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About the Role

We are looking for an Associate Production Director to lead production across the agency, working hand-in-hand with our Head of Production to set the bar for ambitious, social-first production. You'll work across brands like Ford, Barclays and Guinness, Smirnoff, and more, flexing across our roster.

Responsibilities

• Lead by doing: personally running complex, multi-market shoots and post-production to hit creative ambition, timelines, budget and delivery with the highest level of attention to detail and craft.
• Troubleshoot on the day when things don't go to plan.
• Set and uphold craft standards across every production, partnering with Creative and Design to elevate output.
• Ensure compliance, health & safety and duty of care standards are met on every shoot.
• Help lead production operations; scoping creative into production plans, reviewing and signing off estimates, and managing markup and supplier negotiations.
• Strengthen and scale our production partner network, building senior relationships with talent, directors, crews and suppliers.
• Work with our Head of Production to nurture a team culture that reflects our values and supports development.
• Support the growth of your direct reports.
• Continuously review our production processes to help the team work more efficiently.
• Travel across the EU, and occasionally to the US, to run shoots on the ground.

Requirements

• Accomplished producer with a strong track record in both line and agency producing, having led productions end-to-end.
• Experience scoping, pre-production, post-production, and delivery.
• Live and breathe social-first production and know what it takes to make work that lands for audiences and clients alike.
• Agency experience across big-name global brands is ideal.
• Commercially sharp - scoping to meet budgets and confident reviewing and signing off scopes.
• Experience building a well-established network of directors, crews, and production partners.
• Proficient in talent management, including usage fees and talent contracts.
• Familiar with location permits.
• Good understanding of on-set compliance, health & safety, and duty of care standards.
• Ability to stay calm when things don't go to plan.
• People-first leader with experience helping to lead and develop a team.
• Invested in nurturing junior production talent and supporting recruitment.
• Organised and commercially minded, comfortable running multiple productions at once in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident, vocal, and professional - comfortable pitching ideas, presenting to senior clients, and running the set on shoot day.

Skills

• Social-first production
• Line producing
• Agency producing
• Production management
• Budget management
• Supplier negotiation
• Talent management
• Client presentations
• Team leadership

Location

• London, UK

Work Type

• Hybrid Working
• Fix + Flex model
• 3 days in the office per week
• Wednesdays and Thursdays as Fix Days
• Third day is Flex (Monday, Tuesday, or Friday)

Experience Level

• Associate

Salary/Compensations

• £55,080 to £61,560

About the Company

• Born Social is a social-first creative agency that brings brand building into the social era.
• We have a track record of delivering transformation for iconic brands like Guinness, Ford, and Barclays, led by our team of social natives and brand experts, underpinned by technology.
• Backed by the strength of a brilliant business that's proudly B-Corp certified, we're consistently recognised as one of the best places to work.
• Born Social is proud to be part of Croud.
• Together we are a global, full service media, creative and data agency.
• We operate as a unique scaled network of Intelligent, Creative Specialists, enabling us to deliver superior brand outcomes and unlock potential for our people, our clients and our communities.

Equal Opportunity

• We celebrate different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds here at Born Social.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we believe in the power of an inclusive and representative team.
• We welcome applications regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, family, or parental status.
• We don’t simply comply with the Equality Act, we go further and take pride in building a stronger and more creative work environment, committed to inclusion, diversity, and representation.
• Internal candidates may be considered for this position as part of the selection process, in line with our commitment to transparent and fair recruitment.