Barkley

Senior Producer

Barkley • $80K — $95K *
Kansas City, MO 64118In-Person
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of producing in an agency, production company, or in-house creative team.
  • Direct experience managing post-only, content capture, and small/mid live-action jobs.
  • Proven track record of supervising other producers, not just informal mentoring.
  • Experience handling simultaneous projects with shifting timelines and budgets.
  • Hands-on knowledge of AI generation tools used in production environments.
  • Interest in and ability to develop emerging producers through coaching and mentorship.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate clearly under pressure.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and mentor a direct report in project management and production standards.
  • Run end-to-end production across various formats, including post-only edits and live-action shoots.
  • Manage concurrent projects while adapting to shifting budget and timeline demands.
  • Build budgets and schedules that accommodate changes without sacrificing quality.
  • Assemble and manage appropriate crews for varying job sizes.
  • Guide the team in adopting and integrating AI tools into workflows and processes.
  • Interface smoothly with creative, account, and client teams to ensure project alignment.

Benefits

  • Growth opportunities in managing and mentoring team members.
  • Access to cutting-edge AI production tools and training.
  • Collaborative environment with skilled professionals in production and creative fields.
Full Job Description
The Senior Producer is an expert-level production leader on BarkleyOKRP's internal, in-house production practice - where human-led creativity meets best-in-class technology - directly supervising a producer as a direct report, and personally responsible for running a high volume of concurrent projects - from post-only executions to small- and mid-scale live-action shoots (internal director-led productions and content-capture/UGC-style shoots), while working hand in hand with our collective of editors, motion designers, and camera operators. This is a working leader role: someone who manages a direct report and projects at the same time, keeps budgets and timelines under control amid constant shifts, and brings real, hands-on experience with AI tools and AI-informed workflows to help the team adopt and improve them as part of the day-to-day craft.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable producing a fast-turn post-only edit, a same-week social content capture, and a small studio live-action shoot - often all in the same week - and has real, hands-on experience with modern AI video generation, image generation, and AI-assisted post workflows, along with a genuine drive to help the team grow and improve in this area. They are also a capable people manager - comfortable owning the day-to-day workload, output, and growth of a direct report, while informally mentoring other producers across the team - and who plays an active role in rebuilding team processes so the department can scale output without scaling headcount at the same rate.
Team Supervision & Leadership
  • Directly supervise a producer as a direct report - assign projects, balance workload across the team, and hold producers accountable for budget, schedule, and quality.
  • Own performance management for your direct report - regular check-ins, feedback, growth planning, and day-to-day coaching.
  • Actively develop and grow emerging producers across the team, not just your direct report - hands-on coaching on budgeting, scheduling, vendor management, and problem-solving, not just AI tools.
  • Model and teach both traditional production craft and AI-informed workflows so emerging producers build a full, well-rounded skill set.
  • Set standards and playbooks that make it easier to onboard and ramp new producers as the team's volume grows.
  • Serve as a go-to escalation point - unblocking producers on budget, vendor, timeline, or client issues in real time.
What You'll Own
  • Run production end-to-end - from scoping and bidding through wrap and delivery - across post-only projects, content capture/UGC shoots, and small-to-mid scale live-action productions.
  • Manage a high-volume, always-shifting slate: multiple projects in flight simultaneously, each with its own budget, timeline, and creative variables that can change on short notice.
  • Produce both internal director-led shoots and content-capture-only shoots (talent/creator-driven, lower-crew capture built for social and always-on content needs), including internally-driven work such as new business pitches, case studies, and other agency-facing content needs.
  • Build and manage budgets for small and medium-sized jobs, including bidding, cost tracking, vendor negotiation, and reconciliation.
  • Build realistic schedules that absorb shifting timelines, last-minute scope changes, and competing priorities without losing quality or blowing budgets.
  • Staff and manage freelance crews, editors, and vendors appropriate to the scale of each job - right-sizing crews for post-only, capture-only, and live-action work.

AI Practice & Team Growth
  • Be hands-on and experienced with current AI video and image generation tools (e.g., Runway, Veo, OpenAI's video/image tools, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ElevenLabs), and confidently guide the team on when they fit versus traditional production.
  • Bring hands-on experience with AI-assisted workflows - previs, storyboards, b-roll/plate generation, voice, music, upscaling, rotoscoping, and AI-assisted editing - and actively help build repeatable processes and best practices for the team as this area grows.
  • Play a hands-on role in rebuilding and modernizing team processes - templates, briefing docs, bidding models, review workflows - so AI is built into how the team scales output over time.
  • Bring a strong point of view on where AI could most efficiently expand the team's throughput on high-volume, smaller-budget jobs specifically (as opposed to large-scale, big-budget productions).
  • Stay ahead of emerging AI production tools and actively share what you learn with the team, with a clear eye on cost, quality, rights, and client comfort.
Business & Client Management
  • Develop accurate estimates and manage production budgets for small-to-mid scale jobs, keeping profitability and client value in balance.
  • Negotiate confidently with vendors, freelancers, and partners to protect budget without sacrificing quality.
  • Partner with Business Affairs on contracts, usage rights, talent/SAG-AFTRA considerations, and AI-related licensing and rights questions.
  • Communicate clearly and confidently with creative, account, and client teams - especially when timelines or scope shift, which they will, often - proactively keeping every stakeholder confident their project is moving forward, even mid-shift.
What You Bring
  • 5+ years producing in an agency, production company, or in-house creative team, with direct experience on post-only, content-capture, and small/mid live-action jobs.
  • Prior experience directly supervising or managing a producer - not just mentoring informally.
  • A track record of managing a high volume of concurrent projects with shifting timelines and small-to-medium budgets - this is a high-throughput role, not a single-big-project role.
  • Genuine, hands-on experience using AI generation tools in real production work, with a track record of helping teams adopt and improve at using them.
  • Real interest and aptitude in developing people - you like managing, coaching, and helping emerging producers get better.
  • Comfort improving process - templates, workflows, and systems - rather than just following existing ones.
  • Strong organizational skills, budgeting discipline, and calm, clear communication under shifting conditions - including the ability to keep every stakeholder confidently in the loop on where a project stands.
Success Looks Like
  • Consistently juggling a full slate of post-only, capture, and live-action jobs without dropped balls.
  • Measurable gains in speed and output on high-volume/smaller-budget work by driving adoption of AI tools and rebuilt processes within the team.
  • Emerging producers on the team visibly leveling up under your supervision and mentorship.
  • A well-run, well-managed team - clear workload, clear accountability, low churn.
  • Budgets and timelines held (or renegotiated smartly) even as scope and priorities shift.
  • Clear, proactive communication that leaves creative, account, and client teams confident their project is moving forward - even when timelines shift.

About Barkley

Barkley is an independent advertising agency based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company was founded in 1964 by Bill Fromm and has since grown to become one of the largest independent agencies in the United States. Barkley provides a range of services including advertising, brand strategy, digital marketing, social media, and public relations. The company has worked with a number of high-profile clients including Dairy Queen, Hershey's, and Sonic Drive-In.
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