CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER

We Realise Potential in Your Story

Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a Creative Development Producer to join our Agency team - Is this your next opportunity?

As a Creative Development Producer, you will be an ideas-first creative, generating original concepts for social and digital platforms that cut through and resonate with audiences. You'll have an instinct for what people are watching, talking about and sharing, with a genuine passion for social media, creator culture, digital innovation and emerging trends.

You'll champion creative development from brief to pitch, as well as identifying opportunities inspired by entertainment, sport, culture and audience behaviours to develop content across both social and digital channels. Working closely with our creative, strategy and production teams, the Creative Producer will shape standout ideas that deliver both editorial impact and client objectives across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, streaming services and emerging platforms. Your focus will be predominantly on non-scripted video and audio projects that are funded by brands.

The ideal candidate will have experience developing ideas for brands, broadcasters and publishers, with a strong understanding of brand tone of voice, audience behaviours and how content should evolve across different platforms and channels. If you're someone who spots the next big thing before it even has a hashtag, and your passion lies in pitching ideas that people actually want to binge-watch and engage with, we want your energy on our team!

PERKS OF THE JOB

We are proud to be an award winning, B Corp™ Certified workplace with employee wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexi-time working, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced family leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad in two one week blocks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, annual leave and office perks like free lunches, socials, and health treatments!

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Focusing predominantly on non-scripted video formats that are funded by brands.

• Developing, writing and pitching for original production opportunities both independently and also in close collaboration with other members of the Creative Production Studio and wider Little Dot Studios agency.

• Developing compelling narratives and storytelling arcs for social media campaigns, leveraging multimedia elements to captivate and engage the audience.

• Collaborating with in-house agency for insights and strategy to inform and underpin creative development.

• Briefing and providing feedback on pitch collateral with the Little Dot Studios design team.

• Working closely with production producers to guide cost and schedule project proposals.

• Facilitating company-wide or team specific ideation sessions.

• Presenting creative development internally and pitch to external clients.

• Attending productions as creative lead when necessary.

• Overseeing post production for editorial and lead creative in absence of directors or edit producers when necessary.

• Writing and presenting case study materials on projects you have overseen.

• Running development calls with possible on-screen talent and their agents and coordinating with external partners, influencers, and agencies as needed for campaign execution.

• Maintaining relationships with key production crew and creatives like Directors, DOPs and casting producers.

• Overseeing the work of any freelance Creatives engaged.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.

• Excellent writing skills, a talent for problem solving and a keen eye for detail.

• Experience working in a similar role at a content company, commercial broadcaster, advertising or media agency.

• Familiar with Adobe Suite and a strong working knowledge of Photoshop and Premiere. InDesign, Google Slides and Powerpoint are also useful.

• Awareness and interest in the landscape of television, digital, audio and social platforms in the UK and US is important.

• Proven track record for developing successful ideas quickly and methodically, keeping a cool head when unexpected changes to timelines or client feedback comes in.

• Effectively guide development sessions to support team members who may have less experience in conceptualising and advancing successful initiatives.

• Experience managing researchers and assistant creative producers, and providing constructive notes/guidance to designers and editors for pitch materials or final projects.

• Practical creative with a mixture of production and development experience would be ideal with an awareness of how production works.

• Creative development experience to cover but not limited to - Live action, animation, Livestream and audio.

LITTLE DOT, BIG IMPACT

We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fuelling your favourite content. We’ve been one of the top dogs in the digital content space since 2013 (some would say, before its potential was even fully realised). We're proud to work with some of the hottest TV and movie studios, distributors, rights holders, sports federations and brands in the business.

WE ARE COMMITTED

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace at Little Dot that reflects our diverse digital audiences and communities we work and live in. We are committed to ensuring every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and we strive to create an environment where differences are celebrated, and everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.

USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS

We value authenticity, and want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. While generative AI tools can help refine text, we require your applications to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses, and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.

Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website www.littledotstudios.com for more information.