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Production Manager

Brighter Productions – Bournemouth

£35,000 – £45,000 DOE plus benefits

Brighter Productions is seeking an exceptional candidate to act as Production Manager within our team. You will be a central component working on both digital and live event production. 

Who are we?

Brighter Productions work across a range of sectors, media and industries, from automotive to agriculture, and everything in between. Our teams work in some of the top venues around the world, creating exceptional Live, Hybrid and Virtual Experiences.  

Our dedicated team have steadily built a reputation in the events industry and are well-known for providing seamless production services. We are seeking an exceptional candidate to act as Production Manager to join our dedicated and passionate team. 

The successful candidate must have a minimum of five years of technical production experience, with a thorough knowledge of sales, production management and technical experience.

As well as being a technical expert, the successful candidate should be passionate about their work, be a genuine team player, be confident in communicating with a wide range of people and happy to work to tight timescales. 

What does the role involve? 

• Providing technical specifications across sound, video, lighting, set and staging
• Publish show brief information including schedules, floor plans, technical drawings and crew paperwork
• Manage and control the overall budget keeping in line with the quote.
• To liaise with clients and venue staff to fulfil the delivery of an event
• To allocate and book resources; equipment, external services, transport, accommodation, external services etc.
• Taking responsibility for rigs and de-rigs
• Allocating and booking resources
• Managing on-site teams (technical staff, freelancers and local crew)
• Act as a key contact and account manager for major clients
• Organising and delegating tasks as required
• To carry out detailed site surveys and production meetings
• Act as a Brand Ambassador for Brighter Productions
• Undertaking other reasonable duties as required

Who are you? 

• Digital is second nature to you
• You have an understanding of CAD systems
• You are comfortable communicating with clients and stakeholders at all levels
• You are happy to take feedback and make changes to content under tight timescales
• You are a multi-tasker, happy to be working on multiple projects at once
• You are a team player, always willing to support other team members
• You have a Full UK Driving Licence 
• You have good leadership skills
• You can work under pressure and hit deadlines
• You are hard-working and enthusiastic with a positive attitude
• You have great attention to detail 
• You are happy to represent the company in a positive manner at all times
• You are able to work overtime as required and at short notice

Benefits of working for Brighter Production include;

• Company events
• Free Parking 
• Company laptop 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of company vehicles 
• Bonus scheme

To apply for the role of Production Manager, please email your CV to [email protected] and let us know why you would like to be a part of the Brighter team. 

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Brighter Productions Ltd

Description

ABOUT MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT:

Moonbug Entertainment is an award-winning global entertainment company behind some

of the most popular kids’ titles in the world. Moonbug’s line-up includes global sensations

CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Oddbods, Little Angel, My Magic Pet Morphle, Supa Strikas, Go

Buster, Playtime with Twinkle, Gecko’s Garage, ARPO and many more.

Moonbug’s shows are currently available in 32 languages and feature on more than 150

platforms globally, including YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, Super RTL, BBC

iPlayer, HBO Max, Tencent, Youku and Roku. The company’s portfolio currently stands at 29

IPs and 100+ brand partners.

Moonbug is a subsidiary of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for

cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together

elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to

position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the

current market and beyond. Candle is run by its Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs, leading

entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital

from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.

The Role:

Moonbug Entertainment Limited is looking for a full-time Senior Director, Production to join the growing production team in London. This position will play a significant role in carrying on the global success seen in our brands Morphle, Gecko, Arpo and Supa Strikas.

The successful candidate will lead the development and growth of a portfolio of brands with the goal of developing global brands with true franchise potential.

This is a leadership role requiring vision, inspiration and brilliant execution. The appointee needs to have a deep expertise in production who can juggle multiple responsibilities, and has managed production teams and outsourced partners.

In this position, you will manage the production of kids’ content across several projects, pipelines and formats. We are looking for someone with a background in producing animated CGI series, and other content formats and who is hoping to join an exciting company within the world of kids’ media. The role will involve taking an overview and providing management support for several of our show producers based in London & LA, while implementing best practices and processes. It is crucial that you are highly organized and able to work independently across multiple projects, so good time management and prioritization will be expected.

In this position, you will be working closely with the creative team, senior producers, internal production teams and the studios responsible for producing the content. We work with studios from all over the world and collaborate with our team in LA, so flexibility and openness to coordinate with different time zones is a must.

