Senior Producer
3 days ago
London
Polar Black – Job Spec Senior Producer How to Apply To apply for this role, either apply through LinkedIn or send your CV (and portfolio if applicable) to: . Please include ‘Senior Producer’ in the subject line of your email About Us Polar Black is a fully integrated creative agency; we specialise in event production, immersive brand experiences and creative design. Working with some of the world’s most distinguished luxury, lifestyle and fashion brands, we operate globally to curate and produce incredible events and activations. • Set up in London in 2011, • Head Office in London, with offices in Paris, New York and LA, • Team of 40 across creative, design and production, • Client base inclusive of but not limited to: Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dom Pérignon, Snap Inc and Apple Inc The Role As a Senior Producer, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of our projects, taking responsibility for the management of creative development, production management, technical execution, budget management, and on-site delivery. Reporting into the Director of Events, you will act as the primary operational lead on projects, translating creative ambition and client briefs into robust, executable production. The role requires strong commercial awareness, technical knowledge and confident stakeholder management across all stages of delivery. This role will also support the junior members of the team, assisting with their development and providing guidance that ensures client project success and achieves overall business strategies. Key Responsibilities • Lead full-cycle delivery from initial brief through post-event reconciliation, • Translate client briefs into clear, feasible creative briefs and production plans, • Own project schedules and critical paths, and build, manage and reconcile project budgets., • Oversee technical production, including AV, lighting, scenic, staging, logistics., • Conduct site visits, technical reviews and rehearsals and lead on on-site installs, delivery and de-rigs., • Act as the main day-to-day contact for clients and project stakeholders, • Manage internal teams and external suppliers to ensure timely, effective and on-budget project delivery., • Ensure all H&S, RAMS and compliance requirements are met, • Maintain clear communication, documentation and reporting across delivery Ideal Candidate / Essential Skills • 6–8+ years’ experience in luxury event/experiential production, ideally agency-side, • Proven experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects, • Strong budget management and commercial awareness, • Confident managing suppliers, technical partners, and production teams, • Solid understanding of AV, scenic, staging, and live event production, • Highly organised, calm under pressure, and solution-focused, • Comfortable working autonomously and making delivery-critical decisions, • Strong communication skills and client-facing confidence, • Excellent attention to detail and operational discipline, • Willingness to travel and work onsite as required Benefits • Salary: To be discussed, depending on experience, • Bonus: Discretionary bonuses based on specific performance targets and company performance., • Flexible Working Hours: You can structure your 8-hour between 8am - 8pm. Our core hours are from 10am - 4pm for collaboration. Choose what works for you, as long as client and team needs are supported., • Annual Leave Carryover: Alongside your standard holiday entitlement, you may carry up to 3 unused days into the following year. Request approval in advance so we can plan properly as a team., • Duvet Days: Two duvet days per year, to be taken whenever you may need a day off at random and you haven’t already requested annual leave - just let your manager know as early as you can., • Remote Working Abroad: You can work remotely from abroad for one week per year, within a 2-hour time difference from the UK. Please request approval ahead of time so we can make sure client work is not disrupted and team collaboration stays smooth., • Quarterly celebrations: Every quarter, we celebrate ourselves and successes together as a team. This could be a team trip to the pub, a gallery exhibition or team activity., • Meeting-Free Fridays: Friday afternoons from 12pm are meeting-free to give a calmer end to the week and to help you wrap-up your work for the week., • Company Volunteering Day: To give back to the community, we have one paid team volunteering day per year to support a cause we choose together., • Cycle to Work: You can get bikes and accessories through our Cycle to Work scheme, spreading the cost throughout the year while encouraging active travel., • Eye Test: Claim back up to £25 towards an annual eye test at any optician How to Apply To apply for this role, please send your CV and portfolio to: Please include ‘Senior Producer’ in the subject line of your email