Mattel, Inc. is hiring: Producer in El Segundo
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA, United States
Support the production of digital Entertainment content from greenlight through delivery. Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet creative objectives.
Responsibilities Collaborate with Managing Producer and Vendor Partners in identifying scope, assessing budget, and outlining production needs based on brand briefs and topline creative,
Work with legal and Managing Producer to request PSAs
Work with legal and Managing Producer to draft Project Documents
Provide real time advisement and feasibility on creative concepts based on time, budget and scope,
Build project estimates, schedules and scope of work for individual productions and traffic to necessary collaborators,
Collaborate with creative counterparts and marketing partners during production process,
Manage project lifecycle, track milestones and deadlines within company project management system to ensure goals are met and cross-department collaborators are kept up-to-date,
Produce assets with in-house and third-party resources,
Secure all necessary permits and/or insurance for productions,
Manage Coordinators in their efforts to secure all necessary Product for productions by collaborating with Brand partners,
Maintain relationships with production crews, freelancers, talent, agencies, and venues,
Identify crew and talent for individual productions when required,
Manage crew billing and on set expenses per allotted budget when required,
Assist in disseminating creative treatments, storyboards, scripts, cut reviews, etc. for review and approval to cross-department collaborators,
Attend all on-set productions and/or voice over sessions for live approvals,
Liaise between creative and onset crew to ensure alignment with creative concept,
Ensure productions stay on schedule and within budget,
Manage licensor submission process and turnarounds with Licensing Team, and
Analyze project status and report risks to Managing Producer, and
Assist with revisions to scope, schedule, and/or budget as needed.
Maintain detailed communication with stakeholders, clients, and brand teams, providing regular status updates and ensuring alignment throughout the production process.
Communicate and coordinate with internal and external partners to ensure smooth project execution,
Provide regular status updates to stakeholders, clients, and brand teams,
Coordinate final asset trafficking and delivery, and
Support Senior Producers in cross-functional collaboration with marketing, legal, creative, design and other departments.
Effective project management, communication, coordination and production skills are essential for ensuring all parties are aligned and informed throughout the production process, leading to successful project outcomes.
Timely and accurate support provided to Senior Producers,
Detailed, thorough and accurate communication,
Successful completion of assigned tasks, projects and responsibilities including but not limited to asset delivery, and
Positive feedback from stakeholders, clients, vendors and brand teams regarding project management, communication, and coordination.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in film production, communications, or related field, or equivalent experience,
10+ years of project management and production,
Working knowledge of project management principles, creative development, production, and post-production processes,
Clear, concise and professional communication skills both verbal and written,
Creative problem solver,
Thorough, strong attention to detail and well-organized,
Independent workload prioritization skills as well as the ability to collaborate with various teams,
Strong bias for action and willingness to roll up sleeves and get things done,
Always open to and communicates ideas on how to improve upon processes to increase efficiency, and
Able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment, readily adapting to continually changing priorities, nuanced feedback, and aggressive project time frames.
Preferred Qualifications Ability to think on your feet when new and topical subjects arise,
Solid content development and management experience, including the ability to optimize all forms of digital collateral to achieve strategic objectives and establish a competitive edge,
Experience with the following systems: BOX, Adobe Programs (Workfront, Pro, Frame.io, etc.), Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams), Zoom, Vimeo, Smartsheets, Basecamp
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Responsibilities Collaborate with Managing Producer and Vendor Partners in identifying scope, assessing budget, and outlining production needs based on brand briefs and topline creative,
Work with legal and Managing Producer to request PSAs
Work with legal and Managing Producer to draft Project Documents
Provide real time advisement and feasibility on creative concepts based on time, budget and scope,
Build project estimates, schedules and scope of work for individual productions and traffic to necessary collaborators,
Collaborate with creative counterparts and marketing partners during production process,
Manage project lifecycle, track milestones and deadlines within company project management system to ensure goals are met and cross-department collaborators are kept up-to-date,
Produce assets with in-house and third-party resources,
Secure all necessary permits and/or insurance for productions,
Manage Coordinators in their efforts to secure all necessary Product for productions by collaborating with Brand partners,
Maintain relationships with production crews, freelancers, talent, agencies, and venues,
Identify crew and talent for individual productions when required,
Manage crew billing and on set expenses per allotted budget when required,
Assist in disseminating creative treatments, storyboards, scripts, cut reviews, etc. for review and approval to cross-department collaborators,
Attend all on-set productions and/or voice over sessions for live approvals,
Liaise between creative and onset crew to ensure alignment with creative concept,
Ensure productions stay on schedule and within budget,
Manage licensor submission process and turnarounds with Licensing Team, and
Analyze project status and report risks to Managing Producer, and
Assist with revisions to scope, schedule, and/or budget as needed.
Maintain detailed communication with stakeholders, clients, and brand teams, providing regular status updates and ensuring alignment throughout the production process.
Communicate and coordinate with internal and external partners to ensure smooth project execution,
Provide regular status updates to stakeholders, clients, and brand teams,
Coordinate final asset trafficking and delivery, and
Support Senior Producers in cross-functional collaboration with marketing, legal, creative, design and other departments.
Effective project management, communication, coordination and production skills are essential for ensuring all parties are aligned and informed throughout the production process, leading to successful project outcomes.
Timely and accurate support provided to Senior Producers,
Detailed, thorough and accurate communication,
Successful completion of assigned tasks, projects and responsibilities including but not limited to asset delivery, and
Positive feedback from stakeholders, clients, vendors and brand teams regarding project management, communication, and coordination.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in film production, communications, or related field, or equivalent experience,
10+ years of project management and production,
Working knowledge of project management principles, creative development, production, and post-production processes,
Clear, concise and professional communication skills both verbal and written,
Creative problem solver,
Thorough, strong attention to detail and well-organized,
Independent workload prioritization skills as well as the ability to collaborate with various teams,
Strong bias for action and willingness to roll up sleeves and get things done,
Always open to and communicates ideas on how to improve upon processes to increase efficiency, and
Able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment, readily adapting to continually changing priorities, nuanced feedback, and aggressive project time frames.
Preferred Qualifications Ability to think on your feet when new and topical subjects arise,
Solid content development and management experience, including the ability to optimize all forms of digital collateral to achieve strategic objectives and establish a competitive edge,
Experience with the following systems: BOX, Adobe Programs (Workfront, Pro, Frame.io, etc.), Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams), Zoom, Vimeo, Smartsheets, Basecamp
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