The candidate will be a committed and adaptable individual with excellent interpersonal skills. You must excel at communicating with both internal teams and external clients, while also being able to multitask and manage with integrity and a smile.

This role will lead a group of 3-4 senior producers and their teams, to make sure all content production remains on schedule, within budget, on spec, and abides by the creative vision and agreed-upon quality targets/thresholds, whilst communicating progress to wider stakeholders in the company.

This role will be responsible for ensuring that all content related to their brands is delivered according to business objectives. The role will work with production heads in Music, Audio (podcasts) and Localization departments to ensure targets are achieved. This role will work closely with the Brand GM(s) to ensure content hits business objectives.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience within animation and content production
• Must have significant animation both short form and long form.
• Podcast and other content format experience is also desirable
• Excellent client-facing ability
• Proven leader of teams and developer of people
• A natural coach and empathetic style
• A problem solver and able to foresee issues and plan accordingly
• Extremely organized, motivated, adaptable, diverse skillset, and personable.
• Highly collaborative, resourceful, curious with great calm and a good sense of humour

Moonbug Entertainment

At We Are Futures we know how young people think, how they talk and how they behave. We know what matters to them and what doesn’t. Look at our track record in connecting businesses and organisations with young people and their families.

Building data-driven partnerships and networks. Creating ideas, activations and programmes that marry purpose with profit and meet ROI objectives.

It’s why we’re the agency to introduce brands, businesses, or organisations to the mass markets of tomorrow.

We seek a strong Producer with relevant skills and experience who can hit the ground running.

You will have a passion for delivering brilliant work and working with multi-faceted teams, ensuring that your projects are run effectively and efficiently to deliver to our clients requirements and to budget.

Working within a Client Services team, this individual will be actively managing programmes, ensuring we deliver on our promise to our clients. You’ll be the glue that knits several teams including NSP & Media, Strategy, Learning & Development, Careers & Skills and Design. You’ll make sure we create something extraordinary for our audiences, and for our clients.

As a Producer, you’ll ensure that all aspects of programmes, projects and campaigns are successfully delivered to the client. Working closely with Client Services team, you will be responsible for the health of the programmes and campaigns you manage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver diverse, complex and integrated projects to ensure success and very satisfied clients, typical total value of £300k to £500k
• Ensure that projects are delivered to the highest quality on time and on budget
• Protect and follow best practice process in delivering our work
• Maintain strong connections and stay abreast of the changes in our industry
• Proactively anticipate potential problems and formulate smart solutions
• Ensure all financials are kept up to date: estimates, POs, timesheets, invoices, billing
• Work with the Client Services team to create budgets and manage the revenue throughout client programmes
• Work with Departments, Resourcing and People & Culture to define requirements across projects and ensure projects are effectively resourced
• Work closely with all departments in the agency and any external partners to support the delivery of the project or campaign
• Management of one or multiple projects that may involve one or more of the following components: communications, educational materials, market research and evaluation, flat, video and digital content, sponsorship, partnership
• Independently manage relationships (internally and externally) with stakeholders, creative teams and production suppliers, including freelance staff and negotiating costs where appropriate
• Be able to support and guide other team members through the production process of a project or campaign.

Requirements

• Experience within an agency environment, in delivering solutions across multiple types of content and communication channels
• Experience with managing and mentoring junior team members
• Strong project management, organisational and communication skills
• A passion for solving problems and a demonstrated ability to think creatively about solutions
• Demonstrated production competencies: client focus, accountability for results, team effectiveness, developing others, attention to detail, flexibility and professional confidence
• A desire to remain informed of current trends and improvements in young people, families, careers and education
• The ability to communicate processes to different audiences
• Ability to manage difficult conversations, keeping people focused on solutions

Benefits

• £38,000 – £42,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 1 volunteering day per year
• £400 health expenses per year
• £150 working from home allowance
• £100 birthday meal with friends and family
• Cycle Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Regular training opportunities
• Join a future-focused, high-achieving and fun team
• Be part of an award-winning, growing and impactful agency
• Gain fantastic experience working with well-known clients and partners
• Be flexible with your working hours
• Show us your best self at our Monthly Socials, we’ve organised bake-offs, yoga sessions, theatre trips and tie-dye workshops!

