Production Planner

We have identified a unique role for a Production Planner (level of role similar to Senior Account Director in a Creative Agency) who will work seamlessly in collaboration with the EMEA Regional Client Lead and the EMEA Head of Production. The Production Planner will be able to plan and develop omni-channel content/ assets for a variety of brands for Haleon across various markets. The Production Planner provides Brand Management and Client Management services as part of the CaST Service Layer. They are the entry point of contact for the Brand leads and will have multiple brands to service. Production Planners are assigned by category/brand to improve integration across CaST teams and accelerate an integrated consumer journey experience for Haleon. Working hand-in-hand with the client, EMEA Regional Client Lead, the rest of the service layer and the India Ops team to support our clients across all EMEA based brands delivering on their creative production needs. The Production Planner will need to have critical knowledge of the production process and be able to work on multiple briefs at a time, which may vary from simple content shoots to complete campaign asset development across a variety of markets. This is a very collaborative role in which the Production Planner will also need to work upstream with EMEA based creative agencies, various brand design teams as well as internal and external stakeholders. Playing a key role in supporting and inputting into the creative development, informed by data insights that will help to guide the creative process and ensure the content to be produced marries up with all the learnings and insights. PROJECT OVERSIGHT: Production Planners are accountable for the successful completion of each regionally assigned project PRODUCTION EXPERTISE: Be the client's subject matter expert, assisting with any queries and advising how best to ensure production request are delivered the most efficiently and to the highest quality based on the model KPIs CLIENT PARTNERSHIP: Work directly with Haleon and production partners for seamless delivery of regional market production requirements and expectations of project objectives, timelines and budgets while contributing to the KPI performance INTEGRATED COLLABORATION: Work across Haleon, creative agencies, all production and post - production teams under the operational model ensuring seamless development of creative production and on time delivery of assets for multiple brands and markets FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT: Acting as account lead for the production process you will: Facilitate production financials led by the production lead (producer) - including Accurate estimating, billing and reconciling jobs, requesting PO's, creating 3rd party PO's, notifying client of any additional charges/overages prior to producing work. You are financially minded, preparing and managing budgets for multi market campaigns managing demand pipeline etc PROCESS: Identifying any process gaps and solutioning for efficiencies throughout the production workflow. Escalate as needed to regional client lead. QUALITY CONTROL: Overseeing QC and ingest into streamline, ensuring all output meets client requirements, has been through QC and client approved before final release to media KPIs : Deep understanding of our KPIs and responsible for ensuring the KPIs are met TEAM LEADERSHIP: Oversight of Production, Planners are responsible for managing day-to-day projects - crafting/conducting performance reviews and ensuring team is engaged/motivated

What you need to succeed....

• Extensive experience in a Production, Account Service, Project Management environment within a marketing / advertising agency environment
• Creative agency and client management experience
• Able to handle challenging situations and act appropriately
• Familiar with all broadcast software and programs (Adobe/Microsoft/Google)
• Strong collaborative interpersonal communication skills
• Pharma/Consumer Health care experience a plus
• Experience working in complex environments / navigations multi-level partners
• Committed to high-quality output and service, with an eye for detail
• Resourceful / Solutions Oriented
• Pro-active
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Good analytical and numerical skills
• Confident in verbal and written communications with the ability to add valuable input at face-to-face meetings with clients (onsite or offsite), as well as assisting with hosting clients who attend our offices in person to oversee the execution of any briefs
• Proactively develop an understanding of the client industry, products and competitors
  
  Publicis Production is the main global provider of content production for Haleon - a consumer healthcare conglomerate with over 100+ brands we know and love from Sensodyne to Panadol, Emergen-C to Otrivin, Advil to Theraflu, Polident to Voltaren and many more. With innovation and problem solving at the core, Publicis Production will operate as Haleon's "in-house" entity called CaST - an acronym for Creative at Scale Team.
Our Mission is to drive efficiency, effectiveness and reduce wastage for Haleon. Going beyond the usual dashboard limitations of scheduled reviews and interventions by bringing production, data, and media intimately and seamlessly together and building a data first, creatively driven solution for every brand, campaign and action. We will defeat the crippling disease of wastage through informed decision making, consistently leveraging our knowledge of the market, audiences, channels, platforms, partners, and formats in the creation of creative assets. Delivered through our ground-breaking model, where production is fuelled by data insights and an intelligent feedback loop of data is created. It's enabled by tech integration so that every decision, execution, and reaction create another layer of learning for our systems, ensuring content relevance and reduction of waste., Trust is the cornerstone upon which we build our relationships. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of how a partner should behave. We treat our people and our clients with respect, transparency and honesty., This is first and foremost a people business. We are committed to ensuring Publicis Groupe a destination for the best talent in our industry. We value people as individuals, growing ourselves as we grow our client's business.

We have fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics (Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans), we also offer;
• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us! Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.