for the game’s overall quality and delivery.
• Responsible for the P/L of the games and that the games reaches agreed goals.
• Manages ongoing financial tracking for the games, coordinating between the project and the financial department.
• Responsible for the collaboration with external clients and internal stakeholders.
• Liaising with PTW’s Business Development to co-create new pitches in the pitch process to our new clients.
• Oversees project risk mitigation efforts and ensures they are effective.
• Accountable to define the project’s production goals and monitor the relative KPI’s.
• Mentor & coach key project personnel.
• Partner with studio creative leadership to drive product vision and ensure execution at the highest quality level.
• Own and optimize the overarching creative roadmaps & schedules for products, ensuring that all production phases flow efficiently between teams.
• Lead any legal/contractual/licensing discussions.
• Balance project production requirements within budget and staffing constraints while ensuring high production values are never compromised.
• Proactively surface issues, roadblocks, and concerns between development teams, driving alignment and consensus for projects and priorities.
• Grow and expand a culture promoting collaboration and continuous improvement, ensuring the team is consistently set up for success.
• Effectively communicate the needs of the project, building and strengthening communication at all levels and with all key stakeholders.
• Bring energy, momentum, passion, and charisma to inspire and motivate the team.
• Build the appropriate scaling structures inside the team to allow it to grow as needed.
• Foster a healthy, collaborative, and impactful team culture. Use inclusive behaviours to ensure all voices are heard, invite input from many perspectives, and resolve disagreements.
• Partner with the Studio Senior Managers on innovating, refining, and improving processes throughout development (from concept to release).
• Craft clear, detailed, and proactive communication to your immediate group, the studio leadership team, and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• At least 8 years experience as a Producer within game development production, where at least 4 years be in a position with management experience;
• At least three released and successful games as Executive Producer, Senior Producer, Game Director, or similar.
• Previous experience applying Agile methodologies to game development projects.
• Ability to gain and maintain the respect and trust of development teams through thoughtful discussion and perseverance.
• Persuasive communication skills, able to diplomatically and effectively negotiate efficient solutions across cross-functional teams.
• Comfort with a variety of project management tools and methodologies, able to fluidly move between systems and approaches.
• You understand and have hands-on knowledge of all aspects of game production from concept through live operations.
• Proven leadership skills, with an inspiring, enthusiastic spirit for collaborative teamwork.
• Credit on at least three shipped games as Producer or above or been involved with two projects through a complete development cycle.
• Has directly led a full or significant part of a development team as a senior producer or similar management role.
• Extensive knowledge in game and software development methods.
• Experience with identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Great problem solving skills and ability to motivate others to find solutions in new and dynamic environments.
• Ability to lead teams of 20+ individuals in different Time Zones.
• Agile with budgeting and numbers, able to analyse, plan and strategize in coordination with our Financial department.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Desired Qualifications

• A background in animation will be a big plus.
• You are knowledgeable about current trends that impact player motivations and behaviour.

Benefits

• Highly attractive remuneration, and career advancement opportunity.
• You will be working for the pre-eminent global provider of specialist services to the games industry and provided with full training and leadership support and the opportunity to work with the biggest games clients in the world.
• Competitive full company kit, remuneration, pension and holidays, regular team competitions with great prizes; and inclusion into an extensive social calendar. Collaborative teamwork with people from all around the world, different nationalities and languages.
• A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability. We care about the wellbeing of our employees and have a dedicated employee wellbeing programme.

Who We Are

35+ Studios | 26+ Years of Experience |1,000+ Products | 60+ Awards for Clients | 8,500 Employees

PTW is a video games services company that supports video game developers and publishers through outsourced production services. We started 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year on year to where we are today. Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart. In our time within the games industry, we have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.

We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning the globe. The PTW Family of Brands includes SIDE, 1518, and Orange Rock. SIDE works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services for the global entertainment market. Orange Rock is our in-house game and product development studio. 1518 is our award-winning global art studio providing art-related services at every stage of the game or app development process.

1518

Our in-house art team offers the highest-quality assets: from 2D concept design to 3D animation, in-game to package art, smartphone to VR, we make everything look amazing.

