About The Role:
Come join the award-winning team at BBDO New York. We’re looking for a Supervising Line Producer to join BBDO Studios, our in-house production company. In this role you will ensure each production is consistently successful, both creatively and financially. You represent a mastery of producing and have a thorough knowledge of the bidding process, budget projections, and production planning. You’re a leader that attracts talent – people love working with you – and you work well on small and large teams alike. You’re interested in joining the team as a freelancer with the goal of converting to full-time in the future. If you’re driven by the work but are happiest when you come in under budget, this could be the role for you.
What You’ll Do:
- Create the overall scope of work on motion and still projects done through in-house production team; help identify gaps in the creative process
- Serve as bidder for all productions and review proposals for costs, profitability, wrap books, and oversee budgets ranging from $15K to $2M
- Maintain a logistical yet creative point of view on projects, explaining ideas and workflows in a clear, friendly and convincing manner
- Partner with Post Production and Digital departments for accurate bidding and scheduling
- Work with and maintain relationships with agency producers and creatives, and communicate with clients as needed
- Identify early on any tactical offshoots (social, etc.) that may affect budget
- Source, lock and hire project-based employees and key talent for each production
- Advise and supervise third-party line producers to provide detailed actuals
- Oversight of legal agreements, Union/Guild contracts, Covid protocols and insurance
- Provide status updates, troubleshoot and review potential changes on regular basis with agency/account teams
- Develop and maintain partnerships with key production vendors to create cost and workflow efficiencies
- Travel for specific shoots may be required. To be discussed based on CDC guidance, project and company needs
What You Bring:
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in production
- Experience as a line producer or similar, a must
- Experience working within a production company, ideally with an emphasis on advertising/commercial
- Ability to effectively lead a team and implement workflows and processes
- Strong knowledge of production logistics, rights issues, and current industry-standard practices
- Skilled in contracting, negotiating, scheduling, and managing multiple vendors and crews
- A strong industry network of trusted individuals to tap into as needed
- Experienced with compliance on contractual obligations, permitting, labor laws, international visa or carnet requirements, safety, and insurance needs
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Mastering of Microsoft and Google Platforms, especially Microsoft Excel
- Detailed, concise, and effective communication and record-keeping
- A sense of humor, self-motivated, energetic, authentic, and a love for the work
Who We Are:
BBDO’s mantra is “The Work. The Work. The Work.” Every day, BBDO New Yorkers work job by job and client by client to create and deliver the most compelling commercial content.
For nine years in a row, BBDO has been the most creative agency network in the world in The Gunn Report and for seven years, BBDO has been ranked the most awarded agency network across all marketing communications in the Directory Big Won. In addition, BBDO is currently ranked the world’s most Effective Agency Network in the Global Effie Effectiveness Index for the second year in a row.
Quite simply, great work works great for our clients.
BBDO New York
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- Flexible Spending Account
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Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
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