Producer

About M+C Saatchi World Services

M+C Saatchi World Services is a full-service marketing firm known for leveraging commercial advertising techniques to solve complex global issues. As a division of the M+C Saatchi Group, it specializes in providing strategic communications, behavior change, and marketing support primarily to public sector clients across the US federal government as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies.

Role Overview

The Producer will lead the creation, production, and delivery of integrated multimedia content aimed at supporting strategic communication and engagement initiatives across a varied portfolio of federal programs. The role requires guiding the entire lifecycle of multimedia projects, including videos, podcasts, webinars, live-streams, animations, and other digital experiences.

This hybrid position ideally suits candidates located within the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) area.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end production of multimedia content including video, audio, podcasts, webinars, live streams, animations, and digital campaigns.
• Manage all aspects of production workflows from concept and editorial planning to pre-production, shooting, editing, distribution, and analysis.
• Develop production documentation such as creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, interview frameworks, timelines, and resource allocations to ensure smooth project execution.
• Collaborate with diverse teams including communications, creative, account management, strategy, UX, and technical experts to create content aligned with campaign goals and target audiences.
• Coordinate internal teams, freelancers, vendors, production partners, presenters, and subject matter experts throughout the production lifecycle.
• Supervise filming, recording sessions, editing, sound mixing, captioning, accessibility remediation, and packaging of multimedia products to high quality standards.
• Handle production schedules, budgets, purchase orders, and resource allocation, proactively addressing risks and issues.
• Ensure all content adheres to brand guidelines, editorial standards, accessibility requirements, platform specifications, and enterprise quality metrics.
• Create promotional materials such as highlight reels, social media snippets, audiograms, and short edits to enhance audience engagement.
• Maintain production records, asset archives, templates, and version control protocols.
• Monitor and analyze audience engagement and content performance to guide continuous improvement and future strategies.
• Support urgent content creation and executive communication projects while maintaining high creative and operational standards.
• Stay informed about new production technologies, AI creative tools, multimedia trends, storytelling methods, and evolving digital content formats.

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Proven experience managing multimedia, video, audio, podcast, broadcast or integrated content production within communications, marketing, or agency settings.
• Deep understanding of full-spectrum production workflows for video, audio, live events, podcasts, animation, and digital media.
• Skillful in managing production timelines, budgets, vendors, freelancers, and cross-functional creative teams.
• Strong storytelling abilities including scriptwriting, editorial development, interviewing, and narrative construction.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools for content development, research, and workflow efficiency improvements.
• Interest and curiosity about emerging technologies and AI’s impact on multimedia production and communication.
• Excellent project management skills capable of handling several projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively across communication, account management, creative, strategy, UX, stakeholder, and technical teams.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud tools such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Illustrator along with multimedia editing and production technologies.
• Knowledge of video and audio production, live streaming technologies, webinar platforms, and content publishing workflows.
• Experience managing review and approval cycles, quality assurance, and production governance.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering top-quality multimedia experiences.
• Experience supporting federal government or defense-related programs or mission-driven communications is advantageous.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance as required.
• Preferred educational background includes degrees or relevant experience in Film Production, Digital Media, Multimedia Production, Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Audio Engineering, or Visual Communications.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written, is required.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must be a United States Citizen in compliance with government contract requirements.
• Must be eligible and willing to promptly obtain a U.S. Government Secret or Top Secret security clearance upon hire.
• Must consent to comprehensive federal background checks including financial, criminal, employment, and drug use history.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation varies by location, experience, and skills, with salaries reflecting the DC and New York market rates. The package includes extensive health, family support, and financial benefits:

• Paid parental leave: 12 weeks full pay for primary carers and 6 weeks for secondary carers after one year of service.
• Support for birth, adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments including paid fertility leave and interest-free loans.
• Dental and vision coverage with significant employer funding.
• Choice among three medical plans with varying employer contributions.
• Paid time off, sick leave, company holidays including an office closure between Christmas and New Year's.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and wellness subscriptions.
• 401(k) plan with 4% employer match.
• 24/7 mental health support services.
• Regular social and professional development events.
• Option to work remotely up to two weeks per year subject to approval.
• Annual cultural allowance and ongoing mentorship and buddy programs.

Why Join Us

• Engage in mission-driven projects supporting federal and defense sectors.
• Work alongside high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to enterprise-scale public engagement initiatives.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment.
• Gain exposure to complex stakeholder engagement challenges.
• Advance your career within a dynamic, expanding global organization.