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Job Description

Goal Overview

To oversee the episodic assistants while providing support for production.

Associate Producer Responsibilities

Production Support

• Firsthand communication with Producers upon arrival and throughout the day.
• Keep the production team up to date on project status.
• Generate prep and post status reports.
• Working with the production team to manage project SAN space.

Assistants Team

• Ensure your assists have all the information and elements require to perform and complete their tasks.
• Evaluate and reprioritize tasks as needed to accommodate changes in the daily schedule.
• Organize your assistants’ tasks to ensure projects meet their deadlines.

Preparations for Projects/Sessions

• Assist producers in WO and task creation, job spec wrangling
• Actualizing and billing out work orders.
• Confirm all material needed for project has arrived and has been forwarded to the appropriate individual(s)
• Interface with client if required materials for jobs are missing (i.e. rough cut, drives, etc.)
• Coordinate with Operations the rental and installations of any additional resources needed for projects.

Execution of Job

• Ensure all resources assigned to job are available as scheduled
• Make sure projects are ready for sessions to begin on time.
• Verifying project prep for any issues and/or missing items, and communicating them with the Producer and client.
• Communicate all session changes to Producer
• Work with Producer and assistants to troubleshoot any session related problems
• Assist in greeting and escorting clients to the bays upon arrival.
• Assist in checking in on artists, clients, assists, and client services on a regular basis to make sure the session is well supported. The client should feel the producer’s presence and know that you are taking care of them.

Final Delivery

• Work with the vault to ensure delivery specs have been met
• Notify the Producer if any delivery deadlines that will or are in jeopardy of being missed
• Coordinate the archive of final VAM and CCM

Final Billing

• Ensuring all work orders and tasks are filled out and submitted, following up where needed.
• Actualize work orders for Producers sign off.

Virtual Sessions

• Setting up test feeds prior to session, including all face to face virtual interaction.
• Communicating with our Engineers if any network issues arise.

Engineering

• Engage Engineering staff to resolve urgent technical problems
• Ensure all rental resources are set-up and tested

Requirements / Background

• 2 year TV Post Production
• Knowledge of digital capture cameras and files
• Background and/or knowledge of offline editing
• Avid and/or FCP experience
• File based workflow experience
• Media Pulse and/ or post production scheduling software experience
• Post scheduling experience

Company 3

SPECTRUM

Job Description

Goal Overview

To oversee the episodic assistants while providing support for production.

Associate Producer Responsibilities

Production Support

• Firsthand communication with Producers upon arrival and throughout the day.
• Keep the production team up to date on project status.
• Generate prep and post status reports.
• Working with the production team to manage project SAN space.

Assistants Team

• Ensure your assists have all the information and elements require to perform and complete their tasks.
• Evaluate and reprioritize tasks as needed to accommodate changes in the daily schedule.
• Organize your assistants’ tasks to ensure projects meet their deadlines.

Preparations for Projects/Sessions

• Assist producers in WO and task creation, job spec wrangling
• Actualizing and billing out work orders.
• Confirm all material needed for project has arrived and has been forwarded to the appropriate individual(s)
• Interface with client if required materials for jobs are missing (i.e. rough cut, drives, etc.)
• Coordinate with Operations the rental and installations of any additional resources needed for projects.

Execution of Job

• Ensure all resources assigned to job are available as scheduled
• Make sure projects are ready for sessions to begin on time.
• Verifying project prep for any issues and/or missing items, and communicating them with the Producer and client.
• Communicate all session changes to Producer
• Work with Producer and assistants to troubleshoot any session related problems
• Assist in greeting and escorting clients to the bays upon arrival.
• Assist in checking in on artists, clients, assists, and client services on a regular basis to make sure the session is well supported. The client should feel the producer’s presence and know that you are taking care of them.

Final Delivery

• Work with the vault to ensure delivery specs have been met
• Notify the Producer if any delivery deadlines that will or are in jeopardy of being missed
• Coordinate the archive of final VAM and CCM

Final Billing

• Ensuring all work orders and tasks are filled out and submitted, following up where needed.
• Actualize work orders for Producers sign off.

Virtual Sessions

• Setting up test feeds prior to session, including all face to face virtual interaction.
• Communicating with our Engineers if any network issues arise.

