We are looking for a skilled and versatile Producer to become a part of our growing team!

At NEXT/NOW, our specialty is crafting engaging interactive experiences for physical spaces. Our installations are typically designed for museums, trade shows, retail spaces, sports venues, events and traveling brand tours.  

The role of the Producer is integral to a project's success. The perfect candidate will be a general creative problem solver and critical thinker, a natural leader, confident and solutions-oriented, adaptable, flexible, positive and enthusiastic.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Producer, you will have day-to-day responsibility for the smooth and effective running of your projects with a focus on great delivery. To do this, you should have great skills in effective project setup, budget control, project tracking and reporting, risk and issue analysis, and quality assurance. With this in mind, an understanding of the principles of Project Management, appropriate methodologies, and processes is vital. This role calls for an individual who can focus on the details, being  on top of all aspects of their projects while being aware of the bigger picture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

•  Manage and deliver multiple deliverables for various types of projects within an account to agreed scope, timings, budget, and quality
• Work with internal project teams to help define project scope, resource requirements, and cost estimates for projects
• Be the hub of communication for the project – in regular contact with internal and external partners engaged in delivering our product
• Encourage and facilitate collaboration.  
• Produce a realistic timelines with clearly flagged milestones
• Work with client's third party agencies and NEXT/NOW suppliers to jointly scope, manage and deliver projects when appropriate
• Assign and track issues when appropriate
• At the start of a project, analyze the areas that could potentially throw the delivery off track, log these risks, and list what you plan to do to mitigate against them
• Be on top of your projects and know timelines, key milestones, budgets, resourcing, risks, etc.
• Assess the time and financial impact of changes and communicate to clients as appropriate

 QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3 years of experience within an agency environment.
• Bachelor's degree (required)
• Be a strategic thinker, open minded and the ability to think outside the box.
• Be incredibly detail oriented.
• Experience working directly with creative team members and development engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexible and up for a challenge.  You'll often be charged with doing things you have never done before or don't know how to do!
• Understand project management of web and mobile technologies.
• Basic technical knowledge of various systems and platforms (AR, VR, Projection Mapping, 
• The ability to manage multiple projects and clients at once.