Production & Creative Manager

The Company: R.A.D® is a performance footwear company using innovation and creativity to unlock the euphoria of sport. Inspired by skateboarding and surfing, we blend cutting-edge performance with a distinctive aesthetic rooted in lifestyle subcultures. As an underdog in a field dominated by giants, we focus on authentic, credible brand-building that challenges the status quo—step by step crafting a legacy. Tuned For The Future.

Location:

London; the role is full time out of our Waterloo office.

The Role:

R.A.D® is looking for a Production & Creative Manager to manage R.A.D®s internal media team and own the coordination and communication with our external creative agencies. The candidate should be highly experienced in production management, cost forecasting/budgeting, shoot production and agency management. This role will focus on overseeing the processes, systems and resources that support creative projects, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of high-quality content - delivered on brief and by deadlines.

This is not a creative role. This role reports to the Media Director, with a close working relationship with our external agencies and R.A.D® marketing teams. The role will also involve working closely with other key stakeholders across the business.

• Be the link between the R.A.D® marketing team & external creative agency.
• Own the deliverables sheets.
• Understand each deliverable in detail and make plans on how to execute each one.
• Ensure the deliverables are clear and kept up to date.
• Manage and communicate with our creative agencies when things change or new deliverables get added.
• Manage the approval process – ensuring all relevant stakeholders have had input into the creative process at the relevant times.
• Manage the working relationship with our external creative agency to ensure clarity of briefs and delivery deadlines.
• Provide them with what they need to ensure deliverables are delivered on time.
• Enable the marketing department to be successful by overseeing and coordinating the production of all assets that are needed to execute across all channels, from concept through to delivery.
• Organise and execute shoots, sometimes at short notice, working closely with relevant stakeholders. This will include; managing stakeholders, procuring models, organising products/props, sourcing videographers/photographers, locations, scheduling, working with Marketing on deliverables.
• Own the production and postproduction of all ecomms and any other shoots as required.
• Work with the Media Director to optimise shoots, budgets, post-production and any other areas for improvement, automation and efficiencies.
• Always thinking ‘how could we have done that better’.
• Own & report on production budgets.

• Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail.
• Key point for communication between internal teams and external agency – proactively confirming feedback / deadlines / product delays.
• Proactive in all aspects of the role and able to implement processes that make the whole production process as efficient as possible.
• Assertive and confident in managing relationships at all levels of the business; holding internal and externals teams to task while also being able to manage expectations and push back where necessary to prioritise asset delivery.
• Able to operate under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Has a can-do attitude, always finding a way to drive progress/delivery.