Junior Producer - Waste Creative (12-month FTC)
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Keywords Studios is the leading provider of creative and technical services to over 950 clients, including major AAA developers and publishers such as Microsoft, Bandai Namco, and PlayStation. With a global network of 75+ studios, we co-develop games and provide comprehensive support across all aspects of game development including Localization, QA, Audio Services, Art Production, Game Development, Marketing services and much more. Our teams bring the visions of industry leaders to life, whether enhancing iconic franchises or building new projects from the ground up.
About Waste
Waste is a strategic creative agency founded in 2006. We specialise in building loyal fandoms that power the world’s most ambitious gaming brands.
From alpha to launch and beyond, we help video game brands understand who their future fans are, attract them, then retain them in thriving global communities full of creativity and collaboration.
With over 85 talented professionals worldwide in strategy, creative, and production, Waste operates out of London and Tokyo. In 2021, we became part of the Keywords family, the global leader in creative and technical services for the entertainment industry.
Our innovative approach, shaped by The Waste Way and an entrepreneurial spirit, has earned us a place in The Drum’s World Creative Rankings as the UK’s 10th most awarded agency. Waste has also been named one of the UK’s 100 Best Small Companies to Work For and has featured for consecutive years in Campaign’s Best Places to Work.
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About the Role
A Junior Producer at Waste Creative is responsible for project managing and producing a wide range of projects across multiple disciplines and platforms. Reporting into a Senior Producer, they will work across all IPs on one of the largest accounts, supporting Producers with the process, productivity and profit of the projects.
The Junior Producer primarily works on low-level projects, but also supports Producers on mid-level projects from conception through to delivery.
They should have a good understanding of roles and capabilities across all departments and, with the support of Producers, will learn to identify specific skill sets required for each project. They are expected to have some experience working with large teams and experience working with smaller, more agile teams.
Our Producers are a likeable bunch and strive to keep project teams motivated - producing high-quality work is paramount. While our environment is collaborative and supportive, we thrive on candidates that are proactive, take accountability and really own their work. The ability to hit the ground running is a very desirable trait.
The successful candidate will be working on one of the largest accounts at Waste across a variety of their games. They will support the project teams in producing high quality user acquisition and social assets from creative development through to production and delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivery Management - Work alongside Creative and Production teams to ensure projects are produced to a high standard, delivered on time and within agreed budget - Arrange briefings, plan, scope and quote low-mid level projects - Assign operators, manage reviews, track costs and manage project progress
- Financial Management - Estimating, tracking and billing with Streamtime - Create reports for projects
- Quality Control & Risk Management - Manage quality control process within assigned projects - Proactively troubleshoot to prevent roadblocks for creative and production teams at every stage of project lifecycle
- Resource Planning & Collaboration - Develop an understanding of internal + external talents and their abilities - With the support of Producers, identify resource gaps and initiate resource searches with our Resource Manager - Liaise with third party vendors / freelancers where relevant
Benefits
Here are some of the benefits our studios can offer:
- Waste shuts during the Christmas period ranging between 1 and 2 weeks with that time not being taken out of your regular holiday entitlement
- Cheeky Fridays in August & February where the office is closed for the day
- Christmas and summer parties you'll want to post about
- Regular team outings and social events
- Workplace pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Birthdays off
- Volunteer days
- Access to Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
- Flexible start times
- Group Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance
Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment:Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any adjustments during the process please let us know in your application. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. We especially welcome applications from candidates of underrepresented groups in the industry.
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Experience & Requirements
- Minimum 2 years agency, production house or post-production experience, delivering a variety of projects
- An understanding of Creative, Design, Video, 2D, 3D and Sound roles, functions, capabilities and applications
- Basic technical understanding of various production software (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc.)
- Experience budgeting, scoping and managing low-level projects
- Some experience managing Creative teams is a bonus
- A basic understanding of the shoot production process
- Understanding of encoding/transcoding, codecs, video formats, file types, frame rates, resolutions
- Fantastic communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
- Ability to interact with co-workers effectively and appropriately at a variety of levels, across many disciplines
- Meticulous attention to detail and ability to pick up challenging projects at any phase, at lightning speed and with enthusiasm
- A keen eye for quality control
