Full-Time Producer
Job Description
Title: Producer
Location: Alexandria, VA
Reports to: Senior Producer or Director of Production
Why You’ll Love Working at RedPeg:
Voted as one of The Washington Post’s Top Workplaces, we are an independent experiential marketing agency located in Alexandria, VA that connects brands to the consumers they need to reach through customized, personal engagement. Every day, we come together to create experiences that inspire extraordinary memories. We work with a roster of incredible brands including Capital One, DISH Network, GEICO, Niantic, Virginia Lottery and Yuengling. We’re looking for highly personable, passionate, and innovative marketers to join our team!
What This Job is About:
The Producer works within the production department at RedPeg and is responsible for the fulfillment of event assets and/or experiences for our clients. This role must work closely with all departments including partner services, venues and sponsorship, strategy, creative, finance, and talent. The Producer is involved in the ideation, creation, and maintenance of all assets that are utilized in our campaigns ranging from vehicles and electronics to banners, signage, and fabricated assets. The role includes developing concepts, procurement, directing staff, and coordinating technical and production requirements.
The ideal candidate for this Producer role has a strong passion and aptitude in vehicle and mechanical structures and/or experiential campaigns. A solid knowledge in asset and vehicle design, development, and fabrication techniques is a major priority along with the ability to assist in the mechanical design to maintain structural integrity in various indoor and outdoor environments.
Success in this role requires proficiency in mobile tours, large scale festivals / event operations, product launches, stunts, tradeshow campaigns, or on-premise sampling campaigns. An ability to perform basic maintenance on large structures as well as some production of small to medium activation elements is preferred.
This person must enjoy and have a strong ability to think on their feet, troubleshoot quickly, and be able to always solve problems to the satisfaction of the client. This position also requires being highly organized in event and logistics management and building long-lasting relationships with both clients and vendors.
This position is expected to help provide guidance and mentorship to production coordinators and would report directly to either a Senior Producer or Director of Production. We work as ONE Team and are looking to add positive contributors to help the growth of our organization.
What You’re All About:
- 5+ years of experience in marketing, preferably in a production, logistics, or field role.
- Participate in strategy and creative brainstorming, understand and clearly translate creative ideas into detailed activation plans
- Superior attention to detail, organization, and time management skills including the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once.
- Lead development of production schedules, run of shows, project related production documents, and organization of pertinent information
- Source vendors, negotiate contracts and fees, manage bidding and estimates, abide by company billing and invoicing terms, and policies; clearly communicate any scope changes that affect budget
- Work cross-functionally (internally and externally) to ensure all deliverables and deadlines are identified, managed, and met
- Supervise production and fabrication of program elements, safeguarding quality control
- Participate and advise on tour routing and logistics, transport & shipping, loading & unloading, securing and maintaining vehicles & trailers, DOT compliance and reporting, inventory, storage & warehousing
- Provide onsite event management, including direction of labor staff, vendor main point of contact, procuring required equipment, schedule load-in/out, oversee set-up & strike, logistics, warehousing, wrap-up & debrief
- Mechanical knowledge in both vehicles and fabrication
- Has a growth mindset, seeking to improve process, projects, the team and outcomes
- Experience working with and utilizing project management software systems preferred
- Ability to use hand tools as well as power tools to help repair/create assets.
- Basic knowledge in OSHA compliance.
- General computer skills and working knowledge in Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to travel approximately 35 -45 % of your time at RedPeg.
- Working with the key account team members, create program budgets and manage the revenue throughout client programs
- Ensure budget and PO systems are up-to-date on your assigned programs
RedPeg Core Values
We engage everyone with a Service Mentality
We are Unifiers
We are Relentless in our Pursuit of Excellence
We are Committed to Growth
We Create Innovative Solutions
We take Extreme Ownership
We Cultivate an Environment built on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We are One Team!
Next Steps:
To apply for this position please respond to this posting with your cover letter, resume and salary requirements. Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
It is the policy of RedPeg to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, RedPeg will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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