· Job Title – Producer · Location – Sharp Project: Thorp Rd, Manchester M40 5BJ · Working rota – Mix of on-set and travel (on average every 6-8 weeks travel).
The travel will be balanced around the workload What You'll Be Doing: As a Producer, you will play a crucial role in transforming the agreed creative idea into reality, delivering the desired outcome across various channels, including digital and print media.
You should possess strong expertise in photography and video production and confidently combine big ideas with creative problem-solving.
The Producer stays informed about emerging and current internal and external talent, engaging the best teams for each project.
You will manage pre-production with internal teams and stakeholders, securing budgets, production schedules, and any necessary external suppliers before the shoot.
You will confidently manage crews on set and on location, overseeing projects in the studio.
Ensuring seamless integration of all production elements throughout the project lifecycle, you will deliver results that are complete, on budget, on time, and on brand.
Collaboration is key as you guide the production from inception to completion, ensuring the effective delivery of world-class commercial productions.
You will handle large production budgets, finding creative and innovative solutions to keep projects within financial constraints.
Your excellent negotiation skills will be essential in negotiating rates with external suppliers What We're Looking For: Significant experience in managing shoot production in a creative or production agency Extensive experience producing both photography and video from initial concept through to postproduction including significant on set experience The ability to supervise a team of producers, co-ordinators, and assistants Must be organised and able to manage workloads Excellent communicator Excellent business acumen Maintain a strong and broad knowledge of fashion content trends Able to work accurately, effectively, and quickly turn work around whilst maintaining a high level of quality Display high levels of resilience Able to react to retail in an ever-changing environment Must be self-motivated and pro-active Excellent knowledge and understanding of the production process Desire to develop deep understanding of the nuances associated with individual creative disciplines Ability to clearly articulate ideas to line manager and other team members Must be passionate for creative and have an interest in retail Desire to develop and gain a greater understanding of the business Appetite to move creative forward and create exciting, on brand campaigns The Company: The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.
We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences.
We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.
To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.
We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits: Incremental Holiday Allowance Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme Discounted Gym membership Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications Interested?
If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button .
Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all.
If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team.
Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
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