Senior Production Manager

We are a creative street marketing company with a network of billboard sites across the UK. Clients come to us for our street level posters as well as increasingly 3D creative activations on our sites, in our venues and on the street.

Our Creative Studio based in NW10 has a remit to create unique, creative and artist led high quality installations on our street sites across the UK.

The range of briefs and clients is varied and can include anything from a single 2d billboard to a full nationwide bespoke 3d build roll out - all to be produced to the highest of standards and often within the tightest of timings. We are proud to work with many brilliant clients from music, fashion, culture and lifestyle sectors.

We have had a recent expansion and are now excited to be growing the team and are looking for a brilliant Senior Production Manager to join the team.

You will be leading, managing, and executing creative build projects on our streets and overseeing the full build and installation lifecycle from concept to installation to debrief.

You will be leading a talented build and installation team of 6 and you will be a proactive, organised, and hands-on Senior Production Manager who can lead and oversee our workshop operations. This role is key to ensuring that client projects are delivered to the highest standard from quoting and planning to fabrication and installation leading on the schedule, methods and delivery of all elements.

What You'll be Doing:

• Lead the end-to-end production of our Creative Projects.
• Oversee budgeting, planning and delivery of projects. Working closely with your team to develop methods, materials and timings for all project builds.
• Use your in-depth knowledge of the outdoor space, materials, prop making and innovation to help make our projects unique.
• Drive projects forward and create the perfect balance between quality, budget, and deadlines.
• Collaborate with the wider team to develop innovative solutions.
• Managing multiple stakeholders through strong communication and organisational skills.
• Work with and manage external suppliers, contractors, and freelancers to ensure that deadlines are achieved, and the client brief is met.
• Manage, mentor and develop your team.
• Champion a strong commitment to Health & Safety, ensuring compliance and best practices are always followed.
• Maintaining high production management standards and assure quality control of all projects.
• Drive sustainability improvements in production.
• Resource planning and scheduling.

About You:

• You will have a full understanding of the lifecycle and process of a production, from pitch and creative concept through to onsite delivery - with the ability to drive all the elements in between.
• You will have a solid understanding of structural build and technical set up.
• You will have experience in some or all of the following: fabrication, print, construction, prop making, outdoor staging, outdoor events or related fields.
• You will possess a senior level of production insight and knowledge to collaborate on creative ideas and treatments with the design team. Motivated to always push creative ideas as far as possible to deliver the best possible results.
• You will have a high cultural radar with a finger on the pulse across all areas of art, design, music and culture with a genuine love of the street and our clients.
• You will have a desire to drive innovation within the business, creating beautiful & impactful work that strives to make a difference (environmentally and socially)
• You will be calm, supportive and organised with a meticulous attention to detail.
• You will have strong budgeting, supplier tendering, and cost efficiency skills.
• You will be proficient in Microsoft Office, project management tools, and design software
• You will possess a good grounding of knowledge of health and safety compliance in installation and production.
• You will be adept at working across multiple work streams with a natural ability to multitask where required.
• You will be very organised, diligent and a keen and concise communicator.
• You will have previous experience managing and mentoring a team.
• Salary of circa £50k plus bonus scheme to share in company success.
• £1k yearly London travel allowance.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day off to celebrate your birthday (incrementally rising to 30 days after 5 years' service).
• Life Insurance and Group Income Protection with Canada Life.
• Flexible working - to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Family is important to us, so we have a range of inclusive family-friendly policies in place, including enhanced leave to support you during those important times.

About BUILDHOLLYWOOD

BUILDHOLLYWOOD is dedicated to placing creativity in the heart of our cities. As the UK's leading street advertising specialist, we develop, curate and offer street poster space to a range of clients within the music, fashion, arts and culture sectors. BUILDHOLLYWOOD creates the space and our family ofagencies, DIABOLICAL, JACK and JACK ARTS work with clients to bring their campaigns to life on the street.

Built on an art school mentality that stretches back decades to our founder, we have a talented family of agencies - DIABOLICAL, JACK and JACK ARTS - who specialise in their own sectors to produce street-level poster campaigns, creative billboards, hand-painted murals, interactive installations, ambient activities, and unique experiential campaigns, creating authentic interactions with people on the street.

This combination of format, creativity and position is unique to BUILDHOLLYWOOD. It's the reason why we work and collaborate with the most exciting brands, artists and creative institutions in the world.

Our Values

Our values are really important to us. Below is a brief overview, but we'd love to tell you more!

• AUTHENTIC - We believe that we are at our strongest and most creative when everyone can be their authentic selves. We treat everyone with respect, share our own differences and unique perspectives and feel proud of them. We are confident to pursue our passions.
• CARE - We take care in what we do, we are meticulous in the execution of our tasks, care for our craft is what sets us apart from the competition. We care about the world around us and how we affect it, we strive to reduce our impact, make positive contributions and improve the environments we work in. We care about our own wellbeing and each other's, we provide support, knowledge and empathy where we can.
• COMMUNITY - We are part of something bigger than ourselves, one team and one community with a common goal and purpose. We each play our own important part but cannot thrive without each other. We are present and engaged for our colleagues. We recognise our role and influence in building a positive community, caring how we speak to one another, the way we make each other feel and the support we give one another.
• CURIOUS - We are always asking questions and learning whilst doing. We celebrate the gaining of knowledge for personal and professional growth. We keep ourselves well informed. We are collaborative and embrace alternative viewpoints and innovative approaches. We respond to the creativity in the world around us.
• GROW - We take ownership of our careers, set ourselves goals and thrive on challenge. We are ambitious, we see effort as necessary to grow. Individual success is all of our success. We seek out learning and embrace feedback. And we enjoy the journey.

BUILDHOLLYWOOD is committed to creating an environment that is inclusive to all, where everyone is treated with kindness and respect. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Do reach out to let us know if there's any actions we can take to better support an environment where you feel comfortable.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements at any stage of the recruitment process. We are always open to ideas from our candidates that help us to make our processes more inclusive.