Producer

Job Description
We are looking for a producer with at least eight years of production experience in an integrated agency or production house to join our Barcelona office. As part of Craft WorldGroup, the
Senior Producer/ Producer
will play a central role in the production and will be required to have a thorough understanding of all areas of the production business and be responsible for managing projects from brief to final delivery on time and budget. The successful candidate needs good communication organization and time management skills to manage projects and internal production departments while always focusing on delivery, quality, process, and profitability. They also need to maintain high levels of trust, communication, collaboration, productivity, diversity, and engagement with the team. The senior producer/ producer will ensure we know and work with the best creative partners, talent, and companies in and out of the IPG group. Develop strong partnerships with suitable people/partners/suppliers and establish a great relationship. They must manage small-pitch video and social media content production to integrate production fully. We look for a candidate with a business skills process, as they have a vital role in the company and play in the efficient and effective functioning of the organization.

Your Responsibilities

Client Management Responsibilities

• Immerse yourself in the client's brand and offering.
• Ensure clients understand agreed workflows and manage them through the process.
• Set and manage client expectations, deliverables, and timeframes.

Production Management Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate between all relevant parties - internal (Agency, Project Managers, Print, Broadcast prod, Digital, the social media dept, etc.) and external (Client, cost controllers, and Agency if not from IPG group)
• Make sure ways of working and production processes are followed.
• Take responsibility for ongoing communication, tracking project progress and status vs. schedules, timings, delays, etc.
• Check all materials (PDFs, emails, TVCs, content, etc.) and ensure quality control procedures have been followed before sending to clients.
• Manage your workload effectively and highlight to your manager if support is required to ensure the successful completion of a project.
• Manage all projects from brief to delivery, ensuring final materials are on time and of the highest quality.
• Manage, monitor, and update all timelines and set realistic client expectations.
• Monitor internal workflows, identify areas for improvement, and make recommendations.

Financial Responsibilities

• Scope, bid, and forecast all incoming projects.
• Manages POs, financial reporting, tracking, and billing against all project budgets.
• Works with interdisciplinary teams to develop scopes and estimates of projects.
• Ensure full compliance with all financial procedures and policies.
• Tracking of all ongoing costs throughout the project.
• Help develop initiatives to maximize project profitability while keeping a high delivery standard.
• Ensure reconciliation and billing of all projects on time.
• Assist with financial reporting and smooth running of the finance function.

Required Skills

• Fluent in oral and written English and Spanish.
• Proven negotiation skills.
• Able to collaborate with strategic and creative teams, media and technology specialists, production teams, clients, and senior leadership teams to deliver great creative work effectively and efficiently.
• Agility and curiosity to understand every facet of production innovations, media landscape, and client's business challenge.
• Must master complex stakeholder relationships and be able to navigate ambiguity. Having experience with procurement-centric clients would be an advantage.
• Experience managing international clients in multiple markets with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in broadcast, digital, social media, and print production.
• Strong time management, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Can-do attitude and agility are a MUST, as well as the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong numeracy skills and experience in budgeting and forecasting.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, client-focused, and proactive.
• Excellent team player & networker.
• Strong IT literacy, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint/Keynote
• Proficiency with workflow tools, online project management/collaboration/ticketing tools, e.g., FIORI, SharePoint, Smartsheet, etc.
• Well-planned, Strategic, Efficiency, Productivity, Collaboration, Generous, Effective communication, ability to adapt to new technology.

What We Offer

• Indefinite contract
• Competitive salary, negotiable according to experience.
• 23 working days of vacation (+ 2 long weekends of your choice).
• Your birthday off
• Incorporation in a multinational company with high professional, economic and financial solvency that leads new, innovative and large-scale projects.
• Hybrid model
  

ABOUT CRAFT
To achieve success in the world of global adaptation and production, you need more than just clear processes and smart technology, you need true craftsmen and women - people who care deeply about their clients' brands and who work tirelessly to drive maximum cost savings for a client while ensuring that each brand's story remains impactful as it travels around the world.

Craft currently employs over 1000 full-time employees, operating in 120 countries with hubs in 17 strategic locations specializing in broadcast/video production, print production, digital production and global translation.

While we are wholly owned by McCann World group, we have been purposely established as a truly independent company within the Interpublic Group of Companies.

McCann Worldgroup is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

If you have a disability, please let us know what adjustments you may need to the recruitment process to perform your best.