The Senior Producer leads the production of multi-channel projects of large size or complexity, and is manage the delivery of high quality deliverables that power client satisfaction, meet our requirements, and balance client and agency economics. Career manages at least one person.
This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.
Your Impact:
Main Responsibilities
PM Technical Skills: Proficient in project managing via a flexible approach. Well-versed in production needs; considered an expert in at least one channel (interactive/digital, print, or video) but understands other mediums well enough to be a strategic problem solver
SOWs: Prepare complex statements of work, with quick turnaround time and minimal revisions. Create statement of work documentation; accountable for top-down and bottom-up budgets to ensure scopes accurately reflect required work effort
Client finances: Calculates cost-to-complete estimates
Thought process: Demonstrates critical thinking skills
Technology: Continuously learning technology and ability to quickly adapt to new technologies
Agency process: Advocate and champion of agency processes. Define team process, communication plan and rules of engagement and manage team adherence
Strategy
Creativity: Finds creative alternative solutions to resource and time constraints
Project Plans: Creates and manages master project plans and timelines via a cross-capability collaborative approach
Quality Control: Ensures team adherence to QC plan
Process improvement: Identify opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies. Identify opportunities to streamline processes and to create efficiencies and suggest alternative solutions
Trouble shoot: Solution oriented. Bring problems with potential solutions to the attention of management.
Conflict resolution: Arbitrates team conflicts and facilitates cross-capability solutions
Resource allocation: Leads resource allocation discussions on the project-level with cross-capability team
Collaboration: Keeps team informed of changes. Communicates clearly and frequently. Lead team communication plan; monitor and adjust to ensure effective and efficient communication.
Project risk: mitigates risk by identifying quality, budget, and timeline impacts
Tactics and Execution
Finances: Responsible for cost management across portfolio of projects. Provide accurate and realistic cost-to-complete estimates and forecasts for assigned projects
Conflict resolution: Contributes to conflict resolution across channels
Resources: Leads resource planning
Vendors: Manage 3rd party vendor engagement
Execution: Manage production of engagements from award to completion
Change process: Manage change request process, identifying and documenting changes in scope
Internal Relationships and Team Leadership: Positive influence within department. Develop strong and positive working relationships with other departments/ stakeholders
Management: Mentors and directs the activity of one or more Associates or Senior Associates
Culture: Promotes and contributes to business unit's culture and environment
On-boarding: On boards new team members to the brand/ agency process
Client Relationship
Problem solving: Confident problem solver; able to have difficult conversations
Relationship: Engages with client procurement staff. Build rapport and credibility with client peer based on trust and expert counsel
Client process: Has intimate understanding of client processes and priorities
Manage expectations: Ensures that appropriate client and internal stakeholder expectations are managed
Communication and Writing: Lead role in ensuring timely, accurate client documentation and correspondence. Present complex data or messages in a clear, succinct, compelling manner
Ensure production deliverables meet client requirements
Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact hrcompliance_usms@publicis.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.