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At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients. Within AKQA, we view the production of content as an integral part of our project journey, whilst on our mission to deliver value for our clients and create positive impact for their customers. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem-solving, our team provides a wide range of capabilities including measurement strategies, user experience analytics, consumer research, and applied data science. This role offers the chance to shine on world-class clients, impact experiences that touch millions, and grow significant partnerships with direct responsibility to our clients and teams alike.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the Production team and oversee projects across the local studio
Mentor the local production team, organize and manage the day-to-day production work of the local studio
Be the point of knowledge and experience for pre-production, production, and post-production phases, for the internal team and client
Client-facing on day-to-day project work and for new business development
Create scalable production solutions with adequate quality partners ensuring optimised competitiveness
In collaboration with Account Lead, forming an internal project leadership team adapted per projects as streamlined as possible
Set and negotiate legal terms and project’s safe conditions for production
Manage budgets from initial ballpark quotation to final approved budget and set up projects’ framing
Build bridges between content and technology and have a point of view about the content of tomorrow
Requirements:
10+ years of experience working as an expert on interactive content production projects, including campaign, brand films, photography, etc.
Experience successfully running content production programmes of work in excess of 5M
Rigorous in organization and management, conscientious and adept in solving issues at all levels of a project
Excellent understanding of business OKRs, forecasting models and basic financial accounting principle
Ability to inspire, support and understand the interplay between people, processes, and systems
Sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection
Be an excellent team player and manager who supports and elevates the project and inspire, mentor and empower the team members
Lead collaboration particularly with Creative, Design, Content, Delivery and Account teams, where appropriate