Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of data, creativity, media and technology. Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework, it’s a cultural model we've built to unite our people in a collaborative way of thinking and working. Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 80,000+ talents across 100+ countries globally. In Australia, our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis Worldwide), media agencies (Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry), Razorfish, Digitas, Epsilon, Arc, Prodigious, PMX, PR (Herd MSL). We also have Publicis Sapient driving digital business transformation for our clients.
Spread across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, PXP is our Groupe’s production offering, a collection of 50+ artists and makers finding new ways to deliver greatness together. We collaborate with creative agencies, studio partners and specialist talent to grow their production capability and build Australia’s largest and most desirable production ecosystem.
Off the back of new business growth, we are excited to announce an incredible opportunity for a Senior Integrated Producer to join our PXP team.
Job Description:
This role plays a key part in Publicis Groupe’s connected ecosystem for one of our major clients and will be exclusively focused on the delivery of their retail business. You’ll be part of a tight-knit PXP production team, onsite at our City Road office, collaborating with our broader teams across Saatchi & Saatchi, Spark Foundry and Digitas.
The primary role of the Senior Integrated Producer is to oversee and deliver all campaigns and projects successfully, ensuring they meet the highest standards – whether producing the project yourself or assisting other members of the production team on their projects. To achieve this, all projects must be directed according to best-practice delivery management, from briefing through scoping and development, to quality control and post deployment, in a time and cost-effective manner, with a key focus on exceeding agency and client expectations whilst maximising agency revenue.
Reporting into the National Director of Production, the Senior Integrated Producer will be responsible for leading a variety of projects from smaller, quick turnaround projects to fully integrated, large budget projects.
Day to day in this role, you’ll get to:
- Work on a wide and varied array of production jobs across multiple touchpoints – including broadcast, radio, digital, print, film, social and activations
- Champion best-practice 360 delivery management processes on all your projects – from briefing to scoping and development, to post campaign analysis. This is with a view to ensuring all projects are delivered time and cost effectively, and to the highest level of craft
- Work effectively with other Heads of Departments to identify areas of integration and encourage collaboration between departments
- Financial management including budgeting, cost negotiation, estimating, purchase orders, approval of invoices, and tracking of all internal and external costs to ensure each job achieves desired profit targets
- Work collaboratively with the Creative and Account teams on projects and educate other departments on key elements of the production process as well as innovations in the field
- Pro-actively contribute to and help maintain the agency database of best-in-breed specialist vendors/contacts (creative, production and technical vendors)
- Sourcing, negotiating, and liaising with relevant external suppliers to ensure that all work achieves or exceeds agreed schedules, budgets and standards
- Conduct regular reviews of suppliers and costs, and perform negotiations on behalf of clients
- Offer advice, based on experience, to other members of the team and to more junior members of the team
- Assist our Account Leads and Creative on dealing with clients on production issues that may arise, pro-actively consult with more senior members of the team on the best way forward and communicating the agency point of view
The person we’re looking for:
- Well organised and with great attention to detail. You will be a self-starter with a
passion for all things production and a strong interest in developing a career in fully integrated production management - You will be happy to work on your own as well as part of a team and be willing to get involved at all levels
- You will have excellent communication and literacy skills as well as a flair for numbers and are able to manage relationships across a variety of skill levels
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in an integrated production role, ideally within a creative agency or a busy studio environment
- Experience managing multiple projects concurrently and prioritising tasks in order to
meet business critical deadline - You enjoy contributing to the team by being motivated and by motivating others
What we will offer you:
Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com
Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:
- A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing.
- A creative, lively and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
- Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes.
- A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
- A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Ecologique committees.
- Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave (after 2 years of service).
- Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
- Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks (based on tenure) paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap and Cub Care leave.
- Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
- Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation and the Australian Disability Network.
If you don’t tick every box in this description, please don’t rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes.
Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words, these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people; regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate in. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.
Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldn’t be where we are today. So be you – we like it that way.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via [email protected] - your personal information will be kept confidential.
