Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Manage and deliver internal and consumer facing cross-media (print, digital and TV) shoot and production solutions for all Communications activation levels:
Key Responsibilities:
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- Producing, leading and being the production authority on shoots
- Creatively producing best value, innovative and integrated shoots that fulfil the creative vision and optimize the creative opportunity, feasibility checks, art buying of creative capture (directors / videographers / photographers) when required
- Procuring appropriate production resources, managing production costs (bids / estimate reviews, negotiations, and payments)
- Management of production timelines (pre-production, shoot and post schedules)
- Implementing correct Business Affairs procedures, product sample sourcing and provision,
- Securing athlete and talent attendance (together with Communications and Sports Marketing / Culture Marketing),
- Travel requirements of non-adidas persons, on-set attendance, and production,
- Facilitating the post-production, retouching / editing to English language master process,
- Supporting music sourcing and licensing, production wrapping and initiating cost reconciliations and shoot image / footage archiving.
Key Relationships:
Internal
- Business Unit Communications teams
- Brand Design
- Sports Marketing
- Entertainment and Influencer Marketing
- Finance and Group Procurement
- Legal
- Brand Communications Operations colleagues including internal / external producers, Business Affairs, Music, Localization and Global Asset Creation Team
- Local adidas markets (Production, Marketing, Design and Procurement teams)
- Corporate Property and Services
External
- Creative agencies (account and production teams)
- Independent creative / art directors
- Production partners (agency in-house production, production companies / houses and independent producers)
- Creative capture – directors, videographers and photographers and their agents
- Production resources (crew, glam, models, security, locations, catering etc.)
- Postproduction agencies
- Production cost consultants
- Stock imagery suppliers
- Product sample warehouse
KPIs:
- Realizing the creative vision and optimizing the creative opportunity with creative producing
- Shoots and quality final deliverables delivered on-time and on-budget
- Cross-Business Unit and cross-discipline integrated shoot solutions
- Solid internal and external resourcing of producers and production support to service internal clients and balanced allocation of workload
- Financial efficiency of Communications production budgets and OOH including travel and expenses
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience in cross-media (print, digital and TV) shoot or event production with knowledge of producing in worldwide locations / for worldwide markets
- Working knowledge of production in client, agency and production company / house
- Experience within or servicing an international brand
- Budget management and cost negotiations of 100K plus budgets
- Experience in working with athletes and / or celebrities
- Solid understanding of marketing industries, processes and communication channels
- Experience in contributing to the development and deployment of marketing strategic / operational initiatives
- Broad understanding and passion for the sports industry
Soft Skills:
- Relentless drive and a commitment. Believes the impossible is possible.
- Confident, professional and calm – works well under pressure
- Organized, proactive, solution orientated and energetic multi-tasker able to use initiative, prioritize team and personal workload and have a team deliver creative production solutions under tight timelines and budget constraints
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Collaborative. Able to partner with internal and external teams of all professional levels / experience. Flexible to variable team dynamics and cultures. Quickly builds and nurtures mutually strong working relationships.
- Embraces and promotes new ways of working. Fosters a learning culture.
- Works well under remote management and can manage a team remotely whilst travelling
- Able and willing to travel locally, within Europe and internationally at short notice up to 40% annually
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- 4+ years’ experience in cross-media (print, digital and TV) shoot production with knowledge of producing in worldwide locations / for worldwide markets
- Experience in managing a mixed model internal / external team an advantage
- Proven strong academics including a Shoot Production, Marketing, Business, Art or related degree or equivalent experience
- Experience client-side within an international brand is an advantage
- Experience within sporting goods and / or fashion brands an advantage
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Apple OS
- Fluent (spoken and written) in English. Additional languages are an advantage.
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
JOB TITLE:
Manager Creative Shoot & Production
BRAND:
adidas
LOCATION:
Amsterdam
TEAM:
Marketing & Communications
STATE:
NH
COUNTRY/REGION:
NL
CONTRACT TYPE:
Full time
NUMBER:
497528
DATE:
May 24, 2023
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