What does a Senior Producer do at WPP Production?As a Senior Producer, you will be a creative production leader and critical thinker who elevates every project regardless of scale. Working closely with senior leaders, you will oversee day-to-day production responsibilities, ensuring projects are executed to the highest standards within established budgets and timelines. You will act as a primary, client-facing point of contact for both on-set production and complex post- production workflows. The ideal candidate will have ambitions that push production and technological limits, possessing deep experience across integrated platforms, physical shoots, and post-production management.
ResponsibilitiesCreative & Production Execution- End-to-End Management: Scope, ballpark, and execute creative concepts, break down scripts, build detailed project schedules, and manage project scope from inception through final delivery.
- On-Set Leadership: Lead physical production on set, facilitating all communication between the agency, clients, and external production partners.
- Post-Production Oversight: Serve as the lead point of contact for complex post-production pipelines, overseeing CGI, color correction, and online/offline editing for broadcast, social, and digital deliverables.
- Creative Problem Solving: Actively contribute to the elevation of the creative product; seek innovative, high-quality solutions to financial or time limitations.
Relationship & Account Management- Stakeholder Collaboration: Communicate proactively with Creative, Account Services, Business Affairs, and Talent departments regarding milestones and deliverables to keep processes flowing smoothly.
- Client Partnership: Serve as a trusted, client-facing partner, articulately presenting complex production plans to stakeholders with varying levels of production knowledge.
- Industry Relations: Research, select, and negotiate with top-tier directors, cinematographers, and specialized vendors, maintaining the agency's reputation and standard of excellence.
Financial, Legal & Talent Business Affairs- Budget & Financial Management: Generate estimates, track invoices, manage budgets, and partner with Business Affairs Managers on final project actualizations and efficient wrap-outs.
- Compliance & Talent Regulations: Maintain a strong working knowledge of client compliance, legal guidelines, and talent/union regulations (including SAG-AFTRA guidelines and costs) to advise both agency teams and clients.
Innovation & Team Mentorship- Trend & Tech Leadership: Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies (including Al tools and next-generation production processes), and award-winning work.
- Team Support: Mentor and support fellow producers, helping guide teams away from avoidable challenges using proactive risk assessment.
Qualifications- Experience: 7-10 years of integrated production management experience within a creative agency or global production studio.
- Hair & Beauty Expertise: Strong, proven experience producing hair care, beauty and/or cosmetics campaigns, ideally for major global brands. Candidates should have experience leading high-end beauty and hair shoots, with a strong understanding of the craft and technical requirements specific to this category.
- Talent Experience: Demonstrated experience working with high-profile talent, celebrities, models, hairstylists and beauty experts, including the production, talent and Business Affairs considerations that come with large-scale talent-led campaigns.
- Sector Expertise: Proven track record in physical production, post-production (CGI, editing, VFX), and a strong portfolio. Experience in digital and experiential platforms is a plus.
- Technical & Process Knowledge: Deep technical understanding of post-production workflows and physical shoot logistics.
- Talent/Union Acumen: Strong familiarity with SAG-AFTRA rules, talent contracts, and union/non- union talent costing.
- Financial Acumen: Proven experience in budgeting, estimating, scoping, and overall project financial management.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; ability to manage multiple complex, concurrent projects under tight deadlines.
- Tech Savviness: Proficiency in modern project management tools, software, and an openness to leveraging next-generation Al and production tools.
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The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range as listed below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.
US Pay Range
$60,000-$140,000 USD
