Who we are
We’re McCann Demand. McCann World Group’s best-kept secret. With more than 70 of us located within McCann UK’s Bishopsgate HQ.
We're hungry, driven, ambitious and always pushing ourselves for more. Armed with our attitude-focused proposition ‘For the Restless’, we want to raise awareness of who we are, what we do, and how we do it because we genuinely believe that our progress to date is just the start.
Where do we want to go?
As you can imagine from ‘Restless’, we’re proud of our progress but not yet satisfied, and we want more. We see this growth as being strategically planned, based on a stronger reputation driving our opportunities both internally within McCann Worldgroup and externally too. We want to build the agency sustainably, smartly, and in a direction we can all be proud of.
Role overview
In this role you will be managing the creation of productions from conception to delivery at all levels.Managing and coordinating the production activities for all allocated jobs running through the department.Responsible for scheduling, finance, and time tracking from start to finish, and mentoring junior member of the team, whilst upholding multiple stakeholder relations.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Initiates/maintains communications and interactions with client services and creative teams from conception of a project
2. Production Partner review, selection, and negotiation
3. Review concepts and script development and add value on approach
4. Works closely with Creative and Ops to track progress and time on jobs and research emerging trends and technologies
5. Directs and organizes pre/post production and production activities from start to finish such as casting, location scouting, on set shooting, insurance, crewing, music, offline and online edits etc., delivery and playouts, and or manage external parties involved in production activities
6. Prepares full risk assessments, PIBS and call sheet, shoot approvals ready for shooting
7. Keeps up to date with the creative and edits scripts for continuity and clearance
8. Continually keeping up to date with new and up and coming directors and production houses, sharing knowledge and reels with the creative department
9. Always looking to bolster the black book with new and upcoming partners on a global scale
10. Reviews and manages all edits from start to finish
11. Arranges for timely delivery of materials to agency and clients
12. Responsible for budget management throughout, and full reconciliation upon job completion
13. Responsible for time tracking of projects for billing purposes and reconciliation of invoices
14. Able to work with the broader team across the McCann network to make the most of their expertise in specialist areas.
15. Keep up to date with the latest production techniques and understand how to apply them with client work
16. Leads pitch ballparks and quoting requests
17. Processes art buying requests and is knowledge in all licensing rules and regs including artist music requests
18. Lead and mentor junior members of the team and do training with the wider agency
19. Be a driving force in sustainability and inclusion within production
20. Networking events attendance and supplier relationship building
21. Presentations for department and induction to new starters on what the production department does
22. Be the ‘rock’ for the BL team throughout productions
23. Be a senior rep for the department when the HOP is away
24. Support the HOP in duties for the department
25. Ensure data protection (GDPR) is upheld for all client and agency data/information
Personal Skills & Experience
26. Full experience in integrated productions – TV, Motion, social, CGi, animation etc
27. Global, end-to-end shoot experience and 360 campaigns
28. Variety of clients and industries under your belt
29. Able to scope, create and execute on project plans and schedules
30. Strong knowledge of various project types, including web, mobile, video, brand, and strategic consulting
31. Create and successfully manage budgets, with experience with budgets upward of £800K
32. The ability to manage specialist supplier relationships and costs, define scope of jobs, deliver against a budget, negotiate prices and estimate production costs and to be accountable for all production cost management.
33. Work well in a collaborative fast-paced team environment
34. Possess strong organisational skills
35. Able to negotiate client and vendor fees, writing estimates and purchase orders
36. Self-motivated and able to pay meticulous attention to detail
37. Experience overseeing and coordinating all levels of production globally
38. A good eye for design, creative and art buying
39. Deep understanding of project management, workflow and infrastructure
40. Knowledgeable in copyright and business affairs
41. Leader and spokesperson for production now and in the future
42. Courage to challenge and innovate
43. Team leadership skills and team management experience
44. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills at all levels
45. Outstanding organisational and time management skills
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to take additional fully paid leave, enhanced pension contributions, private healthcare, life assurance, and much more.
A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you’ll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you’ll get to work closely with the world’s biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.
Most importantly, you’ll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you’ll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.
Our commitment to equal opportunities
For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.
As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompasses all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.
Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.
McCann is a disability confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for this role, so please do let us know when you apply if you are eligible, along with any adjustments you may need to the recruitment process to enable you to perform at your best.