Producer at Daniel J. Edelman Holdings in Los Angeles, California

Job Description:

Edelman is looking for a talented Producer to join its growing production team. Edelman is a great place to grow your talent and hone your craft. You will be challenged to push convention and your own creativity to find the most innovative ways to drive consumer behavior in today's socially-charged, digital environment.

Edelman is a new kind of agency, at the intersection of PR, Advertising, Social, Digital, Earned Media and Experiential. We blur the lines between each medium to create smart, innovative, and powerful work that gets people talking and engaging with brands in new ways. We're passionate, unconventional and driven by a desire to do the best damn work possible. We get results for our clients and have the trophies to prove it. We also laugh a lot... and swear a little. Every day.

Who Are You?

You are a forward-thinking, multi-disciplined integrated producer who can juggle, execute and deliver production solutions across multiple platforms: short and long form video, digital and social. Additional experience with print, branded partnerships, influencer marketing and experiential is a plus. You seek to lead your own projects under the mentorship of other seasoned producers and expand your production skillset beyond traditional advertising production models.

What We Expect

We want passion. We want excitement. We want you to wake up, get dressed, and come to work ready to roll. You have creative vision, tireless enthusiasm, and the ability to drive big ideas, solve production challenges and ensure flawless execution. Our producers live by the mantra "if you can think it, we can make it" - there is no problem that cannot be solved. Today, producers must expand their cross-medium knowledge, and embrace the greater complexity and technology involved in how new media works and can be utilized. Equal parts digital advocate and integrated content guru.

At Edelman, we believe in the power of ideas to move brands and companies forward into tomorrow. We advocate for ideas that are based upon insightful and sound strategic opportunities and brought to life with fearless modes of creativity. The Edelman Creative Network of skilled strategic, creative and production talent work together and with account teams to ensure Edelman ideas make an impact in our clients' real worlds.

Responsibilities:

• The Producer has a willingness to learn and explore beyond their core.


• He or she is responsible for communication with necessary production, creative and account service people to facilitate workflow.


• He or she is responsible for collaborating on innovative ideas and taking them from concept through execution and delivery.


• Be a tireless advocate for the creative process, so that the best ideas come to life, while always looking for the best way to provide solutions on time and budget.


• Attend briefing, kick off, pre pro and review meetings.


• You will serve as the day-to-day producer under executive production leadership


• Managing the day-to-day operations and timelines of projects and creative teams internally.


• Building relationships with all vendors to support creative projects and oversee the logistics management for project operations.


• Managing client's expectations and giving recommendations when required.

Content/Broadcast Priorities:

• Responsible for all aspects of pre-production, production and postproduction.


• Presents production budgets and schedules and addresses production related questions for internal and external clients.


• Provides input for director and vendor selection process.


• Directs activities (casting, shooting, creating product) of staff and/or external parties involved in production activities.


• Arranges for timely delivery of materials to Agency and clients.


• Responsible for projects from initial pitch, through discovery, concepting, design, development, and QA final deliverables.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of production experience (ideally within an agency setting).


• Website or Reel must be submitted with demonstrated experience.


• Passionate student of the industry, and its development.


• A base knowledge of industry talent and vendors.


• Appetite to produce work in all specialties (Digital, Social, Broadcast, Radio, Print, Experiential)


• Collaborative yet confident.


• Proficient in industry software and systems.


• Nimble.


• Excellent planning, organizing and time management skills.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment


• Brilliant team player and work ethic.


• Understanding of all processes involved in a production lifecycle (video, design, digital).


• Budget preparation skills.

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Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age's 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report's 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor's Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).

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Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e., at least 2 weeks after last dose) and, if hired, present proof of vaccination before start date. Candidates may request an accommodation due to disability, sincerely held religious belief or exception required under applicable law.

Edelman is an equal opportunity employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.