1518 Ranged across time zones and countries, we’re a diverse group of tech wizards, engineers, and strategists, with over 25 years combined on-the-job experience. Alongside our internationally-acclaimed art directors, artists, and animators, we’re building immersive game worlds through Art and Co-Dev. Our client list includes Electronic Arts, Google, Jam City, Disney, Warner Bros, and Uber. No detail is too small or insignificant, and no vision is too big or ambitious. Let’s make beautiful worlds together!

Our Values

Pole To Win’s core values are imbued across our global organization: Reinforced by our actions and our attitudes. Echoed throughout our approach to our operations and our clients. Exemplified by our culture, and most of all, our people. We build people and their careers. We actively turn to team mates for counsel, inspiration, and diverse perspectives. Relationships are built on mutual respect. Personal and professional integrity is our guiding principle. We are honest, authentic, transparent, and ethically sound. Our primary goal is to advance our clients’ businesses and their customers’ satisfaction. We set the bar for generating imaginative and effective solutions for the most challenging problems. We move with speed and agility. We love what we do. We have unwavering loyalty to our DNA, our culture, our values, and ourselves.

Welcome to PTW, Family of Brands

1518 STUDIOS
PTW

Overview and Responsibilities:

Louder with Crowder is looking for a Showrunner who has experience leading a Live production in television or streaming. You have a solid work history of day-to-day production and creative development and are a senior member of leadership.

Fundamentals:

• Coach and lead the internal team to research and map topics for the daily, Live show.
• Oversee and be a resource for the production of overlays, graphics, sound, etc. You are the captain of a ship of dedicated and resourceful personnel that will look to you for insight and feedback.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and confidence manage multiple projects at various stages. There are a multitude of topics in each show as well as sketches and you can keep all of them moving and consistently adhere to brand standards.
• You’re passionate about producing digital content and podcasts. We’re breaking news and providing context to stories that mainstream media doesn’t cover and you want to lead the charge in producing these shows.

Work Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in entertainment or content production, with 2+ years as a Showrunner or Production Supervisor.
• Must have experience leading a team and will be able to discuss the composition of your previous teams, your management style and success stories for the content you’ve made.
• Experience working directly with high-profile talent and guests. Our awesome talent booker coordinates valuable individuals, and you make sure the internal team of writing and marketing is preparing and promoting to optimize their time.
• Proven track record of producing high-quality original content across multiple platforms. We’re a live show Monday-Thursday at 9AM CT on YouTube, Rumble and #MugClub and the audio version is available on podcasting platforms. Your work experience is conducive to what we do, and you can hit the ground running on Day One.
• You can work a flexible schedule, including days, nights, and weekends as needed. The workday starts early, and news is always happening, and you thrive in being in the daily media cycle.

Louder with Crowder

Job Title: Art Director

Client Description: Industry Leading Technology Company

Location: Los Angeles, California

Duration: Quarterly Extensions

As a member of the Design Team, the Art Director is responsible for creating considered concepts and elegant design solutions for client website, email communications and other marketing channels. Candidates must sit in Los Angeles, California for this hybrid opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with Writers, Designers and Associate Creative Directors to set the tone and concept for a project
• Designs content and interfaces under the limited direction of an Associate Creative Director.
• A proven track record of graphic design and art direction for the web, particularly for the marketing of major brands
• Strong knowledge of interactive creative development processes
• Experience developing innovative solutions with limited guidance from an Associate Creative Director

Qualifications:

• You have at least at least 7-11 years of relevant experience at an agency, design firm or leading brand
• You have experience in graphic design, art direction, advertising, marketing, corporate identity, branding, and digital communication
• Excellent design, system thinking, and conceptual skills accompanied by the ability to guide and evaluate, and if necessary, redirect creative development
• You are naturally curious and passionate about design — with a keen awareness of the evolving landscape of available tools, technologies, resources, and trends
• You are a motivated and driven art director that collaborates well with a team to find simple solutions to complex problems
• You are a proficient communicator, with great presentation skills, that can articulate ideas in a clear manner, engage in healthy debate, and accept directional feedback. Must be able to communicate effectively both up and down a creative organization
• In depth knowledge of the creative development process, including effectively and efficiently staffing projects, providing timely and helpful feedback to improve creative solutions, and producing work on schedule. Must be able to effectively lead junior creative staff members, vendors, freelancers, photographers, and illustrators as needed
• You are proficient in design software used in the design process, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Experience with 3D software is a plus

Clarity Technology Partners

We are #hiring a Producer for The One Show!

