Freelance Senior Producer Soccer - NYC

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Midnight Club NY is a new creative venture in Brooklyn, NY from The Midnight Club – a leading creative company for cultural advancement based in London, UK.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a dynamic and ambitious Freelance Senior Producer Soccer to join an exciting production department working across a high volume of world class global and national film and photography campaigns from 17th March to 26th May.

You will be responsible for taking our creative team's concepts and making them a reality whilst maintaining the highest standards, keeping on brief and delivering within budget.

We’re looking for someone well-versed and experienced in all aspects of production (with a primary focus on film and stills production), comfortable delivering multiple high budget projects end to end encompassing budget, team, resource and critical path management.

What you will be doing:

• Devise the production approach and strategies at the start of a project - Requesting and assembling budgets, forming resource plans, creating timelines and assessing feasibility.
• Working closely with the creative and strategic leads you will form part of the project leadership team - Steering the project to success through your production expertise.
• Mitigate and solve problems if and when they arise.
• Source, manage and coordinate 3rd party suppliers - building out production teams and experts.
• Hire, onboard and line manage freelance resources (Where appropriate).
• Work closely with third party production consultants to deliver the project on scope and on budget.
• Build strong internal relationships with members of the team.
• Help support and develop junior members of the team.
• Manage business affairs documents and legal sign off processes.
• Negotiate with talent agents on contract terms and fees.
• Practical understanding of USA AICP production processes, requirements, rules and regulations
• Fully reconciliation of budgets once the project has wrapped, including budget management as assessing budget health throughout production.
• Act as the client facing production expert across the project.
• Brief in creative teams on the project such as creative and art directors, retouchers, editors and composers.
• Manage all aspects of production - pre, production and post.
• Make informed autonomous decisions for projects and escalate for further approvals where necessary.
• Adhering to our local & environmental purchasing policies, reviewing the targets from our impact report.
• Be confident in providing insight, assistance and knowledge on production process to team and clients.

ABOUT YOURSELF

• 5 to 7 years of production experience (as a mid-weight or senior producer).
• Experience scoping and managing production budgets ranging from $350K-$1M USD.
• Experience in film and stills (activation experience is a bonus).
• Experience in soccer & lifestyle campaigns.
• A solid black book of industry contacts including freelance crew, creative teams, photographers, studios and agents.
• Strong technical production skills including all crew terms, sight on industry standards, standard APA crew rates and legal responsibilities.
• Experience in mentoring and managing junior team members.
• Proven regular success in delivering projects within the agreed budget perimeters.
• Experience in producing international productions in a film, tv or stills producer capacity. Line production knowledge a bonus.
• Experienced negotiator when dealing with agents.
• Previous experience in managing 3D, VFX, animation and post production a bonus.
• Experience of working with high profile talent and athletes is highly desirable.
• Highly organised, analytical and process driven.
• Agile and can shake off curveballs without a sweat.
• A team player - Not scared to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in.
• Cool, calm and collected whilst under pressure.
• An expert in all aspects of production.
• Comfortable working with complex projects and deliverables.
• Interested in culture outside of work - bringing in new perspectives.
• Passionate about sports and fashion - highly desirable.
• A portfolio of high-quality film and photographic content.
• You are fully available from 17th March to 26th May, 2025.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Day rate: $600 - $650 USD

At Midnight Club NY, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Join us. Let’s make something extraordinary together