VI Marketing and Branding

VI Core Values:

• RESPECTFUL: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
• CREATIVE: We use original ideas to solve problems.
• HONORABLE: We always take the high road and are willing to meet others more than halfway.
• DEPENDABLE: Good teammates are trustworthy and reliable.
• SMART: The best marketing comes from quick and analytical minds.
• DRIVEN: Success isn’t accidental. We must strive for it daily.

 

Position Summary:

• The Senior Producer exists to ensure that VI’s film production efforts are successful, organized, profitable, and of the highest quality.
• The Sr. Producer is highly-organized, and able to keep a foot in both the creative and practical realms. The Senior Producer has never met a spreadsheet they didn’t like, and has a real, tangible passion for ensuring everyone has what they need to thrive. They are connected with the best film production professionals in the OKC/Tulsa/Dallas region.
• The Senior Producer will hold onto the feet of the creative folks who have their heads in the clouds, grounding the whole production and making sure that those ooey-gooey creative visions actually become realized. They are able to ingest a brief and a few scripts and hit the ground running; an excellent communicator who checks, checks again, and then checks one more time. Budgets are thoughtful, with a sound approach; suggestions are well-measured.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Makes budgets, manages finances, monitors film production jobs for signs of overage
• Hires outside vendors and crew for all VI film productions
• Owns the hired talent/casting process; contracts with and manages actors, castings agents, and talent agencies
• Owns location scouting for all VI film productions. Builds and maintains a catalogue of locations and manages key relationships in that space
• Maintains a catalog of freelance resources. Manages relationships in that space, and makes recommendations to the Creative Director as needed
• Serves as resource manager for the motion department as needed, interfacing with Project Management and Account Service in order to keep all video jobs on time and on budget
• Generates and appropriately archives all paperwork regard to film production at VI
• Generates a wrap book at the end of each shoot.
• Coordinates with Accounting in order to ensure timely payment of all film production vendors
• Owns the preproduction process for all VI film shoots.
• Makes and distributes a detailed call sheet before all film shoots.
• Coordinates with outside equipment vendors to ensure that all equipment is secured, as needed, for VI film productions
• Communicates the plans for VI film productions, as well as the schedule and roles/responsibilities breakdown to the production team and management.
• Attends brainstorms as needed
• Helps VI pitch new business as needed
• Provides training across VI as deemed necessary by the Creative Director
• Optimizes task lists within the Motion Department in order to maximize employee utilization across the department

Education, Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent professional experience) in video production, mass communications, marketing, journalism or other relevant fields
• A minimum of 5 years of working as a film producer; previous agency experience is a plus
• A solid understanding of video production pipeline, from preproduction to postproduction
• Brilliant interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in managing people, projects and resources
• Ability to receive constructive feedback and implement on the fly
• Strong leadership skills
• A self-starting attitude and an open outlook
• Resilience under pressure and tight deadlines

Preferred Skills:

• Can operate camera and lighting equipment as needed, and is willing to fill in when necessary on smaller shoots
• Possesses a thorough understanding of post-production workflows and software, and is willing to fill in when necessary

 

VI Marketing and Branding is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.