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Department Summary
The Hogarth Studios team provides WPP agencies with access to creative content production services, including primary production and post production, as well as design, retouching, photography, copyrighting and creative teams. We offer brands an intelligent production solution, mixing content and technology with integrated analytics to deliver industry-leading work for those with multichannel creative content, development and production needs.
What does a Production Manager do at Hogarth?
A Production Manager at Hogarth drives content production advancements by introducing new technologies, deploying new workflows, and ensuring production data security. They champion innovative solutions, support production processes, and improve workflows through collaboration.
Responsibilities
Drive innovation in our content production environment, providing technical expertise on new production technologies and building strong links between production and post-production teams
Work with Production Engineering to oversee the maintenance and support of the Devon’s Point studio's IT infrastructure, including servers, workstations, network devices, and storage systems
Proactively identify, log and resolve technical production issues for the content production operation
Implement and enforce security policies and procedures to protect the studio's data and assets
Conduct regular production data security audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure that the studio operation is compliant with WPP InfoSec policies
Identify and champion innovative production solutions to drive new business growth
Work with the UK Head of Film and Content to support on content production processes and provide additional shooting support as determined by the requirements of the role
Work with the Head of Post Production to provide technical support to the editing and motion design teams and ensure that we build out a robust post production pipeline across all UK teams
Lead on all DIT briefs, ensuring that our approach is optimised for the latest tools and technologies and ensuring that our productions are fully compliant with our WPP data security requirements
Manage our unified Asset Management and MCR teams, leveraging the latest tools to drive innovative practices in data management and storage to improve our content production workflows
Engage with the Applied Innovation, AI and Engineering teams to create a pipeline that brings production-ready technology to the studio teams
Work with the Post Production leadership team to drive workflow unification across all UK studios
Work with the Virtual Production lead on shoot planning, preparation and technical requirements
Reporting lines and key stakeholders
This role reports to the UK Head of Post Production for Hogarth Studios, with a horizontal reporting line into the UK Head of Film and Content. You will work closely with all Hogarth UK Production and Post Productionteams.
Requirements
Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, particularly Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition and Media Encoder
Proficient knowledge of high-end camera, sound and lighting equipment
Strong understanding of digital content production workflows and data management
Proven experience with DIT processes and data security
Excellent knowledge of virtual production technologies and techniques
Familiarity with VFX workflows, processes and technology
Advanced technical expertise in post-production software and emerging broadcast technologies
Demonstrated ability to lead and implement innovative production solutions
Experience with asset management systems and content storage solutions
Strong project management skills with ability to supervise technical projects
Practical experience as a content producer highly desired
Experience with complex post production workflows
Knowledge of broadcast standards and delivery specifications
Excellent IT skills across both Windows and Mac environments
Ability to adapt to rapidly evolving technology and industry trends
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