Executive Producer

Casual is growing our global operation with expansion in Singapore, and looking to bring on a leader within the region. 

The Executive Producer will need to have direct experience and knowledge of how businesses work across different industries/sectors; how to help businesses identify, frame, and solve complex problems; and position the value of Casual, and close opportunities. 

Initially the focus will be on business development/sales opportunities, with close support from the MD and global team. This may shift over time to maintaining these client relationships and building out the team and capabilities.

• Team P&L
• Client service
• Team management
• Team recruitment
• Creative direction

• Passionate about impressing clients
• Can-do and proactive
• Team spirited and accountable
• Doing more with less
• Be open and positive

• Establish new relationships and grow existing accounts.
• Add crucial value and guidance to the Producers, Editors and freelancers who execute projects. 
• Pending project size or scope, this may include your involvement throughout or more often, from the strategic level while your team executes.
• Collaborate with MDs to achieve team revenue targets.
• Point of escalation and consultation for both the client, your team and for crew.
• Your value is added in the form of experience, stature and client relationships. 
• Fluent in the language of the boardroom and the film set and serve as the decision maker between all stakeholders. 
• Shoulder the ultimate burden of project success or failure. 

• Ability and desire to recruit, train and retain skilled staff that support company and client needs.
• Lead the team, supporting their growth and development, and fostering the skills needed to service our clients
• Independently grow the production team to match the changing needs of the business.
• Grow, mentor and manage team members and help more junior staff 
• Maintain creative responsibility for a project and that it fits with the clients’ strategic goals. 
• Regularly review budgets as provided by your team.
• Achieve a target production spend of 65%. 
• Regularly check your team dashboards and take steps to address any areas that are behind target.
• Support the production team by making sure they have the resources, knowledge and motivation to carry out their work.
• Carry out bi-annual performance reviews with all your line reports.
• Collaborate with other teams to maximize internal resource utilization.
• Pitch for prospective projects. 
• Consistently be looking for fresh talent to bring into the Casual fold.
• Review existing processes to spot and gaps/issues. Implement new ones.
• Lead by example, ensuring our clients would describe your personal service as first class.
• Report in fortnightly Team Leader meetings
• Maintain an active and proactive role in Casual’s Global leadership team.
• Where appropriate, participate in global offsite meetings. 

• Exhibit a proven understanding of the strategic value of film within corporate communications. 
• Expertise and comfort in regular communication with Fortune 500 and C-suite level executives at the decision making level. 
• Ability to consult as a strategic partner with Fortune 500 clients. 
• Full accountability over client relationships.
• Proven ability to grow client relationships resulting in increased revenue.
• Proven ability to mediate difficult situations with and between clients with desired outcome of strengthening relationships and project success.
• Protect the business, Casual brand and associated crews on all client engagements, shoots or otherwise.  
• Manage multi-million dollar annual budgets internally and for clients.

• You are the main point of contact for all client conversations.
• You are their partner and consultant with the ability to anticipate their direction before they do. 
• You’ll advise on initial briefs and direction while bringing in your production team.
• You’ll oversee proposals, treatments and costs, either generated independently or working with our in-house Creative department.
• Pending the production size, content, etc, you will maintain oversight while on set or from afar and have your team manage. 
• Pending the job, you’ll hand off to your Senior Producer or Producer who will take the project into production.

• Production nut. 
• Process driven. 
• Problem solver.
• Decision maker. 
• Team builder. 
• Efficiency lover. 
• Personable. 
• Commanding.
• Dependable.
• Thoughtful.
• Big picture thinker rooted in reality.