Freelance Senior Producer USA 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 USA Soccer to join an exciting production department working across a high volume of world class global and national film and photography campaigns from Now 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
• Experience with USA Soccer.
• 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 immediately 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.

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