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Head of Production
Farfetch
London, , United Kingdom
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Head of Production B&W
Description
About the role:
The Head of Production - Black & White will develop both the short and long-term global production strategy, to ensure best practices, embed new ways of working and drive a solutions-focused approach within our in-house production and post-production facility. The ideal candidate will be a natural and effective leader with the ability to inspire a culture of collaboration in the team to ensure that we are consistently going beyond our client’s expectations and delivering a seamless and luxury experience.
What you’ll do:
• You will define the Black & White global production strategy, both in the immediate and long term
• You will bring a high level of experience of post-production processes, operational and management expertise and strategic thinking, as well as demonstrating the ability to deliver efficient workflows
• You will embed new ways of working to ensure our in-house post production facility is efficient, simple, auditable, measurable and right first time
• You will ensure Black & White clients are technically supported, that we have a team of internal support experts available and that we are working collaboratively and efficiently with our broader (third party) production partners
• You will champion a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing, playing a key role in ensuring the end to end process is capable of delivering against client needs
• You will ensure that the production is cost effective, determining an efficient operating model (full time, part time, and partners)
• You will manage a team of production managers providing leadership and coaching to ensure ongoing professional learning and development
• You will be responsible for global production planning across all Black & White clients; ranging from shoot planning through to assets going live on the client site
• You will be reporting to Black & White key stakeholders
• You will be responsible for budgeting and forecasts
Who you are:
• You are an experienced manager in a successful production operation, including post production, with a thorough understanding of workflows, tools & systems, and the talent required to achieve this
• You are an effective leader with the ability to manage, direct, motivate, develop and communicate with their team
• You are confident with making rapid, accurate assessments and identifying crucial issues in a highly reactive environment
• You are a creative problem solver with the ability to stay calm under pressure
• You have proven success in a client facing role
• You are highly organised, proactive and goal oriented individual
• You are available to travel for short periods of time
We can’t wait to receive your application. But before you send it to us, here are some helpful tips to make sure your application is as strong as it can be.
• Have you set out why this role is a good match for your career aspirations and that you have the skills and experience required? We want you to be as clear about your future ambitions as we are and whilst we encourage people to learn, develop and grow, you will need to hit the ground running.
• Have you checked spelling and grammar? We have high standards and you don’t want to miss out because of something as easily correctable as a typo.We are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.