Account Director - FMCG

Our Client is a leading FMCG player.

- Plan and provide solution to brands teams on all aspects of production - including annual production planning

- Deliver better planning of asset production, amplification of assets and production workflow processes

- Work with the other Regional Advertising Production Managers to leverage economies of scale and transfer learning across the world

- Manage direct production projects as internal producer for brand teams

- Maintain and develop creative agency relationships along with third party production, post, sound, talent agency relationships

- Maintain full transparency on all planned advertising production activities (Digital, TV, Print, radio etc).

- Review all briefs and storyboards in order to assist project leaders in achieving the objectives of the brief within the desired budget

- Manage the direct negotiation of all cost estimates with production companies including liaison with internal brand teams and creative agencies whilst maintaining the correct balance between quality and cost.

- Assist or lead global management & best practice for specialist production areas and programs of expertise as allocated by the Global Head of Production

- The applicant will currently be (or have been) a Production Company Producer, a Creative Agency Producer experience or will currently be holding a similar role (minimum 7+ years exp)

- Must be fully conversant in the related areas of talent, licensing, production insurance, music and all aspects of film/video/stills production.

- This is a specialist role and requires robust experience and understanding of all methods of production

- Good analytical skills and problem solving abilities

- Excellent negotiation skills