We're Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world's most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.
With over 1,500 team members worldwide, we're proud of our diverse, inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged to speak up, challenge thinking, create breakthroughs and collaborate openly. Our people are what set us apart, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
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Reports to: Head of Content Production
Location: Farringdon, London
Hours: 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (4.30pm finish on a Friday)
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The Midweight Producer Mission:
As a Midweight Producer within Content & Creative Production Team, you will play a pivotal role in orchestrating and elevated content and campaigns shoots, across our 7 brands.
Your primary goal is to lead shoot production from pre to post, for selected projects coming through the internal Creative Agency. Working closely with the Creative Director, Senior Producer, wider creative, design, client services & brand teams, to deliver great work, on time and within budget. All while maintaining a strong focus on creativity, innovation, and efficiency.
You're an expert at producing global stills & motion campaigns, ideally within the branded or sports marketing world. Your experience will include at least 2 years working as a line or agency producer, with a portfolio & network to back it up.
You will be used to working with a variety of budgets, both big & small, shooting around the world. With a deep knowledge and experience of all things legal compliance, insurance, health and safety, business affairs & most importantly, shoot production.
You'll ideally have worked in different types of organisations- (eg creative agency, in-house content agency and production company) and therefore have a variety of production experience and competencies. You'll be able to build production teams or work with production agencies, depending on the brief. Owning, building & sharing of budgets & scopes of work with brand teams for approval.
You'll have a passion for pushing the limits of our budgets with creative solutions. You'll know when and how to delegate/escalate, with client facing experience, especially presenting costs and creating a great client experience on set.
You'll have a deep understanding of all video & stills formats and be on top of new platforms, channels and tech, most importantly the future of AI.
What separates you from the crowd is, you know what great looks like and want to be part of a team that can deliver great content, at speed and at scale with a smile on your face.
Your keen understanding of project management, creative processes, and team collaboration will be instrumental in ensuring the successful execution of various initiatives, building our brilliant brands, and achieving business objectives.
How you'll drive success:
Creative Production Management:
* Manage the end-to-end creative production process, from concept development to final delivery, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines and maintaining the highest quality standards.
Budget ownership, tracking & reconciliation:
* Building production budgets from scratch by working with the creative team to scope & present. Tracking & owning the budget up to delivery through to final reconciliation.
Team Collaboration:
* Collaborate with various internal departments, including creative teams, designers, copywriters, client services, brand teams, legal and other key stakeholders, to drive cohesive project outcomes. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and facilitates open communication.
Project Planning and Budgeting:
* Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets, considering resource allocation, milestones, and deliverables. Track project progress, identify potential risks, and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
Embrace technology & new ways to produce content:
* Looking for opportunities to test & develop to make our budgets go as far as possible.
Quality Assurance:
* Conduct thorough reviews of creative assets to ensure they meet project objectives, brand guidelines, and industry standards before final delivery.
Creative Problem Solving:
* Identify and resolve project-related challenges and roadblocks swiftly and effectively, adapting to changing priorities and requirements.
Continuous Improvement:
* Actively seek opportunities to enhance internal processes, workflows, and best practices to optimize productivity, efficiency, and creativity.
Client Relationship Management:
* Nurture strong relationships with internal brand teams and stakeholders, understanding their needs and objectives, and consistently delivering exceptional service and results.
Industry Trends:
* Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and creative techniques, incorporating relevant insights into project strategies.
Mentorship and Leadership:
* Provide guidance, mentorship, and coaching to junior producers and team members, fostering their professional growth and development.
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Alongside a competitive salary and discretionary bonus, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, flexibility, and life outside work. This includes generous holiday allowance with the option to buy more, hybrid and flexible working, enhanced family leave, pension and financial protection, wellbeing support, travel schemes, and generous discounts across Pentland Brands and selected retail partners. You can find full details of our benefits and perks on our UK Benefits page.
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The Interview Process
We want our interview process to feel clear, straightforward, and supportive. If your experience and expectations look like a strong match for the role, here's what you can expect next:
1. Talent Team Intro Call - A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to get to know each other, talk through the role and your experience, and answer any questions you have.
2. Experience Interview - A more in-depth interview (usually online) with the hiring manager to explore your skills, experience and approach, and how these align with the role, our principles, and our ways of working.
3. Final Interview - A final in-person interview at our office, focused on deeper discussion and practical application, giving you the chance to meet more of the team and see Pentland Brands in action.