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Show Producer, Donut Media

Donut Media is hiring for a dynamic Show Producer to helm Donut Media’s new YouTube series, FreeRide, from pilot to ongoing series. As the Producer, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of creatives to fully realize the show concept and deliver a successful series measured both by creative excellence and audience engagement. While you will be the creative lead and visionary for this series you will also interact with our physical production team to ensure creative and budgets are aligned.

Donut Media is the leading destination for automotive enthusiasts on the internet. Our YouTube channel creates original content that sparks ambition, thrill, and the “get your hands dirty” attitude for intellectually curious car fanatics!

The Opportunity:

This is a unique opportunity to champion a new series with the backing and support of a brand name like Donut Media. In this role you will lead a team of creatives in creating compelling episodic content that not only engages our current subscribers but attracts new fans and subscribers and grows our YouTube channel. Your creative influence doesn’t end there as many of our shows inspire our merchandise development as well as special events. Donut Media is in an aggressive phase of launching new shows and business initiatives, as part of our team you will plug into an organization of multi-faceted individuals with great imagination and innovative spirit.

The Responsibilities:

As Show Producer, you will perform the following activities:

• Work with executives to develop show format and vision for the show across multiple episodes.
• Assemble a new creative team! Oversee and manage that team from writing ideas through to post production.
• Develop thumbnails with the creative team.
• Work with production teams to coordinate creative vision and production logistics to deliver final episodes and deliverables.
• Work with talent coordinator to manage talent availability.
• Oversee the identification and sourcing of featured products for series.
• Ensure final delivery is on time and on budget.

The Qualifications:

• A strong working knowledge of automotive mechanics is a must to succeed in this role.
• Experience in reality tv game show formats is preferred, sourcing contestants and legalities around contests and fulfillment.
• Experience overseeing mid range live action production budgets and associated logistics, while this is YouTube this is not a low budget production.
• Proven writing experience in episodic content, writing samples are a plus.
• Experience working in Youtube/Digital Video. You should know the formats, trends, production and animation styles prevalent on YouTube.
• Experience overseeing edits if not also possessing hands on editorial skills.

The Person:

• An aptitude for storytelling, with experience and understanding of unscripted/reality, on YouTube and other digital platforms is essential.
• Comfortable working alone with a high degree of autonomy.
• Ability to work within processes and procedures of a larger organization.
• Enjoys being hands on, rolling up his or her sleeves and working within a team.
• Organized with strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills both verbally and via all text forms.
• Resourceful and able to make decisions quickly.
• Plugged in. You should have a good awareness of pop culture, car culture, and current trends.

The Show:

Who we are:

Donut Media is the #1 Automotive YouTube channel in the United States. Every month, we reach over 14 million people across YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and Podcasts. Our award winning videos frequently appear on YouTube’s trending page, and our advertising clients include many Fortune 500 companies.

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Facebook is looking for an Executive Producer for Visual Systems (VS), which is a pillar within the Product Foundation design org that supports the Facebook App. VS is responsible for providing creative direction and designing dynamic product experiences through inspiring imagery, expressive customization, and engaging visual systems. In this role, you will collaborate with other product teams across the company to create a unified experience and will be responsible for shaping the way 3 billion people engage with Facebook.The Executive Producer will lead one of VS’s sub pillars as both a manager and an operational leader, providing mentorship, coaching and strategic support to their Producer team, and partnering with the team’s Design Director on holistic vision and operational execution. This sub pillar is responsible for supporting design teams that partner with other product teams to provide creative direction and design dynamic product experiences, and the Executive Producer will be expected to lead a team that can proactively define better ways to quickly communicate, collaborate and ship products and systems, using state-of-the-art tools and at the highest quality standards. An authentic and inspiring leader, the ideal candidate sees management as an opportunity to develop team strengths and increase impact, while adapting their leadership style to match individuals’ unique needs or situations. The candidate is a natural at building influence in cross-functional partnerships and is a clear and concise communicator. The candidate thrives in a fast-moving organization where they can guide their team towards programs that have lightweight processes and quick iteration and can proactively identify and strategize around problems before they become issues for the team.

