Executive Producer

About BUCK

BUCK is a talent-driven, global creative company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney, Amsterdam and London. Since 2004 we have been building a home for the world’s most talented dreamers, makers, and doers in a collaborative, ego-free culture that breeds partnership and creative ambition. At our core, we exist to find creative opportunities in every challenge, not just to think, but to make, and ultimately put extraordinary things into the world that inspire people.

Job Description:

This Executive Producer role will lead the strategic development and production plan for new and existing business opportunities at Buck in Europe, by partnering with creatives, resourcing, and operations. This person comes equipped with experience and a strong understanding of the production best practices but with a desire to take on new challenges and do things differently.

They understand the value of delivering work with an impeccable level of craftsmanship. And they are experts within the CG, animation, design, and creative technology space. They are an enthusiastic, proactive, creatively driven leader that fuels the process and means for the creative offering with Buck.

This person should have the ambition and mindset to keep up in a fast-evolving landscape. They are focused on unlocking opportunities, developing talent, and building close relationships with both Buck’s talent and BUCK’s client teams from beginning to end of each production life cycle.

They are responsible for account growth, client satisfaction, prioritisation of deliverables, and ensuring the quality of work meets client and company objectives.

Responsibilities

The Executive Producer role emphasises high level production oversight, leadership, and direct client engagement, all essential for BUCK’s high standards in project delivery and development.

Production Excellence and Client Engagement:

• Build close partnerships with BUCK’s Department and Creative Leadership and develop processes and production plans that allow team members to create the best creative work in the world.
• Have a thorough knowledge of the sales & production process, as well as the industry in general. Recognize emerging strategies, trends, and pitfalls and develop plans accordingly>
• Have deep relationships to seek out new client opportunities within Europe.
• Seek out, vet, and understand new opportunities. Synthesize the ask and dispel information for coordination with the necessary team members, with the proven ability to quickly ballpark budgets across a range of creative disciplines as needed.
• Client facing and act as the key intersection between client teams.
• Work closely with producers across active projects, to guide them through challenges and provide mentorship and growth opportunities.
• Hands on production on projects when needed
• Maintain expected profit margins on projects, on brands, for the office, and for the company.
• Always strive for the highest level of output through execution and craft.
• Always maintain a solutions-oriented perspective and recognize that very little is "impossible".
• Acts as a leader and part of a team. Be a beacon of positivity and enthusiasm and provide guidance and direction.
• Be future-minded towards the growth of the company.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate closely with other department leadership to ensure seamless project workflows.
• Maintain clear and efficient communication with internal teams and leadership.
• Collaborate with the European Group leadership team to define and implement BUCK’s mission, vision, and long-term creative strategies

Global Collaboration and Alignment:

• Work in close alignment with Department leadership and EP’s from other BUCK offices to ensure strategies, goals, and creative standards are consistent globally.
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing and best practices across the company, strengthening BUCK’s global creative output.