WPP Hiring for Junior Producer at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 109,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.

WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 317 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 8th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.

About VMLY&R

VMLY&R is a global brand and customer experience agency that harnesses creativity, technology, and culture to create connected brands. The agency is behind award-winning campaigns for blue chip client partners including Colgate-Palmolive, Caltex, Monash University, Ford, Pizza Hut and Defence Force Recruitment (DFR). VMLY&R is made up of more than 12,000 employees worldwide. Locally there are more than 200 of us within our 5 offices in Australia and New Zealand.

About The Role

You will be the go-to person for assistance with any task in a ‘truly integrated’ production team. This role is perfect for someone with a can-do attitude and strong problem-solving abilities. ing to the Lead Producer, the Junior Producer will be an essential resource in running productions from concept development to dispatch across various disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and updating the Defence Force Recruiting (DFR) database, IP and CAD tracker.
• Champion Integrated Production processes and workflows
• Responsible for managing Talent/Music/Footage/Photography rollovers across all clients
• Assist in the management of a number of projects across multiple disciplines, with on-time and on-budget delivery
• Collaborate with the Lead Producer on briefs, cost estimations and project timelines
• Internal management of projects through various agency departments and external suppliers
• Housekeeping – keeping the edit suite in a presentable state (especially for creative & client presentations)
• Ensuring job reconciliation s are complete and filed
• Asset management and maintain hard drives for filing/edit projects
• When required, organise TV/Radio material dispatches to stations, including organising closed captioning. This includes follow up and confirmation of delivery to stations.
• Develop and maintain constructive relationships within all departments to ensure communication is clear and expectations are mutually understood
• Develop and maintain strong creative relationships with external suppliers such as talent agents, post facilities & sound studios.
• General day to day agency production support which can include assisting content/creatives to research information, talent contracts, stock or music for pre- production or pitches, production related paperwork, or client presentation materials

Required Experience/Skills/Capabilities:

• Exposure to working in an agency or production environment is an advantage
• Self-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Basic understanding of project management tools is an advantage
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Genuine interest in, and an understanding of, the integrated production process

VMLY&R AUNZ Highlights:

There are many things that make VMLY&R AUNZ an awesome place to work, but we think these are worth a special mention:

• Birthday Leave – a paid day off to celebrate your Birthday each year;
• Summer Days – 5 paid afternoons off each year during daylight savings time;
• Loyalty Leave – a paid day off each year to celebrate your work anniversary;
• Employee Assistance Program access and 24/7 support;
• LinkedIn Learning access for all employees.

VMLY&R is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

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