Creative Producer

Finsbury Glover Hering (FGH), a leading strategic communications firm, is seeking to hire a Creative Producer to join the agency’s Creative Department. This position is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

The Creative Producer is the project liaison between the client account team and the creative team as well as the manager of relationships with external partners. The candidate must have experience in leading all creative aspects of a project, work well in a group, have the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, and work effectively and calmly under the pressure of deadlines. ​The Creative Producer will take responsibility for creative assignments, ensuring completion on time, within budget and against objectives. The person should be able to confidently address needs, resources and successfully manage the creative process from concept and strategy through design, execution, and production.

The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic problem solver, a key point of contact and plays a pivotal role in the success of all engagements in the Creative Studio.

Projects include, but are not limited to: digital, branding, social, website, video, print, radio, and design.

Roles include, but are not limited to: project and account manager, traffic and production manager, resource coordinator and quality controller.

Responsibilities include:

Project Management

• Define and maintain scope and lead projects with input from account, creative and technical teams
• Own project from creative brief through production, overseeing everything from draft to final creative assets for clients
• Coordinate with creative team to design and produce print, digital, content and videos
• Quality control of deliverables and ensure team is meeting client and account team needs

Account Management

• Maintain consistent communications between the Creative Studio and FGH account leaders – tracks project communication, create status list and initiate approval process
• Proactively manage multiple work streams and client/account relationships simultaneously

Traffic & Production Management

• Manage production process and advocate for creative and agency in the project cycle
• Create, plan and actively manage project calendars, and enforce deadlines
• Manage production of paid media and owned media assets
• Generate project and proposal estimates and budget management
• Determine, organize and implement efficient processes/systems within the team and make improvements

Resource Management

• Daily coordination with outside partners and vendors, as projects dictate
• Initiate required paperwork, NDAs and review incoming invoices associated with project

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5+ years of significant experience in the responsibilities listed above
• Experience working in a creative/agency/production environment
• Ability to manage processes (internal and external partners) and ideally experience in interactive project management
• Experience in all aspects of traditional and digital production, account and project management – specific experience and expertise in digital and social a plus
• Strong communication skills with ability to manage colleagues above and below the position
• Sharp attention to detail and drive for perfection
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud

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