Executive Producer Responsibilities:

• Be a key strategic partner with Design leadership across FB App and also Family of Apps (e.g., Messenger, Instagram, etc.)
• Build meaningful cross-functional relationships across FB App, Company and Marketing Leadership
• Leverage relationships to inform problem solving and improve our design team’s focus and velocity
• Leverage experience with creative and design to improve our work and processes
• Partner with Creative leadership and deploy your expertise, even in ambiguous situations
• Manage and coach experienced producers to achieve career goals and personal growth
• Be a role model and mentor to Producers across FB Inc. (not just the app)
• Provide operational strategy for complex problems associated with a growing organization and limited design resources
• Be able to ruthlessly and strategically prioritize impact opportunities and execute
• Ensure we are resourcing both the short term needs as well as looking ahead, and planning for the next big challenge across product design teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 or more years experience as a Producer or Design Program Manager in product, interactive, agency, or other related field
• At least 5 years of direct management experience with small to medium team sizes, including distributed teams
• Experience managing a team of individual contributors
• Demonstrated knowledge of both creative and design process and strategy
• Knowledge in providing creative feedback and critique
• Experience in developing design standards and design tools
• Understanding of art production process
• Experience working with external vendors, including sourcing and negotiating
• Experience managing large, complex budgets across multiple cost centers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Emerging tech experience

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

Marcom Associate Producer (12 Month Contract Role)

At EA we are a community of artists, storytellers, technologists and innovators working in one of the most dynamic industries today. We are transforming for a digital future and work as one team. We take risks and we dream big. Together, we are changing the way millions play every day.

The Associate Producer, will be responsible for helping the Video & Design Producer with their daily responsibilities. These tasks will range from tracking daily asset pipeline workflow to working with internal partners on approvals and schedules.

Qualifications:

• Self-driven with the ability to take projects from inception to execution
• Detailed and Organized with excellent follow through
• Understanding of Post/Editorial/ Design Production Process
• Familiar with software workflows preferred for (AE, Photoshop, Premier, 3D)
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills. Must be able to keep focus on multiple tasks and effectively set priorities among projects
• Strong knowledge of how to operate social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc)
• Creatively driven and strong problem solver
• Must be able to keep focus on multiple tasks and effectively set priorities among projects
• Understanding of finishing workflow (deliverables, ratios, codecs…)
• Familiar with tracking software such as Shotgun and Smartsheet or similar (filemaker pro, smartsheet, airtable, ceta)
• Previous employment at a Video Game Company or a Creative Ad Agency with retail marketing, digital-first experience is a must

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Content Production – Help create, organize and execute the production of video and design assets; Key Art, Icons, Game play trailers, PBM Videos, Screenshots
• Maintain Toolset – Maintain the tools we use on a day to day basis
• Liaise daily between cross function teams
• Daily tracking of all assets and approvals
• Can work autonomously, however relies on Video Asset Producer for guidance and support
• Coordinates with team members to ensure assets are tracking on time
• Helps creates content production schedule with the Franchise Lead Producer
• Maintains a solution-oriented mindset and is proactive in approaching Asset and Cinematics Producers for help to solve production questions
• Able to filter and clearly communicate notes/ feedback to the team
• Maintains a solution-oriented mindset to solve production questions
• Drives actionable feedback from the creative lead and other stakeholders

Collaboration Responsibilities:

• Not afraid to ask for help and does so in a timely manner.
• Actively participates in formal and informal collaborative efforts.
• Share knowledge and progress with teammates with respect to collaborative efforts.
• Offers assistance to other teammates when in a position to do so.
• Sets aside personal preferences and accepts the decisions of others in order to move forward.
• Consistently demonstrates active listening skills and allows other members of a team to provide input.
• Observes, learns and applies the basics of collaboration inside their immediate team.

• Please note this is a 12 month contract role, and as such, the EA global benefits package is not included.