Production Manager - Hybrid London
Introducing Zinc Network
Zinc Network is a business dedicated to meaningful, measurable change. Zinc conceptualizes and creates programs, interventions, and strategic communications campaigns around some of the world’s most complex problems – from disinformation to extremism, media capture to authoritarianism.
We are headquartered in London with offices in Washington, D.C. and Warsaw with 80+ team members from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. Zinc works with a broad range of governmental, NGO, and private sector clients, including the UK Home Office (HO); the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); the U.S. Department of State (DOS); UN agencies and missions; and foundations.
Outline of the job:
The ideal candidate will have experience working with digital content and a full understanding of the production workflow, from pre-production through to content delivery. This role requires someone with experience managing multiple competing deliverables in a busy production hub and who works closely with clients.The role will be based in London.
What you’ll be doing…- Manage, resource, and schedule multiple digital content pieces (film and other digital assets), to ensure that all tasks in production are finished on time, with budgets and resource constraints in mind.
- Managing both internal & client budget & cost monitor.
- Acting as first point of contact for new production projects, creating production workflows, briefing producers and post-production.
- Booking, coordinating, and contracting freelance creatives.
- Understanding and utilising brand guidelines.
- Completing post-production paperwork and creating appropriate administrative systems to maintain optimum workflows.
- Maintaining quality control, and ensuring films are delivered to specification.
- Liaising with clients to ensure any changing deadlines are met.
- Liaising with the digital team to ensure all outputs include a dissemination plan.
All while embodying the values of Zinc Network.
Requirements
What we need from you…- Confidence in managing multiple budgets & tracking internal & third-party costs.
- Full understanding of the production workflow, from briefing to delivery.
- Experience organising international shoots.
- Working knowledge of archive and music licensing.
- Experience working with multiple producers and ensuring deadlines are met.
- Experience with scheduling and organising voiceovers & talent.
- Experience in client facing roles preferred.
- Work within the Production Management Department.
- Report into Head of Production & Operations.
Lastly, we’re committed to hiring a diverse workforce from different professional and cultural backgrounds, and to that end we encourage a variety of people to our company to represent the diverse range of subjects associated with our projects.