The One Club for Creativity, a nonprofit organization that exists to celebrate and support the success of the global creative community, seeks a full-time Producer for its One Show awards program. Now in its 50th year, The One Show is among the top three global awards programs for the advertising, design, and digital marketing industries. 

The One Club seeks a dynamic problem-solver who is interested in and has knowledge of the Creative Industry to manage the production of the One Show, our highest-visibility event of the year.

To succeed in this role, you need to have the following qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of experience in Event Production, preferably in a management capacity

Demonstrated maturity and sound judgment

Ability to work independently with a high level of accuracy

Self-motivated with a proven track record at meeting/exceeding deadlines 

Budget management essential

Outstanding organizational skills

Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate colleagues 

Ability to work collaboratively with lean staff in a high-energy, team-oriented environment

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, database spreadsheets, and Google Workspace

Job Overview

Four Phases:

Pre-season

Analyze previous year data to evaluate current categories

Increase participation in The One Show 

Participate in Marketing Strategy

Entry Season

Supervise awards coordinators

Make decisions on special situations not covered by general rules

Suggest categories for entries

Help proof entries

Judging 

Manage production elements [tech, staffing, schedule, logistics, etc.] related to the in-person and online judging

Point of contact and coordination with the Events team

Troubleshoot on-site

Awards Ceremony

Manage all production elements [tech, staffing, schedule, budget, logistics, etc.] related to the awards ceremony

Research and hire production companies and partners

Research and hire other event vendors [AV, tech, talent, etc.]

Point of contact for venue and production company 

Manage event budgets

Manage production schedule and event staffing

Event content: Manage the creation of Run of Show and script

Manage procurement of talent such as MC/host, awards presenters, DJ or live music, etc, 

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and celebrate our employees’ differences, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status.

Benefits include health, dental, vision insurance, and generous vacation. For more information about us, visit www.oneclub.org.

#creativitymatters #oneshow #oneclubforcreativity 

The One Club for Creativity

Specialized experiential marketing firm is looking for a versatile designer to help bring brand activations to life for some very well know B2B and B2C technology clients.

The ideal individual is someone who appreciates and thrives on the design process from concept partnering with creative leadership through completion in a very collaborative and fast paced environment.

You will be integral part of the creative team working very closely with the design leadership to ensure that the vision set forth is brought to life in a unique and thought provoking way while following brand guidelines.

Coming in with both agency and consultative experience will be extremely helpful in being successful working a well known technology client, managing creation of many assets within budget and on-time! Bring ideas, inventiveness, inspiration and your all-around creative thinking to the table every day.

You will articulate concepts to client, expand/evolve creative directions into both semi-permanent as well as promotional brand experiences.

This is a contract to perm position HYBRID role. You’ll be required to be in either Boston or Austin office periodically.

Responsibilities:

• Work very closely with the CD on bringing to life vision across all projects.
• Partner with all disciplines (digital, technology, sales, marketing and production).
• Brainstorm initial creative direction and provide design rationales outlining direction and tactical solutions.
• Ensure designs meet objectives, budget, timeline and quality of deliverables.
• Commitment to continuous process improvement initiatives and ability to solve problems.
• Inspiring confidence to work independently and in support of department goals and business objectives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years industry experience (Agency or Design Studio)
• Degree in Graphic Design or a related creative discipline
• Portfolio, showing a strong sense of design and typography in both digital and environmental
• Poise and focus under pressure
• Having some events, interior design and/or brand activation experience/interest will be extremely helpful
• Advanced in the Adobe Creative Suite; InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
• High level sense of design, layout, and typography combined with strong conceptual skills reflected in portfolio
• Strong creative, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; a team player who is positive and collaborative
• Passion! (the ability to view the work as fun!)

If interested, please submit a resume and portfolio showing relevant experience to be considered.

