Broadcast Producer

The role

A full-time broadcast producer post at the advertising agency David&Goliath, reporting to the Executive Producer. You would run your own projects and share others with fellow producers, working with creative, account, project management and Business Affairs teams.

What you'll do

• Produce your own projects and share larger ones with other producers, across radio, animatics, pitch videos, TV, long-form, digital and social, on time and on budget
• Book and supervise TV, radio and post-production sessions
• Run production day to day: budgets and schedules, vendor searches, bids through cost consultants, casting and talent booking, the shoot, music composition or licensing, edit, post and delivery
• Lead each project across creative, account, project management and Business Affairs, keeping everyone informed daily
• Review reels from directors, editors, music houses, VFX and AI companies and recommend vendors, including new names
• Keep on top of scheduling, cost tracking, paperwork and reports
• Be in the agency's office three days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), with on-set, editorial and post-production days and occasional travel as needed

About you

• Three or more years at an agency, production company or post house
• Confident bidding, scheduling and producing video and radio work unsupervised
• Very organised and detail-minded, without losing sight of the bigger picture
• Able to run several projects at once to tight deadlines
• Good at foreseeing problems and explaining how to solve them
• Strong working knowledge of SAG/AFTRA talent rules
• Working knowledge of music creation and acquisition, including copyright and licensing
• Alert to potential legal issues and able to head them off
• Professional and calm under pressure, including with strong personalities
• Clear in speech and writing, and a collaborative team member
• Nice to have: automotive production experience

The process

• Applications must include a link to a video of one minute or less showing why you are brave; the agency says content matters more than polished editing

The details

• Salary: $80,000 – $95,000 plus benefits
• Contract: full-time
• Location: El Segundo, CA; hybrid, Tuesday to Thursday on site plus extra days for shoots and post. California candidates only
• Level: midweight (3+ years)

How to apply

Apply through David&Goliath's careers site. The agency asks every applicant for a video of one minute or less showing "why you're brave".