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• 5+ years of creative producer experience at an advertising agency, in-house marketing department, or production company
• 5+ years of experience producing video and photography projects
• Experience managing external creative/production partners and the ability to monitor progress for timely execution
• Online portfolio of work that demonstrates experience

Job summary
Discovery Tech is seeking an experienced Creative Producer to support the creation of industry-leading content. This role is hands-on and instrumental in delivering engaging experiences at scale for our customers, raising the bar across traditional, social and digital creative deliverables. This role will collaborate with cross-functional creative, program management, and marketing teams on ambitious and exciting projects.

This role will define the creative production scope, develop timelines and milestones, plan and manage budget allocations, manage internal/external resources, facilitate reviews and communication, and ensure production delivery requirements are met. They will work with internal studio teams, as well as manage external creative agencies and production/post-production vendors.

A successful candidate is a strategic and proactive thinker, helping teams see around corners and promoting time-sensitive and informed decisions. They will also be an expert communicator, adept at engaging all levels of contributors and working with different types of creative professionals and creative outputs. The Creative Producer will have strong leadership skills with the proven ability to motivate those around them with as well as the ability to prioritize work from multiple stakeholders and resolve roadblocks for the team.

Our culture is entrepreneurial, collaborative and goal-oriented, and there are tremendous opportunities on the horizon.

This position can be based in Los Angeles or New York.

Key job responsibilities

• Produce traditional, social, and digital creative from concept to final deliverables
• Define and manage the creative production scope, including timeline, resources, labor hours, and external costs
• Work closely with creative leads and marketers to proactively clarify requirements and deliverables when there is ambiguity or opportunity for raising the bar
• Identify, negotiate with, and manage internal studio or external agency, production, and/or post-production partners for assigned projects
• Ensure all deliverables are meeting stakeholder expectations, including adherence to business, creative, and compliance guidelines, achieving the highest standards every time
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balancing business needs against technical constraints

About the team
The Discovery Tech team helps customers discover and engage with new, popular and relevant products across Amazon worldwide. We do this by combining technology, science, innovation and creativity to build new customer-facing features and experiences alongside cutting edge tools for marketers.

• Experience in fashion or consumer product advertising/marketing
• Deep understanding of design, video, photography, and motion workflows and deliverables
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to set priorities, communicate effectively, and meet deadlines
• Possess a strong network of vendor relationships and experience with the competitive bidding process
• Must be able to negotiate estimates and contracts on jobs, and follow through on those agreements
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is expected
• Experience negotiating talent agreements and familiarity with SAG-AFTRA and AFM agreements.

Workers in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public in the course of business must show proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID or request and receive approval for a reasonable accommodation, including medical or religious accommodation.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Amazon.com Services LLC

• 8+ years of design experience
• An available online portfolio

Job summary
IMDb TV is shaping the future of digital video entertainment. Our mission is to build earth’s most customer-centric ad-supported premium free video service, while making it trivially easy for customers to enjoy. To help us achieve this vision, we are looking for a Creative Director with a passion for movies and TV, to join the team to help lead the creation of dynamic and effective brand creative 360° marketing/ad campaigns for IMDb TV.

This is an incredibly rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of building a global entertainment brand where your creative contributions will be integral to defining our service. If you thrive in a start-up environment, want to make some major noise in a highly-visible industry, this might be the opportunity for you.

The ideal candidate will bring to life thoughtful, groundbreaking and inspirational campaigns that connect with customers across all marketing channels. This candidate should also have experience in brand marketing and building multi-title communications from clip-based content to scripted shoots.

To be successful in this role, this individual needs to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, know how to juggle multiple priorities, have a high level of ownership, and be able to partner and build relationships with a large set of internal and external stakeholders.

Creatively, this individual needs to be passionate, consistently challenge the status quo, take calculated risks, demonstrate an impeccable attention to detail, and be able to tell holistic brand stories.

We are a newly established team, functioning like a start-up. We are scrappy, and there is considerable foundational work to be done. Key to this role is that you are equally comfortable giving creative direction, as well as rolling up your sleeves and building the actual work you envision.

Key job responsibilities

• Ideate and develop innovative 360° marketing experiences that tell engaging stories, communicate benefits, and drive viewership of IMDb TVs Original and licensed content offerings as well as deepen the affinity for the brand.
• Craft high level creative strategies, briefs and presentation decks that effectively sell holistic campaign approaches that ladder to defined strategic goals.
• Collaborate with internal partners and agencies to develop a single vision for multi-show initiatives and effectively sell your work to peers and senior leadership with conviction and passion.
• Elevate the creative output of any internal partner or agency/production company vendor to ensure that all marketing assets meet a high level of creativity, innovation and brand association on time and within budget.
• Forecast resourcing needs and work with key stakeholders to drive a schedule for projects while prioritizing and using resources effectively.
• Approve creative and manage blockers or obstacles in the process.
• Identify and implement appropriate processes and level of effort to meet business needs
• Build strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and communicate and collaborate effectively across teams and functions to achieve high-level outcomes, with lower costs.
• Have a strong POV and creative vision along with a clear, concise ability to provide direction to internal and external partners both written and verbally.
• Use programs such as Adobe CS (After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) to create artifacts such as creative briefs, presentation decks, sketches, and comps to communicate concepts and bring ideas to life.
• Contribute to defining global branding guidelines that easily link all creative marketing assets back to the IMDb TV brand.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher within relevant area of study.
• 8+ years of relevant creative design and marketing experience
• Exceptional portfolio of work showing innovative creative and breakthrough ideas across media types (AV, print, outdoor, social, digital, events and experiential)
• Excellent writing skills / Ability to articulate compelling narratives
• Excellent design and aesthetic sensibility
• Excellent presentation skills and interactive storytelling ability
• Excellent working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Working knowledge of various presentation applications such as Powerpoint and Keynote.
• Must be able to multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment
• Insist on the highest standards and maintain a consistent attention to detail
• Passion for entertainment
• Ability to manage and track budgets for creative asset development
• Experience with building brand identity systems and guidelines

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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