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About the Role

WPP Production is a unified global production company that combines human craft with technology to deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. We are the production engine designed for today's AI-driven marketing world.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full life cycle of projects, including estimates, scheduling, maintaining timelines, delivery, and wrap-up.
• Lead and manage all media production and post-production, including short- and long-form content, animation, graphics, field and studio shoots, OLV, broadcast, and social/digital content.
• Ensure the highest creative standards and production quality across all projects, never sacrificing craft.
• Partner with primary producers, project managers, and client teams to define project scopes, align on Statements of Work (SOWs), and ensure all deadlines and budgets are met.
• Manage and adjust production strategies as needed, proactively identifying issues and providing strategic solutions with an unflappable, calm, positive attitude in high-pressure situations.
• Collaborate with the Managing Director on project needs, talent sourcing, opportunities, and sales strategies.
• Oversee all video production and post-production workstreams, ensuring alignment across teams and optimizing workflows; communicate production processes and best practices to the team while continually seeking efficiencies.
• Recruit, cultivate, and maintain strong relationships with external production and creative partners, artists, vendors, and contract talent, leveraging strong negotiation skills.
• Craft and manage RFPs for external vendors and contractors, overseeing selection and ongoing relationships.
• Act as a highly communicative and motivational leader, fostering team growth while maintaining a positive, calm approach.
• Work collaboratively with senior leadership to shape a strategic vision for growth, helping expand a global brand in a global market.
• Stay current on production trends, new technology, and distribution platforms, including AI.

Requirements

• You know the value of "managing the people first, then the project."
• You're self-driven and take ownership of your work.
• You're enthusiastic and embrace change.
• Expert knowledge of post-production processes along with an understanding of video production.
• Expert knowledge of post-production tools, tech, and project management software.
• Familiarity with project management and scheduling software.
• Exemplary people skills — you know how to "read the room" and manage to it.
• Strong understanding of current industry software and awareness of new trends.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• A broad rolodex of freelance resources.
• 8+ years of Post-Production experience, ideally within the Creative or Ad Agency space.

Skills

• Post-production processes
• Video production
• Post-production tools
• Project management software
• Project management
• Scheduling software
• People skills
• Industry software
• Communication skills
• Customer service skills
• Freelance resource management
• Negotiation skills

Location

• Global

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8+ years of Post-Production experience

Salary/Compensations

• $215,000 – $220,000

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package

About the Company

• WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

Equal Opportunity

• WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics.
• We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.