Creative Producer (Consumer Products and Merchandising)

We are looking for a Producer to our client’s Creative team.

Start: August

Length: 18 months

Location: Stockholm/hybrid (2-3 days on site is required)

You will be responsible for organizing and tracking projects end to end. We expect that you have great attention to detail and a proven track record of following through on tasks and deliveries. Your day to day will be supporting the team in delivering projects against budget, timing and expectations mainly within the product categories stated below. As a Producer you will be the appointed contact for all things related to the productions for these categories. The successful candidate will be thorough, highly organized, able to juggle multiple projects at once as well as a people and service minded person.

Role Expectations: 

• Responsible for organizing, tracking and delivering projects end to end within the Consumer Products Creative Team

• Own and manage documentation related to the overall Consumer Products Creative Team and specific projects

  • Overview status report for all of the Team’s projects

  • Onboarding documentation for external Partners and new Team employees

  • Manage approval tool used between the Team and Partners

  • Team workload documentation

  • Project retrospective reviews

  • Overseeing that the Team’s work is archived as per defined process.

  • Setting processes (in collaboration with Sr. Lead Producer and Design Director) for efficient running of team activities

  • Roadmap of key activities, aligned with the Studio-wide and Franchise roadmap/s, and corresponding to the annual and one-time activities within the Consumer Products Creative Team

  • Briefing of projects to external agencies

  • Product Category responsibility: Softlines, collabs, Health & Beauty + cross category tasks and more to be defined

• Set up and running of meetings related to both specific projects and overall team

  • Booking and communicating meetings (including agenda setting)

  • Facilitation of meetings

  • Creating, updating and circulating meeting notes and project documentation as required, both internally and externally 

• Track and reconcile project budgets with Lead Producer and finance team.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders (including US) to ensure alignment towards the end goal.

  • This role will include early evening calls, to correspond with USA time zones

• Production of various types of projects simultaneously

• Demonstrated team player who thrives in a collaborative setting

• Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment and/or challenging and/or changing dynamics

• Support Senior and/or Lead Producers on key studio projects as needed

• Act as a ‘brand guardian’ for the studio, with respect to educating around and ensuring brand guidelines and assets are properly understood and followed in all projects. 

Qualifications: 

• Degree in relevant or applicable field (ie. Marketing, Production, Communications, Merchandising / Consumer Products, etc.)

• Minimum 4 years previous industry experience as a Producer, Production Manager, Product Development, Licensing area or equivalent 

Skills: 

• Competent scheduling, briefing, organizing, administrating and production abilities

• Highly organized with excellent project management skills

• Attention to detail and proven track record of following through 

• Skilled communicator, especially as support in challenging discussions and negotiations to get to desirable agreements / outcomes

• Great written and verbal communication (native English spoken and written proficiency)

• Knowledge of MS Suite, Click-Up, MyMedia Box, Slack, Mural and Microsoft services (Teams, SharePoint, etc.) 

Bonus Skills: 

• Direct experience with Merchandising or Consumer Products projects, or worked with projects related to Licensing industry and specifically within the softlines, health & beauty, collaboration

• Knowledge & experience with various work processes, organizational structures or project management tools 

• Training & experience within facilitation & active listening