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Associate Producer Job at Snow Companies in Williamsburg

Snow Companies · Williamsburg, VA, USA ·

Job type:
Full Time

Job Description
At the heart of this position, you are a story teller! That’s what Snow is all about. If you believe everyone has a story to tell, and if you love telling those stories in a cinematic way, please keep reading! Technology will never be a barrier for creating your vision; for our productions we employ some of the most advanced digital cinematic gear on the market today. You will also partner with some of the top industry professionals all over the world to make your vision a reality.

Agency
Snow

Job Function
Creative

Job Subfunction
Creative Technology

Job Description
At the heart of this position, you are a story teller! That’s what Snow is all about. If you believe everyone has a story to tell, and if you love telling those stories in a cinematic way, please keep reading! Technology will never be a barrier for creating your vision; for our productions we employ some of the most advanced digital cinematic gear on the market today. You will also partner with some of the top industry professionals all over the world to make your vision a reality. Snow’s business is centered around the patient journey, and the Associate Producer, like all positions at Snow, must be open, compassionate, and sensitive to the unique life experiences of these patients and caregivers. The Associate Producer must be able to incorporate the unique patient/caregiver experience into the strategies and solutions we provide to our clients.

Essential Job Functions And Responsbilities
The Associate Producer must be able to perform the following essential duties and functions:

Responsible for working with lead producers to manage video projects from pre-production through post-production

Responsible for maintaining the high-level production value our clients demand and have come to expect

Collaborate with in-house production team of producers, designers, editors, graphic artists, copy writers, and executive producers to create a concept, plan, and execute the production

Own the on-set product, meaning travel logistics and overall event style management

Hire and manage during production vendors, makeup artists, caterers, location scouts, and outside production assistances

Take the lead in developing creative concepts for projects

Determine the type of materials, supplies, equipment, or tools to be used for production

Maintain budget for production to assure meeting business goals

Work with the account team to determine video needs, create video concepts and proposals, and present video concepts to the account teams and clients

Provide consultation or expert advice to management on current and future productions

Responsible for hiring and managing vendors needed for production

Responsible for conceptualizing, planning, developing, prioritizing, implementing a video production schedule, call sheets, scheduling talent and crew, finding locations, and managing the budget

Oversee project during pre-production and post-production

Based on approved creative treatment, work with Producer to write shooting scripts and/or prepare storyboards describing the footage, graphics, music/SFX, narration, and dialogue

Responsible for obtaining locations, props, and wardrobe

Responsible for negotiating fees/costs/permits for locations on SNOW's behalf

Maintain departmental workflow processes and standard operating procedures

Research content as needed. Conduct pre-interviews with talent-matter experts, executives, or other talent as needed

Review footage and work with Producer to edit scripts; provide expert advice on changes needed

The primary job functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, those listed

Weekend And Night Work
Although day-to-day work should primarily take place during regular office hours, on some occasions work may be required late into the evening and/or over the weekend. The candidate selected for the Associate Producer position should have the expectation that the workload and nature of the work will require hours that may extend past the business hours of the company (8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday). This includes working on the weekends.

Flexibility
The core business hours that you work may change based on business needs. Candidates must understand this and expect that shifts may change from time to time.

Collaboration/Teamwork
The size and nature of our company will require that candidates work in collaboration with people in other departments. Candidates must demonstrate their willingness/ability to step into other roles as needed to drive the success of the company. Candidates will need to demonstrate their ability to be a contributing member of a team that has goals that are broader than an individual job description or function.

Language Skills/Communication
Candidates must have the ability to read and comprehend general documents relating to the pharmaceutical/bio-technology industry that include, but are not limited to, medical education, medical periodicals, clinical trial data, package inserts, medical procedures, industry regulations, and reimbursement/tax guidelines. Candidates must have the ability to prepare and present business reports and correspondence. Candidates will have demonstrated their ability to effectively and professionally communicate with managers, clients, customers, Ambassadors, and the general public. Working with patients requires candidates to exercise discretion and empathy as patients are living with chronic conditions. Fluency in a foreign language is a plus.

Travel
Travel is a fundamental part of the Associate Producer position. Candidates must be able to perform the specific travel and driving requirements of the role. Position requires 15% travel, including internationally.

Patient Privacy
The core of our business is working with patients. The Associate Producer most likely will come in contact with Personal Consumer Information (PCI) of patients living with chronic illness. You will be required to take training courses that include, but are not limited to:

Snow Policy Training

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Adverse Event (AE) Reporting Training

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Training

Computer Skills
Candidates must have excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment to include:

Word-processing (Word)

Spreadsheets (Excel)

Presentation software (Power Point)

Email (Outlook)

Internet and World Wide Web

Mathematical Skills
Candidates will have the ability to comprehend and utilize basic mathematical skills as well as business statistics to include percentages, ratios, discounts, interest, commissions, and proportions.

Reasoning Ability
Candidates will have the ability to identify and define problems while applying good problem-solving skills through collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions. Candidates will have the ability to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Candidates will have the ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Candidates will be able to apply industry benchmarks to create standardized practices.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands (to finger, handle, or feel), reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to operate a motor vehicle.

Work Environment/Environmental Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with no or very limited exposure to physical risk.

Certificates, Licenses, And Registrations
Candidates must have a valid driver’s license. In some instances, a passport may be necessary.

Education And Experience
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience; public speaking and speech coaching experience preferred.

Required Skills

Knowledge and experience in Electronic Field Production

Knowledge of different camera platforms

Basic knowledge of lighting for video

Experience working on a professional production set

Understanding of basic set etiquette

Basic knowledge of Adobe Premiere and the Adobe Creative Suite

Creative thinking, dynamic problem-solving

Exceptional client service skills, demonstrated patience, and the ability to function well as part of a team

Understanding of media management and archiving

Ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines

Maintain departmental workflow processes and standard operating procedures

Preferred Experience

BS or BA with a major course of study in Media/Video Production

Minimum one year of production experience at an agency, production house, or news station

Experience writing script, concepts, and treatments

Working knowledge of the process of taking a video project from concept to completion

Detail-oriented and proven ability to work under deadline pressure

Demonstrated creative decision-making and problem-solving skills, resourcefulness, and multi-tasking abilities

Effectiveness in managing project schedules and work under rigorous time constraints

Proficient with MAC, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice

For US Job Seekers
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