Engineering

• Engage Engineering staff to resolve urgent technical problems
• Ensure all rental resources are set-up and tested

Requirements / Background

• 2 year TV Post Production
• Knowledge of digital capture cameras and files
• Background and/or knowledge of offline editing
• Avid and/or FCP experience
• File based workflow experience
• Media Pulse and/ or post production scheduling software experience
• Post scheduling experience

Company 3

General Entertainment Content

ABC Owned TV Stations

Attention candidates with a background in cinematography, lighting and editing: We want to hear from you! The video production specialist is a powerhouse contributor to Gillespie Productions’ content creation process. This role will be roughly 50 percent shooting and 50 percent editing…though, those percentages will ebb and flow as production needs fluctuate.

This person will need to be flexible to work on both a larger project – helping with shooting and editing – as well as shorter projects, all while maintaining efficiency and quality. For example, the video production specialist will often accompany a producer and a director of photography to shoot a second camera and then be responsible for post-production, based on the producer’s script. Other times, this person will act as a director of photography on a smaller shoot. The perfect candidate is one with high character, a seasoned skill set and an unending desire to hone his/her craft. For this particular role, a strong background in lighting and cinema cameras is a big plus.

Core hours are normal business hours Monday through Friday, however, some shoots may necessitate flexibility to arrive early and/or stay later. In addition, occasional travel will be required.

Gillespie Productions is a Green Bay-based video production company that produces action for our customers. We’ve been in business since 2016 and have deep roots in broadcast television, corporate communications and the creative field. We are a growing organization, and we want our employees to grow with us. We are committed to continuous learning, working as a team and doing everything we can to put our employees in the best position to succeed.

Skills required:

• 3-5 years experience editing and shooting in a professional video production environment
• College degree in Film, Video Production, Broadcast Journalism, or related field
• Highly skilled in Premiere Pro
• Extensive shooting experience with professional video cameras, ideally cinema cameras
• Experience in lighting for interviews and b-roll
• Proficient with audio – knowing the difference between good/bad audio and how to get the best

Additional skills desired:

• A working knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop and Audition
• Experience with moving camera support – such as a jib, gimbal and/or slider

Attributes

• Continuous learner
• Process improver
• Easy to work with
• Comfortable interacting with clients
• Results-oriented
• Efficient
• Detail-oriented
• Authentic
• Other-focused

Compensation/benefits

• Salary range – $46,000-$54,000
• Bonus payment for hours exceeding weekly billable hour expectations
• 2 weeks paid vacation
• 8 paid holidays
• Paid week off between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Flexibility to work in a hybrid environment, i.e. home and office

A job offer is contingent pending a drug screen and background check.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $46,000.00 – $54,000.00 per year

Gillespie Productions

Company Description

In 1997, Firstborn was founded on the belief that smart ideas and rich interactive experiences built with craft and creativity would move our clients’ businesses forward. We still believe that today. Our industry has transformed, our client’s businesses and their challenges have become more complex, consumer behavior has shifted, and we, as a company, have evolved with those changes.

We believe bleeding-edge companies drive deeper, more meaningful connections with their consumers. We help our clients realize the full potential of being a modern brand that moves at the pace of culture by exploiting the last unfair competitive advantage any brand has: craft, design, and creativity.

Firstborn’s active client roster includes Beats/Apple, Adidas, Peloton, Royal Caribbean, Cash App, and Exo.

Job Description

You’ll lead production for three larger client engagements: Adidas, Beats, and Cash App and oversee a team of Producers (3-5) on individual projects to ensure we meet deadlines, budgets and delivering to the level of quality that Firstborn is known for. You will be responsible for providing mentorship and guidance to grow our team through close working relationships. In addition to your internal project management responsibilities, you will sever as direct client liaison, advocate and escalation point.

Qualifications

As the Executive Producer, your responsibilities will encompass identifying scopes, timing, and budget for potential projects while maintaining schedules, communicating process and status on existing ones, and positioning the work for success through your client relationships. You will be the person who’s going to anticipate problems and opportunities before they arise and come up with creative solutions to any challenges our team might encounter. You will also be responsible for ensuring accurate internal reporting of project status, shifts in schedule and budget, and project-related expenses, to ensure up-to-date and accurate executive decisions making.

