Work history
Director of Production UK & EM
To build, lead and manage a production facility that produces local on and off air promotional content for UK and Emerging Markets
• Ensure that management information reports are accurate and communicate key information on utilisation to managers
• Devise and manage production rate cards, evaluating value for money and providing best practice guidance to the team
• Conduct forecasting and reforecasting using knowledge and understanding of strategic priorities and channel performance
• Assess and oversee all internal workflow, making suggestions for efficiency and putting in place an infrastructure to ensure timely accurate delivery. Ensure all workflows are strategic and well communicated
• Ensure that the production infrastructure supports and facilitates a creative environment
• Hold regular forward planning meetings to ensure that the appropriate level of resourcing is in place and those stakeholders are managed
• Ensure that accuracy underpins all aspects of the production process
• Maintain an overview of post-production, liaising with facilities manager on the utilisation of suites, post production workflow, maintenance of kit, interplay, unity and archive issues, capex requirements and facilities staff
• Ensure production and post-production teams are working closely together to encourage efficiency and creative facilitation
• Be the first point of contact and figurehead for the escalation of any production issues
• Provide motivational management to create an empowered, talented production team
• Understand the strategic and business objectives of NBCU and UK/EMEA channels.
• Understand and plan for all annual rebrands and special projects that fall outside normal channel activity, preparing comprehensive budgets and timelines for on and off air
• Prioritise work and resources according to channel strategies and company objectives
• Responsible for all financial planning, budgeting and reporting for OAP & Post and special projects
Head of Creative & Marketing ManagementMTV
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Collaboratively set strategy for all off air campaigns, channel launches and rebrands
Maintain creative, press and marketing campaigns brand synergy across multiple platforms
General oversee of the entire On-Air team, ensuring schedules are adhered to, overall budgets are on track and on target. Jointly lead team of 12 which includes line managment of 5 including PDR process and 1:1's
Working closely with Creative Director to ensure briefs are met for all on air promotions and off air creative for MTV, Viva and MTV Music pack channels.
Yearly financial planning for Creative, Press and Marketing teams, including monthly allocations and quarterly and yearly spend;
o Ensure all spend aligns with business objectives and delivers a return on investment
o Allocate annual spend for Consumer Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Creative and Press depts.
o Allocate and report all committed/uncommitted spend for Marketing , Creative and Press depts. to Financial Controller and VP Finance
o Assign structured departmental budgets and define accountability for delivery
Running of the production team and creative assistants
Planning key creative priorities timelines and resourcing with VP and other HoD
Implementing alongside technology teams, better workflows and systems for Creative to Deliver On Air materials
Point of contact in UK Creative International Creative contacts, ensuring workflows are shared, media is available and delivered
Oversee and plan extensive On Air shoots and off air shoots including Print campaigns
Ensure that the best creative work is delivered and that we utilise the industries best creative contacts, suppliers and freelancers
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Skills
- DVD
- Marketing PR
- TV
- Digital Content
- TV Film Commercial
- Video
- Account Management
- Budgeting
- Client Services
- Pre Production
- Problem Solving
- Producing
- Production Management
- Project Management
- Production Assistant