Junior Producer

Description

We are hiring Junior Producer to join our in-house studio team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in bringing the Footasylum brand to life at retail, with product and storytelling at the heart of everything we do.

As a Junior Producer you’ll be part of an established campaign team of content creators, collaborating with the highly experienced videographers, photographers, stylists, creatives, and marketing professionals. Footasylum’s in-house team is responsible for producing all marketing content, from impactful campaigns with globally leading brands to large seasonal moments for the FA estate.

You’ll be passionate about streetwear culture and engaged in the trends that define it. That passion will drive everything you do. The role involves working alongside studio departments and head office teams to take projects from kick off to completion using established processes to communicate progress with the team and to make sure the task is on time and on budget.

The Team

The Studio Team sits within the wider Marketing Department and operates out of The Sharp Project in Manchester. While our physical home is in the studio, we’re in constant collaboration with Head Office and the rest of the business. We work across Footasylum’s Own Brands as well as iconic sportswear and streetwear names.

Every day is different, and the pace is fast. From daily eComm shoots to full-blown campaigns and in-store activations, our team thrives on creativity, teamwork, and shared passion for the culture we represent. We’re committed to making content that not only looks amazing but connects deeply with our customer.


The Studio is a dynamic and exciting place to work with every day being different. We have eComm running daily, as well as teams working on social and creative photoshoots. The team strive to create amazing content, always wanting to progress and develop their skills. Teamwork is huge over at the studio. We work collaboratively, supporting and encouraging one another to produce work which we are proud of. It is a fast-paced environment with new jobs being discussed, planned, and shot every day.

About You

You’re creatively driven, culturally tuned-in, and genuinely passionate about streetwear and sportswear culture. You will be naturally well organised with a passion for communication and negotiation. Problem solving will be a personal pride and a key characteristic in your personality. This enables you to visualise the measured stages needed to be achieved in the time available.

Showcasing an element of planning experience and negotiation tactics will be a key skillset judged in the hire of the successful candidate.

You thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and love the idea of being involved in everything from the creative brief through concept and into the final delivery. With a deep understanding of the culture we represent, you’re passionate about making content that speaks to the youth and streetwear community, and you’re eager to be a part of a team that pushes the boundaries of how we present our brand across every touchpoint, online, in-store, and everywhere in between.

What you will be doing:

Off Set

• You will be assisting the Lead Producer with project management related tasks including budgeting and external bookings.


• You will work effectively alongside senior members of the team ensuring all responsibilities are met.


• You will be proficient in the Adobe creative suite and Microsoft Office.


• You will have a full understanding of all tasks labelled at a Tier 3 level, scheduling pre-production meetings and building out project timelines.


• You will proactively developing external communication with a tenacious appetite to getting the job done on time and in full.


• You will be building on relationships with known agencies for creative and studio model bookings and tracking all information associated for future data use.


• You will be completing shoot documents and tracking information per project. Sourcing missing information to complete required documents.


• You will be managing any assigned tasks with clear and concise communication back to lead on any progress.


• You will have a passion for understanding what is required when looking after the wellbeing of crew with the aim of always keeping a good shoot team morale.


• You will be reporting regularly on production progression to key stakeholders as this is essential to studio efficiencies both financial and time management.

On Set

• You will be assisting in general shoot management for senior production team projects.


• You will be setting the team up for multiple location shoots in the best way to win using a passion for details.


• You will follow built timings and shoot schedule vocalising timings with the set crew.


• You will be communicating on set arrivals / deliveries to seniors. Often acting upon the best approach when the shoot is busy and in full flow.


• You will lead pre shoot brief to the team dictating relevant points to the different shoot area teams, including risk assessments.


• You will vocalise new information effectively to seniors promptly in the aim of highlighting any potential future changes to the schedule.


• You will have an ability to problem solve and fix any ongoing issues to fulfil the detailed deliverables requested inside the financial goal posts.

Why Footasylum?

We are one of the leading omni-channel retailers across the UK, but more than that we are a brilliant place to work. We value you and your development. We have loads of examples of people moving upwards, across to other departments and given training to excel their personal and professional skills. Our aim is to create a fun environment, where your success is paramount to ours and you are given the right tools, support and platform to achieve your goals.

Diversity

We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help make sure we have lots of different perspectives when we are building services to customers and the wider business. This is great news for our business. Diversity for us is also, importantly, about building happy teams full of people that want to learn and want to be inspired by each other and our different experiences and backgrounds.

Recruitment Process

We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit we’ll invite you for a call or Teams video for an informal chat about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you.

We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you and why you feel that this is the opportunity for you.

Please note, this is not a remote role and our expectation is that you will be able to attend Studio in a hybrid way, in Manchester.