Place. Staffing

Description

Are you an innovative and transformational leader that is driven by the idea of pushing the boundaries and doing things that have never been done before? Do you thrive in a highly entrepreneurial environment that allows for a high level of creativity and ability to propose and implement bold plans? More importantly, are you able to deliver impactful programming & storytelling that engages the hearts and minds of individuals, leaving a lasting impact? If so, you might be the perfect candidate for our newly created Executive Producer/ Showrunner Role.In this role you will be responsible for the vision, creation, production, and delivery of original, engaging & exciting programming for our in-arena experience (from pre-production to post-production) for the LA Clippers and Ontario Clippers. You will also oversee our Supporters & Fan Community Team as well as game presentation and entertainment staff including in-arena hosts, mascot, crowd crew, dance teams, game night staff, music staff, and other entertainment assets.

This is a full-time role based out of our DTLA office and is eligible for our competitive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan with company contribution, Well-Being Allowance, and more.

The LA Clippers are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. New members of our team must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and will need to provide verification of vaccination for COVID-19.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Design breakthrough & engaging game day content that elevates the fan experience, working alongside Marketing, Partnerships, Community, Creative and Comms teams.
• Unparalleled focus behind brand storytelling from pre-production to postproduction across all creative & talent assets (music, videos, activation, hosts, etc)
• Develop programming consistent with our brand equity and long-term goals
• Lead the development of never been seen, best in class, Halo board content production and execution
• Own the development of our long-term Supporters & Fan Community strategy and execution
• Develop new strategies and opportunities consistent with our brand positioning
• Construct an overall vision for the fan supporter group, take a leadership role in building & managing relationships and lead the flawless execution of this group
• Oversee staff related to fan supporter group and game presentation including part time sales staff and game night staff.
• Continually bring forward best in class ideas, technology & groundbreaking strategies

Your Background, Skills And Experience

• 15+ years experience in a related position required
• 5+yrs of demonstrated people leadership with a demonstrated track record of coaching & developing extraordinary talent
• Culturally savvy, innovative thinker with a passion for storytelling through engaging visuals
• A consistent record leading the successful conception and execution of high-profile live shows.
• Proven creative thinker, with the ability to originate and deliver powerful creative concepts
• Persuasive, compelling presenter, who is able to bring ideas to life and sell them to key stakeholders with conviction and clarity
• Committed, ambitious and highly motivated teammate with a commitment to quality & professionalism
• Incredible at networking and growing a roster of strong relationships /contacts across the industry & community
• Self-starter with ability to work independently – high sense of urgency and entrepreneurial spirit
• Passion for fandom and a desire to service fans and supporters with a “make it happen” attitude
• Sees a fast-paced environment as an opportunity to bring new ideas to the table quickly and to make things unexpected and exciting
• Exceptional execution & communication skills, business savvy and an opportunity seeker
• Strong project management, prioritization skills & ability to manage multiple projects at different stages
• Ability to anticipate issues and resolve them based on sound business judgment
• Ability to work nights/ weekends/ holidays as the need arises

Equal Opportunity Statement

The LA Clippers are a proud equal opportunity employer. It is our desire and intent that all employees enjoy a professional business working environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].
LA Clippers

Position: Creative Lead / Art Director

Location: WFH Flexible

Starts: 2022

Duration: Full-Time

Status: Full-Time

Rate: Up to $90,000/year DOE

Our client is looking for a Creative Lead / Art Director to join their team and lead their in-house creative studio.

What you’ll be doing in this Creative Lead position:

• You’ll take leadership of the in-house creative team for a tourism and leisure organization in Toronto
• You’ll work collaboratively with in-house clients and manage your team through projects: interpreting briefs, uncovering solutions, providing creative direction and overseeing project flow to completion
• You’ll present work and communicate solutions in an effective way to ensure client success
• You’ll lead and mentor a design and copy team, manage budgets and work with leadership on strategic initiatives

Qualifications and Skills for this Creative Lead position:

• You have 5+ years of creative experience and 3+ years of team leadership experience
• You come from a design background, you have a great sense and ability for design and like to get hands-on with projects.
• You have proficient level with Monday.com and Google Suite.
• You’re an excellent project and team leader: you can prioritize projects, assign and lead work with your team, provide creative direction and get hands-on with design
• You’re an effective communicator that can work collaboratively across teams, present and advocate for your team’s work and support the success of your clients

Apply with a brief description of your qualifications and relevant work samples if you’re interested in this position.