Key Duties

• Lead teams to identify project scopes, project plans, and author or approve the related SOWs.
• Lead teams to deliver projects on strategy, on time, and within budget.
• Manage production teams and the process on all jobs from a high-level to ensure consistency across projects within an account and serve as an escalation point to our client and internal team
• Driver of culture and inclusivity within the team and production partners
• Conduct resource and requirement gathering meetings with the client along with Firstborn’s core team
• Oversee QA process alongside the technical and production lead
• Communicate project revenue changes, account status, and potential new project opportunities to Firstborn’s executive team
• You are a skilled, creative, and confident presenter and negotiator

Additional Information

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.
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Freelance Associate Producer

Documentary Series, Law&Crime Network

We have an immediate opening for a freelance, temporary hire Associate Producer to join Emmy award-winning investigative journalists Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz in the production of a new documentary series for the Law&Crime Network. We’re seeking candidates with prior experience on long form projects, with a journalism background and strong producing and writing skills.

The AP will assist producers with all aspects of story development and producing including research, booking interviews and coordinating field shoots. The AP will also be involved in archival photo and video research, preparing transcripts and organizing elements for writers and video editors and various production work as needed.

Requirements:

We are looking for entry-level applicants with at least two years of prior film production experience preferably on a long form project or series, or a graduate degree in journalism or film studies with hands on producing experience.

We are a collegial team looking for someone who is enthusiastic, high energy, and highly organized. This is an ideal opportunity for an entry level candidate interested in a career in long-form news and documentary broadcast production.

The ideal candidate will have:

✓ High journalistic standards

✓ Excellent organizational skills

✓ High degree of attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

✓ Can work independently as well as part of a team

✓ Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver to tight deadlines

Terms of employment :

This is a freelance position for 3-6 months with the possibility of extension. The Law&Crime network is based in Manhattan but we will consider a remote or hybrid work arrangement for a qualified candidate. Recent graduates who can provide strong references and have work experience will be considered. Salary commensurate with experience.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter, 3 references and resume addressed to Executive Producer Rhonda Schwartz at [email protected].

Applications submitted without a cover letter and references will not be considered.

Law & Crime

Have you led a museum exhibit design project, managed content creation for interactive social or public learning environments? Are you a hyper-organized doer who thrives on coordinating creative projects across disciplines and wants to build award-winning museums that transform public spaces? If so, being a Design Manager at MICRO is your dream job.

As MICRO’s Design Manager, you will manage, curate, and craft powerful stories and ideas into MICRO museums. Your organizational dexterity, creative eye, and project management superpowers will help design, build, and drive the future of museums and public spaces.

You will coordinate and oversee the development, planning, and creation of multi-platform media across MICRO projects, and be responsible for engaging MICRO’s awesome designers and content creators. You will be responsible for bringing MICRO’s creative visions to life, and will play a key role in developing robust systems.

MICRO is an equal opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community. Non-US citizens OK.

• Manage complex projects, including the development and oversight of timelines and budgets for museum content creation
• Strategically lead the creative process for museum exhibits, narratives, and stories
• Coordinate and expand a diverse team of writers, designers, animators, and researchers to develop audience-appropriate content that presents information in refreshing and surprising ways
• Coordinate and effectively manage relationships with key external partners and clients, including leading high-level presentations and meetings
• Effectively communicate project information and synthesize client feedback with MICRO internal strategy
• Manage internal documentation including content repositories, graphics layouts, project timelines, and asset banks
• Translate high-level ideas and vision into practical, executable actions.
• Oversee MICRO Branding and public programs at MICRO.

Qualifications

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in location-based media, museum exhibit design, the creation of educational media, journalistic content for public engagement, or similar
• 3+ years of managing a team of creatives, and/or creative content processes
• Strong project and client services experience, ideally in a creative capacity
• Strong writer and effective communicator across all platforms
• Demonstrated track record of managing systems to achieve long-term goals, including experience with thorough but ambitious timelines and budgets
• Experience coordinating and working on interdisciplinary teams, including priority-setting and time management
• Familiarity with basic graphic design and project management software

ADDITIONAL SKILLS + QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience as an editor, curator, or other role responsible for collating input from trusted and diverse sources
• Experience coordinating with fact checkers, science communicators, and subject matter experts
• Access to a network of creatives, designers, animators, writers, and graphic designers ideal

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Proactive and self-motivated
• Creative problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity
• Strong, strategic communicator who values feedback
• Ability to quickly diagnose problems and propose solutions
• Innovative and creative, you enjoy approaching projects from unique angles
• Excited to work as part of a small, fast-paced team
• Passionate about public communication and creating clever media
• Close attention to detail

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