Senior Producer - Experiential

***hybrid role; must be able to work onsite 3 days/week in the Chicago office***

We believe in Extraordinary. 

At Jack Morton we create head-turning, stomach-dropping, mind-boggling, smile-inducing brand experiences for everyone. It’s the future of marketing and there’s nothing passive or predictable about it. We promise every day will be different than the previous one in a very good way. 

We take care of each other, as much as we take care of business. We marvel in each other’s uniqueness and revel in what each of us brings to the human potluck that is Jack.

So, if you want to help shape the future of an entire industry, welcome. If you feel work, and the people you work with, can be extraordinary, let’s chat. We’re Jack, and we can’t wait to meet you.

That brings us to you.

​You are a Senior Producer who will ensure that all aspects of a program(s) are successfully delivered to the client.  You are also responsible for the fiscal health of the program and for communicating effectively with the team and the client. A Senior Producer is typically responsible for executing medium to large size programs.

You are you, and we would have it no other way.

What you’ll be doing

The Senior Producer role will own large programs across a variety of consumer clients. You ensure that all aspects of a program are successfully delivered to the client. You are also responsible for the fiscal health of the program and for communicating effectively with the team and the client. A Senior Producer is typically responsible for executing large programs, managing, and mentoring multiple team members and working with senior level clients. You maintain strong relationships with your peers in account, creative, strategy and technology. 

Project Delivery 

• Effectively manage multiple or complex projects and budgets simultaneously through entire life cycle
• Lead and supervise project teams; hold regular team meetings and manage communications between team members, ensuring all deadlines are met
• Continually look for innovative solutions and production methods
• Possess the ability to think proactively and critically to take initiative and ownership of projects, budgets, etc.

Client Focus/Relationship Management 

• Demonstrate an understanding of clients’ business and program goals
• Guide the development, writing and presentation of incremental program proposals, scopes of work, schedules, and staffing plans as they relate to solutions
• Able to manage out-of-scope client requests and lead commercial conversations with clients across all aspects of the project
• Promote a culture of trust, respect, and transparency with the client, able to think through challenges and manage client expectations

Budget Management

• Work with key account team members to create scopes and program budgets and manage the revenue throughout complex, multi-faceted client programs
• Take ownership of the production process through the life cycle of the project to ensure the entire team are engaged with the process and it is being followed and tracked
• Demonstrate exceptional commercial awareness, leading the team and client through the contractual processes to ensure that we are not exposed contractually or financially at any point through the project lifecycle 

Creative Execution 

• Recognize when tasks within the process are outdated; create / adapt templates to fit specific requirements clearly and concisely 
• Ability to turn a creative idea or strategy into tactics within a project plan and budget
• Execute the integrity of the creative treatment in all deliverables

Team Collaboration 

• Partner with account to meet client needs and drive projects forward
• Act as a liaison between account, strategy, creative and other cross-functional teams 
• Help develop talent of junior team by providing challenging assignments and ongoing constructive feedback 

Sustainability & Accessibility 

• Align with sustainability goals across all projects
• Be an active leader and participant of incorporating inclusion and accessibility best practice into the production process

If you can do all that, you have what it takes. It might help if you have…  

• 7+ years of hands-on production experience creating events such as trade shows and consumer activations (also helpful if you have experience with conferences but consumer facing is priority for this role)
• Awesome client facing and relationship management skills
• Experience managing large-scale budgets ranging from $750,000 - $5 million
• Strong problem-solving, time management, leadership, collaboration, communication, decision making, project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work and lead in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines (we are an agency, after all)
• Excellent written / verbal communication and presentation skills
• Process oriented, love of project management tools 

Last, but not least, we believe in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. 

Jack Morton and Genuine are equal opportunity employers; we strongly value diversity at our companies. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

In Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada and New York City the standard base pay range for this role is $100,000.00 – $125,000.00 annually, depending on relevant factors including experience, internal equity and market considerations. This base pay range is specific to Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, and New York City and may not be applicable to other locations. 

#LI-SC1