Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

ROLE: CONTENT PRODUCER

TEAM: THE KITCHEN NORTH AMERICA

About The Kitchen

The Kitchen is a team of creatives, strategists, producers, designers, content creators, and social media managers working directly with brands to deliver breakthrough ideas at the speed of culture. What makes us different is the way we work. We leverage our unique position inside Kraft Heinz to drive creativity and agility that\xe2\x80\x99s only possible with trust and collaboration with our brand partners. Sometimes we\xe2\x80\x99re focused on our brands\xe2\x80\x99 biggest briefs and campaigns, and sometimes we\xe2\x80\x99re creating our own briefs inspired by opportunities that arise from culture and current events. Together, we\xe2\x80\x99re breaking down barriers and empowering more \xe2\x80\x93more ideas, from more places, and more opportunities to earn our consumers\xe2\x80\x99 attention, and learn more about them.

Position Summary

In this role as a Producer, you\xe2\x80\x99ll use your experience as a production expert to bridge strategic creative concepts into high-volume, high-fidelity creative assets. You\xe2\x80\x99ll collaborate with creative teams and project managers to source solutions and efficiently plan the creation of \xe2\x80\x9ccontent at scale,\xe2\x80\x9d including video and photography production and post production. You\xe2\x80\x99ll use our internal network and your network of partners to create or to help identify how we create mass versions of photography and video content, in new and different ways (e.g. through traditional production, potentially learning how to leverage AI, CGI asset builds, volumetric capture, etc.). You and your team will find ways to make great, editable content which can change, version and adjust with the brand and audience needs.

For the right candidate, this job offers the best of all worlds \xe2\x80\x93 a chance to work with incredible brands at a world-class company, a chance to invent new ways of creating content at scale, and a chance to grow your production skills as part of a collaborative team.

Your work will make a meaningful impact with a multi-talented team in North America (Toronto & Chicago) that blurs the lines of what advertising can be in today\xe2\x80\x99s always-on, socially connected industry.

Primary Responsibilities

• PRODUCTION SCOPING: You quickly and reliably scope ideas during the creative process to help manage and shape the idea during development.
• ORGANIZATION & TRACKING OF DELIVERABLES: You easily and reliably track and organize mass versions of deliverables efficiently. Using your incredible attention to detail, you can easily communicate to all teams where we are in the production process across all assets.
• INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION: You will work closely to connect our creative and strategy team with the media and digital/site team to ensure content requirements coincide with the strategy and site/media/social specifications required.
• PRODUCTION PLANNING: You understand how to leverage suppliers, internal resources and other creators to find ways to plan and execute a range of ideas. You will find and source partners and experts who can help you make just about anything come to life.
• SHOOT MANAGEMENT: You will leverage your experience to plan and execute a range of shoots & projects from large scale content shoots, to small scale photography and sound recording sessions. You understand how to run a production schedule and manage a large number of creators on site.
• CLIENT MANAGEMENT: You will create confidence-inspiring pre-production presentations that anticipate brand partner feedback and proactively address concerns.
• BUDGET MANAGEMENT: You will manage the costs and processes involved with a large budget production, preventing scope creep and cost-overruns.

• 5+ years of experience in a production department at a traditional, digital agency that produces content.
• A solid foundation in organizing and tracking mass amounts and versions of deliverables.
• A proven track record of successful video and still photography shoots and executions.
• A university or college diploma, or other education related to content production.
• A history of being able to work with creative teams, helping to faithfully bring their ideas to life.
• Experience producing a variety of project types including social content & assets, campaign production, video, motion graphics and digital banners.
• Experience with QA, web development, and UI/UX Wireframing experience a plus.
• A history of executing integrated productions including overseeing large multi-discipline teams, vendor procurement and management, and ensuring overall quality of work with multiple deliverables and multiple workstreams.
• Experience in partnering and developing relationships with non-traditional production vendors
• A demonstrated proficiency in project management and leading client conversations.
• You have an established roster of suppliers, technology partners, directors, and other skilled creators that can help you create great work.
• Experience managing expense, paying invoices, and financial processes.
• Excellent presentations skills and communication skills in a group environment.
• A passion for food and food marketing
• A desire to do award-winning, internationally recognized work

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