Senior Production Business Manager

About the role

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com . Who we are looking for: VML is seeking a dynamic, forward thinking, Senior Production Business Manager to support the VML Creative Production team. Someone who is an expert in Business Affairs, has a strong understanding of Talent (SAG & non-union) and licensing/clearance, is impeccably organized and provides the highest level of customer service to our internal and external clients.

Responsibilities

• Process | Create and issue appropriate job award documents, including production contracts, production insurance, talent contracts/agreements and session/completion reports. Review and assess content, scripts, rough cuts and final creative for risk or clearance concerns.

Requirements

• Big-Picture Thinker | A visionary with the ability and appetite to bring people together. Innate ability to marshal teams and create gravity around ideas.
• Agile | A jack of all trades equipped with a malleable, crafty scope of ability. A get-things-done attitude. An unparalleled drive of initiative. Strong knowledge of digital technology, social landscape and current trends.
• Forecaster | Able to tackle deadlines and special projects with ease. Detail oriented individual highly attuned to organizational best practices. Operates and drives strong continuous improvement.
• A Problem Solver | Crafts carefully detailed written and oral communication to achieve results. Strong time management skills and multi-tasking ability. Willing to do whatever it takes to unblock teams and ensure success.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Business Affairs and/or Production working at an Advertising Agency
• Excellent verbal, written and overall communication skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills as a team leader and team player
• A skilled creative, confident presenter, and demonstrated strong negotiator
• Demonstrated budget and scheduling management skills
• Must be extremely organized, detail-oriented and capable of self-managing and multitasking in a fast-paced, demanding environment
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