Creative Producer (Kids Entertainment)
As we endeavor to entertain children with our brands around the world, we recognize the power of immersive storytelling, and are aggressively expanding the slate of short form and long form animated content distributed across a growing array of digital platforms.
As the number of animated projects has expanded, we need Producers to manage series’ creation. This person will report to the CCO and manage their own projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Creative Producer is responsible and accountable for the creation, oversight, and management of the short form or long form project(s), including the creative intent of the project, the production, and successful delivery of the content.
• Work closely with project executive(s) to support creative and brand goals
• Oversees development of the production budget, schedule, and selection of animation vendors
• Partners with animation vendor to oversee the complexity of the show including asset counts, character density, animation quotas, and other metrics, and how those factors impact the budget
• Supervise the external production studio’s daily progress to maintain schedule and budget
• Collaborate and liaise amongst Product Design, Production team, Consumer Products and Marketing to achieve creative and production goals
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Extensive experience and knowledge of pre-production, production and post-production in animation including 2D and 3D Animation mediums
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills which will enable him/her to interact with a range of personalities and styles and establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization; have a problem-solving approach; be highly self-motivated, well-organized and have a strong work ethic.
• Familiarity with animation software, hardware, databases and asset management systems
• Knowledge of talent, process and various pipelines
• Experience working with overseas animation studios
• Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on production of animated programming
• Experience managing creative teams in a high-pressure environment
• A track record of delivering animated series on-time and on-budget
• A passion for children’s programming