MediaMonks is looking for a Head of Production to lead our rockstar integrated production team across multiple high-profile brands. This role requires a diverse set of hats, from high level business understanding and operational leadership to coaching a team, demonstrating hands-on experience in integrated production and a passion for pushing boundaries and innovation.
It requires being open to new ways of doing things and driving this innovation or digital transformation by always staying one step ahead. You understand that a narrative can and should be told across multiple channels and adapt to its audiences seamlessly.
Responsibilities
Lead the 30+ person production team that bids, plots and produces an array of smart content to ensure timely-and-terrific production approaches and delivery. From a simple social post for 1 product to an integrated production with 100+ deliverables, to a high end film with a Hollywood director that will be distributed at a global scale. Ideally all at the same time. Whilst including some virtual production in the mix.
Together with the Ops manager, EP’s and Leads you are responsible for the intake process of new briefs, checking feasibility and casting the best teams to deliver the best answer.
Keep a bird’s eye view of all running productions, in our own studios, on location or with a local service producer. In order to maximize profitability and output and deliver award-winning, innovative and meaningful work. From pitch to shoot management to delivery.
Lead, manage, and develop a team of executive producers, senior producers and production managers providing them with clear responsibilities, goals, and career development.
Design and implement operational frameworks and ways for working and continuously improve them within a rapidly changing tech and data driven global content production ecosystem. Aligned with the other production hubs, MM offices and capabilities such as events, platforms and end-to-end social.
Help to build integrated production teams, tools and production set-ups across different offices in the US to start and across the globe as you gain traction..
Act as the driving force behind developing and implementing a CSR policy for MediaMonks integrated production with a focus on sustainable production. You champion and contribute to MediaMonks culture of diversity and inclusion.
Part of the client leadership team.
About You
The essentials:
This role requires someone that is experienced in both managing multi million-dollar film briefs, as well as in building organizations.
15+ years of hands-on business experience in film and content production, with proven track record managing high-value and volume of interdisciplinary work.
Skilled in Production Management and consultancy, Production Budgeting, Advertising, Animation, Photography, Broadcasting, shoot management, negotiation and Full Post Production and distribution Management.
Comfortable setting up and maintaining a very close relationship with both our in-house film capabilities as well as with excellent service companies, directors, talents and artists.
Solid organizational and planning skills and you are a team player who can lead and inspire. You excel at interfacing with human beings and know how to motivate people to get things done, wherever they are in the world.
An executional mindset and are comfortable working in the trenches while simultaneously inspiring and leading others.
You oversee and overcome. You can keep the overview at all times, and instead of freaking out, you are freaking good working in a high paced environment and handling stressful situations.
At Media.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Benefits
What We Offer
Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
401k with company contribution
Paid parental leave
Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Media.Monks network
A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)
Media.Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Media.Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Media.Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range$200,000—$225,000 USD
About Media.Monks
Media.Monks is the purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc that connects 7,600+ digital natives across one global team. We are united by a mission to shift industries forward and pave the path towards ambitious outcomes so our clients and our people can realize their full potential for growth. Joining Media.Monks means becoming part of a highly ambitious collective of some of the most gifted, focused, joyful talent from all over the world, with the goal to change the industry for good.
Our unified model combines solutions in media, data, social, platforms, studio, experience, brand and technology services to help our clients continuously reinvent themselves throughout increasingly rapid cycles of disruption. Our efforts to shape culture, build innovative technologies and unlock the future of growth have earned recognition from numerous esteemed panels: we maintain a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), regular recognition at Cannes Lions, and continual inclusion in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players (2020-24). In addition, we’ve received the honor of being Adweek’s first AI Agency of the year (2023), the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), a record number of FWAs, and have earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023. Together, these achievements solidify our experience in digital innovation, excellence in craft, and commitment to personal growth.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
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Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries
Advertising Services
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