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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading commercial and branded photo/video productions, with a strong focus on budgeting, scheduling, and resource management. Proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders while maintaining high standards of organization and communication.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Production ManagementBudgeting And Cost TrackingVendor NegotiationOn-Set LeadershipProduction Documentation
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Photo/Video ProductionBudget DevelopmentCost EstimationProduction SchedulingResource ManagementRisk IdentificationProduction ReconciliationFreelance Crew ManagementClient Relationship ManagementProduction Logistics
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-SolvingProactive Working StyleJudgment
Tools & Technologies
Google WorkspaceAsanaProduction Management Tools
Industry Keywords
Commercial ProductionBranded ContentAdvertising CampaignsAgency EnvironmentProduction Documentation
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead commercial, campaign, and branded photo/video productions from initial brief and scoping through pre-production, shoot execution, wrap, and final delivery
- Translate creative concepts and client requirements into production approaches, schedules, budgets, and workflows
- Independently manage multiple productions and workstreams, priorities, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies
- Identify risks proactively and resolve issues before they affect the work
- Lead pre-production meetings and align clients, creative teams, crew, vendors, and stakeholders
- Maintain organized and accurate production documentation
- Build detailed production budgets and estimates
- Source, negotiate with, and manage production partners, vendors, locations, crew, talent, equipment, and other resources
- Track budgets, monitor actuals, manage changes, and flag potential overages
- Manage purchase orders, invoices, expenses, vendor payments, and production reconciliations
- Own production logistics, including crew, talent, locations, equipment, permits, travel, transportation, catering, insurance, and other shoot requirements
- Assemble and manage freelance crews and production partners
- Serve as the primary production lead on set, ensuring efficient, safe, and on-schedule execution
- Troubleshoot production challenges and make informed decisions
- Manage releases, usage agreements, documentation, and other production requirements
- Oversee wrap and reconciliation, including outstanding deliverables, documentation, invoices, and production details
- Represent BRAINS with clients, agencies, creative partners, vendors, and crew
- Maintain and grow BRAINS’ network of production companies, vendors, crew, locations, and specialist partners
- Establish scalable production processes, templates, tools, and best practices
- Improve workflows, production planning, budgeting, and communication
- Share production expertise and support junior production team members
- Stay current on production practices, tools, technologies, vendors, and approaches
Requirements
What you’ll need- 7+ years of experience producing commercial, advertising, branded content, campaign, or agency photo/video productions
- Demonstrated experience independently leading productions from initial scoping and budgeting through shoot, wrap, and reconciliation
- Strong working knowledge of production budgets, bids, estimates, vendor negotiations, cost tracking, invoicing, and reconciliation
- Established experience sourcing and managing freelance crew, vendors, production partners, locations, talent, and other production resources
- Significant on-set experience with the confidence and judgment to lead productions independently
- Experience working directly with clients and senior stakeholders in an agency, production company, or similarly fast-paced environment
- Strong understanding of production documentation, including contracts, releases, usage, insurance, permits, and related requirements
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, budgets, and deadlines simultaneously
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, Asana, and other production/project management tools
- A strong network of production contacts and an ability to quickly source trusted resources across different production needs and markets
- Willingness to travel and work outside standard hours when production schedules require it
- A proactive, independent working style with the judgment to know when to make the call and when to bring others into the conversation
Benefits
Comp & perks- Contract role
- Remote work in the United States
- Opportunity to work with an independent creative agency and proud B-Corp
- Opportunity to contribute to mission-driven brand projects
- Professional growth through exposure to commercial, campaign, and branded productions