Freelancer Producer

Whats up Were VaynerMedia! We are a contemporary global creative and media agency with an expertise in driving relevance for clients and delivering impactful business results. The independently-owned agency was founded in 2009 and has offices in New York Los Angeles London Singapore Australia Thailand Japan and Mexico City. VaynerMedia has been recognized for its work at Cannes Lions the Clio Awards and The Webby Awards. It is part of the VaynerX family of companies.

Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMediaAPAC is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time --- PEOPLE. Day in and day out we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and APAC we are proudly 200 servicing a diverse client all around the region.

The Pitch

We believe everyones got brilliant ideas. But what sets YOU apart from the rest Its making a beeline for out-of-the-box killer concepts with the ability to make stuff happen. Weve got makers and creators - from illustrators to poets to musicians to 3D artists - who bring brands to life creating and hijacking at the speed of culture. Youll help us put our hearts and soul into our clients products. Solving business problems in unorthodox ways. Touching audiences with emotions. Mixing art and passion with logic and numbers. All to make magic happen.

Our Producers oversee all aspects of production: estimating concepting scheduling talent shoot editing visual effects music and delivery all through a creative execution lens. This position is the hub connecting the Account Creative Project Management Strategy and Business Affairs departments.

Producers coordinate with the digital social and experiential teams to ensure synergy of all assets and content. The ideal candidate supports the creative vision and comes from a culture of yes and winning. This role will be based in India with a reporting line to our Head of Production.

Heres where you come in.

• Support and execute the creative concept.
• Develop and articulate production rationale and recommendations.
• A resource to the agency for developing production solutions and strategies.
• Procure review and negotiate production estimates.
• Coordinate and schedule productions.
• Organize and run pre-production meetings.
• Manage production budgets.
• Review and approve all production-related invoices.
• Advise agency stakeholders in all content production-related matters with creative and budgetary solutions for improving quality.
• Be an expert on filmmaking photography image capture digital platforms and formats.
• Manage multiple projects as needed.
• Be client-facing as needed.
• Mentor junior producers.

Define Vayner Success.

• Creative problem solver.
• Be one step ahead anticipate and guide the team around pitfalls throughout the process.
• Be a diplomat deal with conflicting personalities and agendas and be able to unite divergent viewpoints.
• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and integrity.
• Be a savvy ad person who is able to understand strategies platforms trends and creativity.
• Be imaginative bring your own ideas to the table.
• Have a strong visual sense.
• Be flexible production is not an exact science.

What a Star Would Entail Like

• A minimum of 7 years of ad agency experience. Production experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of all agency disciplines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and proactive problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented take-ownership attitude self-organizing and highly skilled in time management to facilitate involvement in multiple projects
• Able to work independently with limited supervision and communicate up down and laterally to project stakeholders within the agency
• Proficient in MAC OS Excel Word PowerPoint Keynote (Adobe Suite & Smartsheet a plus)

What you should know about VaynerMedia

Think lab and not agency. We get excited about solving business problems not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. Were willing to break rules try new things and test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. Its fun!

Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that and the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and enthusiastic crew work with big brands excites you as it does us. We cant wait to meet you.