Post Producer

A Hybrid working model

What does a Post Producer do at Hogarth?

Hogarth Studios is an integrated facility born to bring ideas to life in an adaptable and creative environment. Our award-winning talent in VFX, Colour Grading, Editing, Sound Design and Content Production sit under one roof to provide end to end services for the advertising and creative industries. We collaborate with our clients to craft campaigns across multiple platforms and disciplines, adopting an innovative and agile approach to creative and post-production processes.

The Post Producer participates in, and manages, the post production of assigned projects, which can range from national commercial campaigns featuring Hogarth produced live action and VFX, to fully graphic and animated web pieces, to simple straightforward content projects and sizzle reels.  The Post Producer needs to be resourceful, contribute significantly to the production process and takes full responsibility for all aspects of the post production that will include development, supervising the post-production team and coordinating the work of various third parties.

Reporting lines and key stakeholders

This role reports to the Executive Post Producer

You will work closely with client, primary, and post production teams

Responsibilities

• Ensures that assigned projects are produced to a high creative standard and delivered on time and within the agreed-upon budget


• Manages the full life cycle or assigned elements of production projects. This may include: briefings with clients and agency partners, understanding proposed budgets, agreeing to quotes, assigning lead operators, booking suite time, conducting kick-off meetings, finding post production operators and production crew, scheduling client reviews, distributing feedback, tracking costs and managing project progress


• Schedules all work and produces documented schedules and timelines to share with client and agency partners


• Ensures that all production and account staff are aware of client briefings/reviews/feedback


• Responsible for ensuring that all material needed for assigned jobs has been requested and is on the system in the correct place


• Identifies and anticipates issues, recommends solutions and establishes resourceful conclusions


• Negotiates rates and manages 3rd party production vendors


• Ensures that all work is reconciled correctly and comes in within the agreed budget


• Reconciles and approves invoices before going to client/agency and sends regular updates of costs incurred


• Ensures production workflows are adhered to and define, communicate and enforce production standards


• Works closely with Hogarth’s International Centers of Excellence identifying areas of expertise and resourcing accordingly to meet quality and delivery dates


• Contribute to Hogarth Worldwide NY office agency culture by exhibiting ownership, professionalism, passion and leading by example

Requirements

• 2-3 years experience in a Post Production environment as an active producer within advertising 


• Understanding of production, post production and adaptation project work flows


• Complete understanding of all post production techniques, software, and how each are used to complete projects (After Effects, Maya, Nuke, Cinema 4D, Flame, etc.)


• Knowledge of the various roles, functions, capabilities, equipment, and applications within the Post Production Department


• Results driven and proactive


• Good interpersonal and client relationship management skills


• Working knowledge of technology including Premier, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and After Effects


• Able to adapt to new working methods & technology advances


• Experience with booking VO talent and utilizing stock music libraries


• Excellent time management skills, organized and detail oriented & multi-tasking abilities


• Strong client relationship management skills

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details. 

Pay Range

$45,000 – $100,000

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