Creative Production Lead

A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference.

We're a company that genuinely cares about our people, our products, our consumers and the environment.

Our unique, informal culture champions courage, determination and collaboration. Knowing we have an open and supportive team means each of us has the freedom to take responsibility and ownership. We have a shared passion to work hard, innovate and push boundaries.

United by the belief that when we strive for growth, anything is possible. While we might not be the largest company in our industry, we believe we can have the biggest impact because: Together We Have the Power to Win.

Who We Are

Hero Cosmetics is a functional skin solution brand focused on acne-prone skin and part of the Church & Dwight family of power brands. We develop products such as the Might Patch, Rescue Balm, and Lighting Wand to address the full lifecycle of acne. Acne-prone skin is human, and it can often feel entirely out of our control. We're here to help put the power back in our consumers' hands. Whether they're looking to prevent, treat, or repair - we create gentle, effective solutions that help their skin fight back; so everyone can open up, not cover up. The true heros are not the products we make, but the people we serve.

Overview

Hero is looking for a Production Lead that will be responsible for developing and optimizing our production processes, owning our DAM system, and working cross functionally to bring best in class production to life at Hero.

What You'll Do:

Process & Strategy

• Develop and own a comprehensive yearly production roadmap in partnership with Creative and Marketing leads
• Forecast and manage creative production budget (yearly, quarterly, per production) in partnership with Creative and Marketing leads
• Audit, iterate and develop new production process best practices, in partnership with creative ops, creative, marketing and freelance producers
• Manage and oversee freelance producers
• Standardization and templatization of standard Production documents (ROS templates, shot lists, budget trackers, licensing libraries, vendor libraries etc.)

Production

• Lead, connect and help source talent, locations and crew (ideally pulling from strong connections and already established relationships)
• Provide an operationally seamless studio, photo and video production experience
• Lead and manage the yearly production calendar and budget, overseeing freelance producers for each shoot
• Strategic cross functional partner across each shoot
• Occasional need to be on set for shoots- for observation and process purposes
• Collaborate with internal Hero leads and freelance producers Creative, Creative Ops + Marketing to understand project requirements, provide guidance on production feasibility, budgeting, and timelines
• Collaborate with Campaign Leads and producers on production learnings to help develop continuous production improvement plans
• Observe freelance producers on set and off, provide recommendations for improvements to future productions and production process
• Rally the team during tight deadlines promoting enthusiasm while holding team members accountable. Must be solutions oriented, calm under stress, organized and a collaborative partner
• Manage, in partnership with the office manager, and further develop our in-house studio
• Own DAM system and share point management for production assets and documents
• Train ADs, producers and creative ops on DAM system

Partnerships & Licensing

• Lead, manage, and maintain all NDAs, licensing and negotiations for all production assets
• Create and manage all talent agreements
• Collaborate with freelance producer to ensure seamless sourcing and collaboration with outside vendors to accomplish creative production needs
• Manage vendor rolodex and relationships, negotiate contracts, and supervise outsourced production services
• Own and manage yearly licensing and COIs per production

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• +8 years of production experience with photo and video shoots
• +4 years people experience management- managing other producers (FTE and freelance), and mentorship
• Someone with a large network, relationships and connections to vendors and talent (photography, EQ, HMU, DPs, Retouchers, Editors etc)
• Experience leading large and small scale productions from concept through post production
• Experience producing on set
• Extremely organized is a must
• Proactive nature with strong attention to detail
• Strong and collaborative partner, cross functionally (Art Direction, Creative Ops, Marketing)
• Problem solver with instinctive ability to forecast and anticipate what certain decisions will lead to
• Thrive in a fast paced and high-volume environment with ever changing priorities
• Go getter with the ability to roll your sleeves up to get the job done while being flexible and collaborative
• Passionate about creative across all our products and the consumer experience
• Familiarity with Figma, Adobe Suite, graphic design, and print
• Calmest problem solver in the room with the ability to be clear, concise, and straight to the point while encouraging collaboration

Working conditions

This is a Hybrid role with flexibility to work remotely and in our NYC office at 407 Broome St, New York, NY.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $101,600 - $158,. This position is also eligible for a bonus.

As a Church & Dwight US employee, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid vacation and sick time, and Paid Parental Leave. U.S. employees are entitled to paid holidays, floating holidays, and vacation days starting in their first year of employment depending on hire date. You are also able to participate in our 401k retirement plan (with company match).

Church & Dwight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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