We Are Futures

FILM Casting Call

Searching for leading Roles for a short film.

Shooting in London in March 2023.

We are looing for:

• People 16-22 years old Based in London.
• No previous acting experience necessary.
• Plelase only apply if you are 16 and over.

We are looking for:

• a young person to play a character
• who is a boy 
• aged 9 – 13 

For streaming platform drama series shooting in 2023

We encourage everyone with an upper limb difference or any other disabilities to apply.

Please note, having previous acting experience is not requirement, but we encourage those who have an interest or passion in drama.

Of course if you have acting experience that is a great asset!

Virtua have recently been retained on a newly open position with one of our long-standing clients in the sports/fashion markets. We are looking for an experienced Events Manager who has a background in sports/fashion or a brand within the consumer goods industry to join our clients impressive brand team.

The Events Manager should be an experienced individual, with the ability to professionally manage, administrate and deal with the logistics in activating events. The Events Manager is responsible for all brand events including Sales Meetings, Flagship store openings and Retail/Flagship consumer facing events. These events should all be activated with a brand strategic environment.

The individual must be able to anticipate project needs, prioritises work commitments/tasks, and meet deadlines with little supervision, and be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends.

The Events Manager should be able to build outstanding relationships with customers, consumers, colleagues and brand partners. They must be a pro-active self-starter/ready to adapt to change within live situations as well as being on top of the detail.

Responsibilities

Event Planning and Production

• Negotiate space contracts and book event space, arrange food and beverage, order supplies and audiovisual equipment, order event signs, and ensure appropriate brand execution to meet brand standards
• Work with events agency to locate and book venues for larger sales meetings and on site operations.
• Gather information on each project to achieve quality event productions. Create briefs and debriefs for all event activation
• Manage, coordinate and plan all travel arrangements for all delegates
• Conduct research, make site visits, and find resources to help staff make decisions about event options
• Work with the design team to create and revise room layouts for each event
• Liaise and collaborate with the product and marketing team to agree room capacity, logistics and layout
• Propose new ideas to improve the event planning and implementation process
• Manage the relationships and communication with vendors on all event related matters
• Manage and plan on-site production, staffing and clean up for events as necessary
• Prepare nametags, materials, notebooks, packages, gift bags, registration lists, seating cards, etc for events and the hiring of any props
• Supply information pack detailing all event activation to all team or agency’s attached to any event or project. This can include travel information, dates times, and full itinerary

Event Administration

• Manage budgets and provide periodic progress reports to the Brand Director
• Keep track of event finances and reporting
• Coordinate appointments and visits to see our space, and scheduling of events on the calendar
• Create a failsafe checklist system through clear project management
• Wrap up each event with analysis of success and improvements. analysis any commercial elements of the event
• Ensure the event is captured through photography and video

Brand events and photoshoots

• Work with the brand head of creative on photoshoots, to suggest venues, stylists, photographers and models, in alignment with the team.
• Assist on other key brand and PR events, as necessary, EG partner launches, retailer events, PR events.

Through relevant events planning experience you must be able to demonstrate acquired skill and measurable success in each of the following areas:

• Proven project management expertise
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Organisational skills and attention to detail
• Multitasking while achieving desired results
• Demonstrating an innovative approach in the execution of key tasks
• Achievement of objectives through outstanding execution

Through experience, you must be able to demonstrate achievement over time in all of the following areas:

• Organising people and resources toward the effective and efficient pursuit of pre-determined objectives
• Contributing individual capabilities in the achievement of group objectives and working effectively with others in a group setting
• Enthusiastic, pro-active and positive team member who manages change with urgency and persistence
• Authentic and compelling communication style education
• Good standard of secondary education

Undergraduate degree desirable but not essential

Virtua Executive Search

We are looking for:

• A young person to play a character who is a boy
• Aged 9-13 for a streaming platform drama series shooting in 2023.

We encourage anyone with an upper limb difference or any other disabilities to apply

Please note, having previous acting experience is not a prequirement, but we encourage those who have an interest or passion in drama.

Of course if you have acting exeperience that is a great asset!

Please note that the Parent/Legal Guardian must confirm in the email they were present when recording and include that they give their consent to the video being used for the purpose of casting. 

Project Saga

We’re looking for highly physical and connected actors for a AAA game franchise.

