You were born to grab the world’s attention through art, creativity, and intelligence.
We built Havas New York to give you the most amazing home to do it all.
We are a tight knit team of creators who design work to raise consciousness
and inspire conversation in culture. And most of all, we have fun doing it.
We also believe business can be a force for good, so we became the first and only major agency to be a certified B Corp.
It’s in our nature to strive for firsts–we find it’s where awards and rewards come together. It’s also why we get recognized by our industry as Employer of the Year and Network of the Year.
There are millions of great ideas out there.
But you want to make something meaningful.
You were born to grab the world’s attention.
Havas is where it can happen.
This role is all about learning precise communication, management from start to finish, delegation and leadership. The Associate Producer should be able to scope, bid, and manage small to mid-scale productions/budgets, (video, design, motion/digital assets, audio, post-production) with the oversight and guidance of more senior producers.
The AP will work to ensure all deliverables are produced on-time, on-budget and at the highest quality standards. The AP position handles a variety of requests in support of the production department’s job flow, production activity and department organization. This person is organized, detail-oriented and has a strong visual aesthetic and has an Interest to crossover into all areas of production (TVC/OLV, STILLS, DIGITAL, OOH).
What You’ll Be Doing
Client Support
- Assume accountability for defined client deliverables, ensuring client needs are met and exceeded
- Maintain effective client relationships, ensuring that all client’s needs are heard, understood and addressed in a timely way
- Update status reports and schedules and maintain lists of action items, ensuring all deadlines are met
Project Delivery
- Ensure project/ program is delivered on-time, on-budget and flawlessly
- Schedule regular team meetings and manage communications between team members, ensuring all deadlines are met, and teams are set up for success
- Manage production assets
- Support and manage production logistics
- Assist in maintaining and developing production and travel schedules
- Coordinate and manage crew travel
- Manage program wrap-up and archiving
Budget Management
- Coordinate production estimates and invoices
- Assist in reconciling costs against budget
If you can do all that, you have what it takes. It might also help if…
- 1-2 years brand experience production experience preferred
- Strong project management, organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Flexible and able to learn quickly
- Proficient in MS Word and Excel
- Must have high level of professionalism and a strong work ethic
- Knowledge of Photoshop, MS PowerPoint and Keynote is a plus
- Some travel required
Last but not least, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion.
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