Production Lead - London, United Kingdom - LADbible Group

LADbible Group
LADbible Group
Verified Company
London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Reporting into the Director of Delivery, this is an exciting opportunity to manage the team who oversee the production of all branded content projects from start to finish across LADbible Group's brands which include: LADbible, UNILAD, Tyla, SPORTbible and the rest of the group.

This opportunity requires someone who is decisive and can flourish working in a fast-paced environment, with a strong understanding of digital advertising and media.

We're looking for someone who is positive with a solutions-focussed attitude, as this position involves planning and running a team responsible for the production of commercial, marketing and social video projects across the LADbible portfolio of brands and channels.


What the opportunity looks like

  • Oversee all stages of the production and post production process, ensuring delivery of assets by team are on time, on budget and of a high standard
  • Lead an amazing team of inhouse Producers, Production Managers and Coordinators and freelance production and coordinator roles
  • As a people manager, plan and promote the daily health and schedule of the team, raise resource concerns and solutions, interview, hire, support, and coordinate the team in conjunction with the Director of Delivery. Coach and mentor the team to maximize individuals' growth and harness the strengths and opportunities of each team member, scheduling regular 121's, yearly and halfyearly reviews
  • Work with a wide range of internal stakeholders across the business, keeping teams onpoint and safeguarding content creation at every stage of development and execution
  • Oversee production budget and full P&L ownership, working closely with other departments including Finance and Client Projects to ensure revenue is being quoted, allocated, spent and reported accurately across every area of production
  • Support team on legal processes and procedures where applicable
  • Oversee compliance processes, working harmoniously with internal departments to ensure project risks are managed appropriately
  • Keep up to date with new production and operational technologies and practices sharing knowledge with wider teams

Skills and experience we'd like you to have

  • Proven experience heading up production teams at a similar publisher, agency or production company, preferably with social video content production experience
  • Understanding of social platforms, and ability to optimise production processes to cater for platform nuances
  • Understanding of production costs and timelines, able to pivot workflows confidently to resolve project issues, as well as accommodate more effective content opportunities
  • Comprehensive understanding of video editing and edit producing
  • Detail oriented with a proven history managing multiple commercial projects simultaneously
  • Track record of delivering digital video projects across a multitude of platforms and be able to allocate projects to the team according to skill and project requirements
  • Good baselevel technical knowledge across a range of broadcaststandard production and postproduction equipment and technologies
  • Clientfacing background, with the ability to lead production elements across pitches, PPMs and PCAs
  • Unflappable, resilient and emotionally intelligent, able to calmly make critical decisions in a highpressure environment
  • Passionate about youth culture and savvy about the advertising and media industry


At LADbible Group we've rolled out blended working which means the majority of departments across the business (including London, Manchester and International offices) work from home and the offices on a weekly basis.

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