Filming in UK from Feb – October 2023

Number of days TBC

• Male
• 6’2″ and above
• Any age
• Any ethnicity
• All body types

Skill required: Combat (historical European weapon a bonus) Animal and creature movement Falls, hits and tackles.

Our characters are heavy and powerful, yet our actors need the ability to be agile and play with differeny dynamics of movement.

Self tapes upon request

In person casting in Cambrige, UK on 30th January 2023.

Description

About Moonbug Entertainment:

Moonbug is a next generation entertainment company that has cemented itself in the children’s media space. Would you like to be part of the next frontier of inspiring and engaging stories to kids around the world?

Founded in 2018, with primary offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience. We are a fast-paced global company, and have already grown to become the largest kids’ entertainment company on digital platforms in the world. Some of our existing titles include global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Morphle, Supa Strikas, ARPO and many more which are available in 32 languages and can be viewed on more than 100 platforms globally.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. Candle is run by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.

This role will report full-time ON-SITE at our London Office.

The Role:

Primary Responsibilities

Moonbug is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Revenue Team.

This role will be mainly focused (but not limited) to reconciling the Licensing and Merchandising (L&M) revenue/billing transactions and updating the relevant systems, along with providing support to the Reporting and the Commercial teams.

Tasks will include:

Owning the Flowhaven to Netsuite platform reconciliation (will need to be prioritised during the first three months, but it will be an ongoing duty)

• Chase relevant internal/external contacts for missing statements/information
• Assist with the processing of Royalty statements (validating, saving down, tracking, chasing for incomplete/missing ones)
• Assist the Commercial team with the preparation of any L&M true up/down tracker and share with L&M team
• Assist with prompt and accurate month end reporting
• Liaise with Legal and Commercial teams to resolve any royalty statements discrepancies
• Production of ad hoc reports and analysis based on business requirements
• Assist in the statutory audit process including the preparation of supporting schedules as requested by the auditors and resolution of audit queries

Requirements

Skills and Experience:

You are keen, flexible, yet thorough, and ideally have experience working in a dynamic Finance department. You will be articulate, confident, happy to communicate with customers and senior team members and take direction when required.

Other desirable attributes:

• Proactive, self-starter, willing to get stuck in
• Attention to detail and being a completer-finisher
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Team player when needed, able to understand the bigger picture and how Finance’s inputs and outputs can affect the business
• Have enthusiasm in dealing with all functional departments
• Able to prioritise in a fast moving, dynamic environment
• Strong Excel and Microsoft office skills

Desirable:

• Salesforce experience
• NetSuite experience

Qualifications

Relevant degree in finance
Moonbug Entertainment

Role

An exciting opportunity to work with a fast-growing studio. We’re looking for a Senior Producer who will head up the production department and take charge of our production processes.

In this role, the successful candidate will run an Agile team of talented Developers and Artists on a brand new game title – working closely with a Game Designer and the company’s leadership team to plan and realise the vision for the game long-term. You’ll be responsible for running all Agile sprint planning sessions, retrospectives and all other artefacts for the project, ensuring that all sprint goals are set properly, tasks are estimated and deliveries are made on time.

The Senior Producer will also manage the production team, running one-to-one sessions and annual reviews, as well as working closely with both the producers and the VP of Product to increase productivity and continuous improvement of processes across the company. You’ll bring your expertise and experience to level up Supersolid’s production practices, keeping stock of what processes different projects in the company use and ensuring that all the teams learn from each other.

Responsibilities

• Run a cross-discipline Agile team working on a new game title, working with product, client & server developers, designers, 2D & 3D artists and QA to develop the project from concept, through marketing tests to launch
• Run all Agile processes on your project team
• Be a strong link between your development team and company stakeholders
• Own production processes across the studio. Work closely with the production team to ensure that different teams learn from each other and that production principles are upheld throughout the company
• Line management of the production team

Characteristics

• Can keep a firm eye on the big picture project progress, while happily mucking in to do what is necessary to get the job done
• Proactive in identifying issues in the team no matter the disciplines and dealing with them in a timely fashion
• Receptive to feedback from your team and studio management
• Willing and able to champion continuous improvement of processes throughout the company
• Able to process complex information and adapt to new situations
• A motivator who is tuned into the needs of their colleagues
• A skilled negotiator who is used to dealing with both internal and external stakeholders

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