COMPANY OVERVIEW
The Kitchen is a team of creatives, strategists, producers, designers, content creators, and social media managers working directly with brands to deliver breakthrough ideas. What makes us different is the way we work. We leverage our unique position inside Kraft Heinz to drive creativity and agility that’s only possible with trust and collaboration with our brand partners. Sometimes we’re focused on our brands’ biggest briefs and campaigns, and sometimes we’re creating our own briefs inspired by opportunities that arise from culture and current events. Together, we’re breaking down barriers and empowering more –more ideas, from more places, and more opportunities to earn our consumers’ attention and learn more about them.
ROLE OVERVIEW
In this role as a Producer, you’ll use your experience to bridge ideas and reality to create breakthrough creative work concentrating on quarterly and reactive workstreams, while support activations in a training capacity. You’ll collaborate with creative teams and project managers to source solutions and plan the creation of content. You’ll learn to grow and use a network of partners and suppliers to create work that’s better than what’s already been done, or to help identify how to do what has never been done before, with support from producers, sr. producers and the executive producer. You and your team will find ways to make great content and experiences at the speed of culture.
Your work will make a meaningful impact with a multi-talented team in North America (Toronto & Chicago) that blurs the lines of what advertising can be in today’s always-on, socially connected industry.
For the right candidate, this job offers the best of all worlds – a chance to work with incredible brands at a world-class company, a chance to be an active contributor of ideas to a creative culture, a chance to grow your production skills as part of a collaborative team, and a chance to create timely stories for timeless brands with opportunities that will inspire you.
Your work will make a meaningful impact with a multi-talented team in North America (Toronto & Chicago) that blurs the lines of what advertising can be in today’s always-on, socially connected industry.
Primary Responsibilities
ASSISTING/LEARNING PRODUCTION SCOPING: You will be supported in scoping ideas during the creative process to help manage and shape the idea during development. Particularly, you’ll be working on reactive and quarterly content and ramping up knowledge on how to produce for an activation.
PRODUCTION PLANNING: You communicate clearly to suppliers and other creators to find ways to plan and execute a range of ideas within quarterly and reactive content. You will be supported in finding and sourcing partners and experts who can help you make just about anything come to life.
SMALL SHOOT MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE: You will leverage the experience of producers to help plan and execute a range of shoots & projects from smaller scale content shoots (social posts) to medium scale photography and sound recording sessions. You understand how to run a production schedule and manage creators on site, with support from producers as necessary.
EVENT MANAGEMENT: You are responsible for organizing and managing small-scale, social -led events, from planning to execution. This includes venue selection, vendor management, logistics planning, and on-site coordination.
ENTRY TO CLIENT MANAGEMENT: You will learn to build pre-production presentations that anticipate brand partner feedback and proactively address concerns.
BUDGET MANAGEMENT: You will manage the costs and processes involved with a small and medium budget productions, preventing scope creep and cost-overruns.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
5+ years of experience in a production department at a traditional, social, or experiential agency that produces social content.
A proven track record of organization and multitasking skills with a strong interest in production.
A university or college diploma, or other education related to content production.
A history of being able to work with creative teams.
A general understanding of the tenants of production & understanding of project types including social content & assets, campaign production, video, motion graphics and digital banners. A curiosity in experiential production and event management is a plus.
A familiarity of vendor procurement and management and assessing overall quality of work with multiple deliverables and multiple workstreams.
Basic knowledge and understanding of USA and Canada Entertainment Laws.
Experience in partnering and developing relationships with non-traditional production vendors.
An understanding in the importance of project management and client/agency structure
You have experience working with suppliers, technology partners, directors, and other skilled creators. You will learn alongside producers how to quickly grow your database of partners and suppliers.
An understanding of managing expense, paying invoices, and financial processes. With experience in invoice tracking and payments.
A curiosity to improve and learn presentations skills and communication skills in a group environment.
A passion for food and food marketing.
A desire to do create thumb stopping content!
The Kitchen, Kraft Heinz, and Salt are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or disability.
Location(s)Chicago/Aon Center
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact NATAI@kraftheinz.com .