Senior Creative Producer

We are recruiting for an experiential agency that works with commercial brands to produce amazing experiences.

They have a deep passion that shows right through the design process and into all physical touch points.

They join the dots between an array of talented people to create immersive experiences, whether that’s a mailer on your doorstep, a VIP retail workshop or an all-singing-all-dancing event! Clients include big names such as John Lewis, Longchamp and Selfridges.

The Senior Creative Producer will lead all larger events within the agency, ensuring multiple activations run smoothly and the client and internal team are always fully serviced. They will take responsibility for the delivery of quality experiential work that meets the client’s needs and visually astounds, creating highly memorable and atmospheric experiences.

Success in this role comes from effective management of the junior team, and the ability to lead and inspire others inside and outside the agency. As well as this, the role requires someone who approaches briefs and budgets with both a creative and commercial mindset.

To be considered for this position we are looking for candidates with 5 years min experience working within an event or experiential agency. We are looking for experience in delivering integrated campaigns involving events, knowledge of the whole creative process and the ability to interpret a brand and develop creative concepts.

Key Tasks

• Will lead on day-to-day management of their direct reporting junior staff within the team, being accountable for their performance and providing them with learning and development opportunities
• Work with various client teams, including senior-level clients and directors – often need to lead on meetings with support from staff
• Line manager SCP will report into the Senior Creative Project Director and Company Director to feedback on day-to-day successes, developments as well as any challenges along the way
• Overall responsibility for the level of experiential output on their project (on brief, on time, in budget)
• Fully developing creative projects from initial idea through to reality
• Leading and inspiring the junior team to ensure projects are delivered successfully on time and on budget from pitch to wrap stage
• Making senior decisions on client accounts with the company’s best interests and future business objectives in mind
• Signing off on all project timelines, proposals and budgets and recons for your direct team
• Making sure your team are evenly distributed with projects and that each team member is getting the chance to take on new challenges and getting a variety of tasks whilst also making sure they aren’t given tasks too far outside of their skillset – this includes updating who’s on what on Monday.com
• Expert training and coaching the team where needed across; project management, deck writing, budgeting, jargon, best ways of working with any tips and tricks as you go
• Ultimate management of all suppliers for your teams’ jobs, including cost negotiations–making sure to get 3 quotes where possible
• Ensuring consistency & quality of projects and improving efficiencies within the team
• Post-event evaluation of all projects (lead by the producer)–working out where we can do better next time and collating reports and actioning any feedback
• Ensuring client communication is at the right level throughout–and there’s a good mix of calls and f2f meetings to develop good relationships, get good quality feedback and not to overload clients with comms
• Preparation of proposals and pitching for new business–and working out how things can be elevated in a way to impress ideally with samples and 3D elements to touch and feel – i.e papers/fabrics/F&B samples
• Meeting with support from junior staff). Suppliers who need specialist and experienced knowledge and who are integral to activation success such as set build, lighting, tech, stylists etc

Essential Skills

• A collaborative approach to projects and experience working within a busy agency
• Comfortable leading clients
• Confident in managing budgets
• Must have an interest in sustainability, materiality and look at experience production with a future focused and environmental lens
• Passionate, energetic and enthusiastic for experiential, with a creative flair
• Excellent communication skills to interpret and negotiate briefs with clients and the internal team
• Good presentation skills and the confidence to explain and sell ideas to clients and colleagues
• Time management skills and the ability to cope with several projects and deadlines at a time
• Accuracy and attention to detail when finalising work
• Any outside interests in theatre, culture, food and drink would benefit the roleLead client contact on day-to-day level, particularly with senior clients