Programme Manager - Senior Producer 12 Months rolling contract

Who we are

We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. That's the “red thread” that connects everyone at The Economist Group (TEG). Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them.

We deliver analysis and insights in many formats to subscribers and clients in 170 countries through our four businesses, The Economist, Economist Impact, Economist Intelligence and Economist Education, which uphold our global reputation for excellence and integrity. 

Economist Impact combines the rigour of a think-tank with the creativity of a media brand to engage an influential global audience. We partner with corporations, foundations, NGOs and governments across big themes including sustainability, health and the changing shape of globalisation to catalyse change and enable progress.

 

With the power of The Economist Group behind it, Economist Impact crafts bespoke partnerships using a potent portfolio of capabilities including:

• policy research and insights
• branded content
• media & advertising
• design thinking and data visualisation
• global and bespoke events
  
  

The Production function sits globally as part of the Commercial and Creative Innovation team in Economist Impact. This Senior Producer role is focused in the APAC region, based  in India reporting into the Global Head of Production (EMEA).

As a Senior Producer, you’ll operate at the heart of cross-functional teams, you’ll strategize how to leverage our complementary strengths and best combine the expertise around you and deliver a range of outputs such as research white papers, videos and written content, web builds, and simplified CMS pages, social and media asset creation.

The production team is responsible for day to day delivery and supports the team in creation of all deliverables across the programme. We champion the programme vision and KPIs.  We ensure smooth collaboration between teams and minimal friction for the client.

It goes without saying you’re supremely organised and tight on all the important basics; able to chart a clear and certain path forward for your team. But you should be just as comfortable (if not more so) acting decisively in the face of ambiguity.

Programmes require:

• Daily coordination of the programme team to deliver scope, including setting and managing timeline and dependencies, running internal team meetings, programme documents and defining client reviews and client feedback requirements. 
• Managing production for all programme deliverables.  Ensuring scope and editorial checks are adhered to as well as improving the craft of the output. Deliverables include:
• Content delivery: working with our Editorial and Insight teams, video/audio teams and Design teams to create content such as articles, short films, white papers, branded content, social and media assets
• Technical delivery: Manage creation of online pages or websites. Including design and build of microsites, or upload to CMS environments. Including Dev ops, Tech QA, URL, analytics set up. From simpler CMS format pages, to bespoke websites often involving large data sets. You should be well versed in website design and development, Analytics implementation, QA and deployment process
• Media campagin delivery: Work with Media and analytics teams. Lead creation of amplification assets, tracking programme performance while live, optimising as required. Facilitate reporting and wrap up decks for Client
• Review all deliverables before they go to the client, ensuring brand and creative cohesion, ensure quality control, and strategy/client KPI alignment in collaboration with the Partnership Lead
• Communicate risk and mitigation plans to Partnership Lead
• Strong client servicing skills and communication with client
• Attend all client meetings and document discussion and decisions.  Track all client feedback. Draft client facing communications, join and lead weekly meetings as appropriate 
• Ensuring team cohesion and that teams are booked and resourced appropriately for the programme's needs.
• Build relationships within the company to become a trusted partner for delivery

Your primary responsibilities will be

• The efficient and profitable delivery of Impact high-value programmes
• Running multiple programs at once to the highest standard, with the ability to correctly prioritise of business and Client needs at all times 
• Supporting cross functional teams to troubleshoot issues and improve the craft and output of the programme as a whole
• Partnering with the Partnership Lead throughout the duration of a programme, Troubleshooting and escalating issues to Partnership Lead as required

 

You must have

• 5+ years industry experience in production roles within creative technology companies
• Hands on experience working and leading designers, developers, analytics, and QA teams
• Strong commercial acumen 
• Strong client facing skills and experience 
• Demonstrable problem-solving and negotiation skills 
• The ability to describe and defend your decisions, and to know when to change your mind
• Competent writing and presentation skills
• Unflappable attitude and the ability to manage up effectively
• Expertise in managing creative teams and contributing to client communication
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in a cross-disciplinary environment, collaborating with other practitioners to deliver the best end result

Ideally you’ll also have experience

• Dividing your time between multiple concurrent programmes
• Building websites or long term programmes of work
• Be comfortable talking to programme stakeholders and clients who may not be technical 
• Have experience working with teams including remote workers, with ideas on how to get the best from teams like this

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What we offer

Benefits
We offer excellent benefits including an incentive programme, generous annual and parental leave policies, volunteering days and well-being support throughout the year, as well as free access to all Economist content. Country specific benefits are also offered.

Our Values
Our values are a collective set of beliefs and behaviours that strengthen The Economist Group's purpose and demonstrate where we want to be as an organisation. They reflect on our mission to pursue progress for individuals, organisations and the world.

Independence
We are not bound to any party or interest and encourage exploration and free-thinking. We champion freedom, both within our organisation and around the world.

Integrity
We are bold in our efforts to uncover the truth and stand up for what we believe in. We inspire trust through our rigour, fact-checking and transparency.

Excellence
We aspire to the highest standards in all we do. We are ambitious and inquisitive in our pursuit of continuous progress and innovation.

Inclusivity
We value diversity in thought and background and encourage healthy debate with a breadth of perspectives. We treat our colleagues and customers fairly and respectfully.

Openness
We foster a collaborative and empathetic culture conducive to the interests, wit and initiative of our colleagues. New ideas are our lifeblood.

The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues and potential colleagues regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, gender identity, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, age, marital status or any other status.