Creative Producer

Description

**SALARY RANGE: $66,500 to 75,000**

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Interactive One (www.interactiveone.com) is powered by the mission to create an online community that provides rich content and digital products that engage, entertain and inspire the lives of African Americans. We are the #1 digital platform for the Multi-Cultural Millennials, reaching millions of users each month through a suite of content, social, and local radio offerings. iOne owns and operates a number of branded destinations, including HipHopWired (Hip  Hop x Technology),GlobalGrind (Millennials), HelloBeautiful (Women),  MadameNoire (Women’s Lifestyle), NewsOne (Affluent), Bossip (Celebrity  News &  Gossip) and TheUrbanDaily (Men), as well as social networking sites such as BlackPlanet, and more than 50 local radio sites.  Interactive One was launched in 2008 by Radio One, Inc. [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK, radio-one.com] to complement its existing portfolio of media companies targeting Black Americans.   

The Creative Producer is responsible for the internal and external coordination of all aspects of delivering an on-brand, dynamic graphic package to our production units. The Creative Producer works hand in hand with the Sr. Creative Director, Creative Director, Editors and the Management team to strategically plan and creatively weigh-in on the overall scope and planning and execution of editorial and sponsored programs across iOne Digital network of websites. This individual will also coordinate all administrative and financial requirements, establishes timelines, deliverables and review sessions for both the internal design team and production stakeholders for a single or multiple projects. The Creative Producer manages expectations to our production stakeholders, Marketing, Social and Digital needs aligning teams in collaboration for the length of the project.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Keeps team morale and communication pipeline maintained at the highest possible level for positive productivity
• Knowledge of digital show builds and execution of strategy for Direct to Consumer business
• Strong team building skills. Is able to motivate, educate, direct a team or individual Designers, Animators, Editors and others assigned to a projects whether in-house, freelance or with an external production group.
• Strong communication skills a necessity for day to day workflows across various businesses
• Oversees project schedules, budgets, resources, and vendor contracts
• Delegates and maintains constant communication with our Creative and Editorial team to ensure projects are staying on track.
• Point of contact for project communications from Production, including status reports for design team, management staff, clients, and vendors
• Manages changes to deliverables lists and/or project schedules
• Ensures that deliverables are received and payments are fulfilled
• Makes budget decisions within limits prescribed by creative and executive leaders
• Coordinates communication with our legal team or image reps to ensure best practices in royalties and copyrights
• Conducts and organizes research for projects in collaboration with creative leaders
• Forecasts with the Senior Staff on projects on a yearly basis
• Schedules and attends production meetings, takes notes for clients and vendors
• Oversees and delegates upkeep and creation of style guides
• Accountable for strict adherence to established department procedures
• Oversees and delegates archiving of project elements and materials
• Adhere to all SOP of projects with Creative team to meet all required deadlines and technical requirements.
• Ability to work nights and weekends and extra hours as needed
• Complies with Network and Urban One’s mandatory trainings and adheres to related course deadlines

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS:

• 2 years broadcast producing experience
• Ability to organize and present with confidence daily.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite :Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and other visual design tools.
• Proficiency in front-end development web programming languages such as HTML and CSS, JQuery, and JavaScript.
• Ability to use keynote Keynote + Google Slides
• Good understanding of content management systems.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues.
• Excellent visual design skills.
• Organize and build strategy for internal meeting approaches for projects as well as being the lead with key stakeholders.
• Strong Understanding of Microsoft based software (word, excel) as well as Smartsheets.
• Working Knowledge of Remote and Studio production workflow.
• Working knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop, VizRT and other software utilized for projects by designers, animators, and editors
• Demonstrated ability to get along with diverse personalities and working styles
• Partnering and teamwork skills
• Project management skills
• Ability to lead creative and producing teams on large and small scale projects
• Detail and multi-task oriented, the ability to multitask and deliver consistently with accuracy in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work well within a team environment
• Very strong communication (both oral and written) and presentation skills.
• Understanding of file formats, conversions, and media codecs
• Knowledge of various social media platforms, OTT, streaming
• Experience of working in all creative disciplines
• Full knowledge of digital production processes
• In-depth understanding of both technical and creative processes
• Understanding and accountability of post workflows
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Creation of simple mood boards and storyboards needed for creative briefing and pre-production

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent. 3-4 years of experience in design and or web

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