Executive Producer

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Within AKQA, we view the production of content as an integral part of our project journey, whilst on our mission to deliver value for our clients and create positive impact for their customers. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem-solving, our team provides a wide range of capabilities including measurement strategies, user experience analytics, consumer research, and applied data science.

This role offers the chance to shine on world-class clients, impact experiences that touch millions, and grow significant partnerships with direct responsibility to our clients and teams alike.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• As a senior member of the Delivery Team in Sweden, reporting to the Group Delivery Director, you lead the Production team and oversee projects across the local studio, partnering with the EP, EU to foster best practice and regional collaboration.


• Mentor the local production team, organize and manage the day-to-day production work of the local studio.


• Be the point of knowledge and experience for pre-production, production, and post-production phases, for the internal team and client.


• Client-facing on day - to- day project work and for new business development 


• Create scalable production solutions with adequate quality partners ensuring optimised competitiveness.


• In collaboration with Account Lead, forming an internal project leadership team adapted per projects as streamlined as possible.


• Set and negotiate legal terms and project’s safe conditions for production


• Manage budgets from initial ballpark quotation to final approved budget and set up projects’ framing 


• Build bridges between content and technology and have a point of view about the content of tomorrow. 


• Contributing to AKQA’s values: Invention, Bravery, Generosity and Elevation, you will be excited about being part of our success.  You will thrive when faced with new challenges and will constantly strive to improve the way things are done for our clients.

 QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS 

• 10+ years of experience working as an expert on interactive content production projects, including campaign, brand films, photography,etc.


• Experience successfully running content production programmes of work in excess of 5M.


• Rigorous in organization and management, conscientious and adept in solving issues at all levels of a project


• Excellent understanding of business OKRs, forecasting models and basic financial accounting principle


• Ability to inspire, support and understand the interplay between people, processes, and systems


• Sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection


• Be an excellent team player and manager who supports and elevates the project and inspire, mentor and empower the team members.


• Lead collaboration particularly with Creative, Design, Content, Delivery and Account teams, where appropriate.

Explore our extensive range of benefits here  

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.