Senior Project Producer (IMPACT)

Senior Project Producer, IMPACT Creative Services

ABOUT US

Rapport is an Out of Home media agency known for the strength of our relationships. Rewarding connections is at the heart of everything we do. It's all about collaborative and successful partnerships and a passion to deliver valuable results. As Out of Home becomes more engaging, interactive and content-driven, we're here to guide clients through the evolving media landscape.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will work alongside an extremely talented creative and design team in the management of projects from conceptual stages through to final implementation; managing budgets and timescales, ensuring that projects are running smoothly and that clients receive a first-class service.

As a new in-house creative agency start-up, IMPACT is set to help bring creative vision and bravery to our clients:

We believe that big ideas bring big results.

We believe that rules are made to be broken.

We believe in crafting beautiful and effective work.

We believe in the iconic.

And we still believe in the magic of creativity in OOH.

And to really make IMPACT come to life in the UK, we need an entrepreneurial Project Manager to play an integral role in the wider IMPACT team. This includes a designer in the UK and a creative, production & design team in the US. Whilst the role will report into the UK’s Marketing Director, you will also cultivate a key working relationship with the Founder & Head of IMPACT US, Molly McCarthy Bartomioli, SVP, Global Production.

Helping to launch our exciting new proposition, you will work closely together as a hub of creative brilliance on our most important clients.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute large, multi-channel OOH projects, delivering creative and strategic objectives
• Lead and co-ordinate all technical and logistical aspects of production specialism elements including:
• 3D Builds (both on-the-ground free-standing and on OOH formats)
• AR & VR
• Experiential
• Dynamic digital OOH
• Marriage of traditional OOH and above specialisms
• Logistical operations & project management
• Location scouting
• Work with Rapport’s Legal and Finance team to ensure companies (both Rapport and Client) policies and standards are met
• Contract negotiations with clients, production, fabrication, and experiential partners
• Cultivating relationships with fabrication and experiential Partners
• Maintains team status (internal and client facing) and provides said status updates though completion (install) of campaign
• Technical production supervision (on site during install)
• Supervise design & fabrication remotely as well as at vendor’s facilities
• Provides support for other Impact team members as needed

In this role, you will;

• Liaison with local authorities/land owners to ensure compliance when fabricating props
• Manage budget, timeline and schedule
• Proactively and clearly explain/educate clients on: team roles and responsibilities, scope, deliverables, budget, schedules and campaign status
• Ensure a project stays on strategy and meeting client’s KPIs and priorities, while keeping the details of a campaign on track
• Actively contribute to the conceptual, creative and strategic development of activations
• Work closely with client’s creative teams throughout the design development, budgeting, feasibility vetting and build phases of every potential campaign
• Manage productions with limited supervision (i.e. installs, site visits, events, activations, etc.)

Projects may be UK-based and/or international in nature, requiring liaison with stakeholders outside of the UK. Travel and out-of-hours work may be required to deliver projects, this may include travel outside of the UK

ABOUT YOU:

• Experience in OOH media and project management, production, experiential in OOH, events, etc. gained within a creative, media, OOH specialist, experiential or events agency
• You will be an excellent communicator and organiser, able to work extremely well under pressure and ideally possess integrated agency and other relevant brand and marketing communications experience
• Must have an in-depth understanding of agency processes and the inner workings of advertising & media; process, wider media plans, timelines, budgets, deadlines; with production and fabrication knowledge a must
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Must be friendly, professional and capable of building rapport with our vendors, our clients, partners and our colleagues
• Ability to see opportunity and help grow the proposition internally and externally
• Confident in presenting and managing clients & suppliers

The Perks

We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits:

• Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year
• Free breakfast and free lunch
• Early finish Fridays
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)
• Retail discounts
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifices car scheme
• Wellbeing programme, including Headspace & flu jabs
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Paid time off for Volunteering
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level)
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6%
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay
• Independent mortgage advice
• Financial education
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free eye tests
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!