#IND123

Submit resume (and samples if applicable) to: [email protected]

Creative Circle

Our growing agency client is looking for a passionate and hands-on Creative Director to lead and expand their creative department. You know how to bring an omnichannel experience to life in a fast paced and quick changing live environment. You have a proven track record delivering exceptional creative for experiential marketing, experiential learning, conference and events, as well as virtual experiences.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President and sitting on the Senior Leadership team – you will instrumental in shaping the future of this agency.

As the Creative Director you will be:

– Conceptualizing, presenting and rolling out creative concepts for all key clients.

– Developing creative concepts for traditional, digital, live events and presentations.

– Leading multiple projects simultaneously from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines.

– Translating client briefs/objectives into creative strategies.

– Recommending ways to improve creative product and reputation.

– Supervising department’s workflow, team workload and monitoring deadlines.

– Mentoring + encouraging creative team and cultivating a positive culture.

– Anticipating problems and implementing solutions to allow projects to be completed on time.

– Comfortable interacting with high-profile clients and industry professionals.

– Fostering an environment that encourages respect and a high level of caring for co-workers, clients and partners.

Skills and Experience:

– 10+ years of design experience.

– 2+ years experience leading and managing a design team or creative department.

– Substantial experience with the XM and events space.

– A leadership style that embraces change and flexibility.

– Captivating presentation skills.

– Detail oriented, proactive and accountable

– Hands-on design skills.

– Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)

Creative Circle

US Army

VaynerMedia is a digital agency that helps Fortune 500 companies tell their stories. Our expertise in strategy, creative, photo and video production, and ad buying yields work that drives actual business results. We day-trade consumer attention, guiding our diverse clientele to focus on the platforms that command the attention of their specific customers, whom we captivate with the highly targeted videos and content we develop. With offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, and Chattanooga, TN, we market for the year we live in, we live and breathe emerging technology and we are always growing.

VaynerMedia is searching for a Director, Data & Analytics. The primary role of the Director is to develop a team of effective and high-quality data analysts that will drive insights and recommendations to drive business success for clients. This role will interface with the client to support their business and act as a trusted advisor to the client and internal teams on all data and analytics needs.

Responsibilities:

• Work cross-functionally and cross-organizationally to drive innovation, insights and growth across multiple accounts.
• Engage with senior team members on the media, strategy and creative teams to drive holistic partnership on data, measurement and analysis.
• Become the Client’s trusted advisor on all things media and marketing measurement.
• Evolve new measurement opportunities for clients including working with both internal data science team members and external partners to deliver best on best in class measurement solutions to meet client’s needs.
• Coach and advise analytics team members on how to build and implement measurement frameworks.
• Create analytics frameworks and measurement plans for clients based on client goals and success metrics.
• Help clients evolve their measures of success overtime to create a maturity model for growing a client’s business.
• Oversee all reporting, dashboards and modeling deliverables to ensure accurate and on-time data deliverables for clients.
• Participate in new business development when possible to support the growth of the VaynerMedia Analytics business as a whole.
• Provide oversight for a team of analytics professionals across one or more accounts.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years experience in digital marketing analytics preferably with a media focus and specifically an in-depth understanding of social platforms.
• Experience in leading and managing a team of analysts across one or more accounts.
• Significant experience in client communications, including presentation, brainstorming, thought leadership.
• Experience with campaign analyses working within digital platforms including Google Ads, DV360, Facebook, Amazon, TikTok, Twitter, SnapChat.
• Experience working with analytics, attribution and measurement systems such as Google Analytics, Nielsen, IRI, Millward Brown, Oracle
• Strong storytelling capabilities and significant experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or equivalent
• Experience with retail media, omnichannel attribution, performance marketing, and/or closed-loop attribution
• Proficiency with Python & SQL
• Advanced skills in Excel including pivot tables, V-Look Ups, and macros

Unsure if you meet the qualifications? We are always looking for talent which will continue to cultivate an inclusive and representative team that will enhance our perspectives, skill sets, background, and behaviors. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

• Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
• Base Salary $130,000- $180,000
• Employer-sponsored 401k with match
• Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
• Caregiver (Parental) Leave
• Unlimited PTO
• Health and Wellness benefits

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