Executive Producer

As Executive Producer, you will play a pivotal role in the success of production department. This is a hands-on role and you will be expected to execute large scale and global productions for our biggest clients with a keen eye for detail. It's a client facing role where it is expected that Ride Shotgun is represented and portrayed in the best possible way in every instance, maintaining our high standards and reputation for excellence at every step.,

• Line producing: Managing global photography and video projects from end-to-end on a variance of scales.


• Client liaison: Work with our client service team and demonstrate the ability to develop strong client relationships in your area of expertise. Facilitate regular contact with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of projects.


• Commercial awareness: Work with all departments and utilise your strong commercial awareness (both project and business related). Have an excellent understanding of rates within our industry to ensure we are always competitive in every production discipline on every project.


• Problem solving: Find solutions and resolve issues at every level while educating your team to do the same. Escalate appropriately any problems or issues that you cannot resolve alone.


• Project scoping: Interpreting briefs, finding and implementing cost effective solutions.


• Timing plans: Oversee the production of project timing plans so they are accurate and efficient, inputting where necessary to improve.


• Scheduling and time management: Support team in managing their time as well as pro-actively managing your own time and workload on a daily basis in order to complete any given agreed task to deadline.


• Resource planning: Work closely with Producers and the Studio Manager to ensure we have the appropriate internal or freelance resource for projects.


• Communication: Stay in contact with all crew and departments at every step of a project, in person as needed in our Leeds production facility., We own it - we want to feel proud of the work we do every day. So, we step up, we crack on and we take responsibility. And when we do that, our infectious and genuine passion for our work shines through.
  
  Experience as an Exec Producer or 4+ years as Senior or Lead producer.


• Commercially excellent, confident and assertive.


• Seek out opportunities for organic growth to increase the scope of projects.


• Very strong background in video and photography production.


• Team player, ambitious and motivated.


• Excellent communicator.


• Positive, up-beat, optimistic, passionate.


• Must have a full UK driving licence or be prepared to commute to others locations as required.


• Able to generate and present sophisticated production proposals with confidence and passion to clients or internally., We are on it - "that'll do", won't do. We expect a lot more of ourselves and each other. As a result we're a proactive, driven bunch with a "can do" attitude, who love nothing more than spotting a problem and sorting it.
  
  Ride Shotgun is a bit different. Not only are we one of the fastest growing strategic brand, activation and production agencies in the UK but we think big, go big creatively and deliver big in production to deliver fully joined-up brand journeys for clients of all shapes and sizes., No drama - we're all in this together. We look out for, and after, each other. No questions asked. We understand each other and respect each other. We work brilliantly together. No drama. No egos. Nobody being a dick. I've got your back, you've got mine.


• Know-how - we work as one team, recognising and respecting each other's skills and capabilities. We trust each other and we know there's always someone in the team that will know the answer. It's in our nature to collaborate because we know that when we work together, amazing things happen.
  
  The opportunity to make a real impact and be instrumental in shaping the future of a new, ambitious, and exciting agency. Based in Leeds, you'll work with some of the world's best brands and the region's best talent to produce award winning creative work.


In addition, we offer a competitive salary and additional benefits including:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.


• Your birthday off.


• Additional holidays through salary sacrifice.


• Company Sick Pay.


• Cycle to work scheme.


• Tech & Home Scheme.


• Pension contribution.


• Westfield health cash plan.


• Profit share scheme.


• Discounts portal with access to thousands of retailers.