Content Design Producer (Music)

Content Design Producer (Music)

• Location: Culver City, CA
• Schedule: In-Office T/W/Th; Remote M/F
• Pay Comments: W2, weekly pay, benefits, 401k w/ match
• Background screening required

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the Music experience for users worldwide by driving thoughtful and innovative content initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for running end-to-end design development and production processes for scaled design systems, content sub-brands and playlists throughout the service. In addition to partnering with designers and strategists in the day-to-day, you will collaborate with leadership and cross-functional partners in production, editorial and business teams to optimize workflows and project management.

More specifically, you will:

• Drive communications, workflows, project delegation and approval gates for complex design development processes, ensuring prioritization, timelines, project deliverables, and resourcing needs
• Create clear tactical project briefs with defined timelines and milestones, project deliverables and overall goals
• Navigate competing initiatives and prioritize resources appropriately, while mitigating associated challenges
• Handle day-to-day critical issues and troubleshooting of production challenges
• Collaborate with downstream production processes and resources for ongoing scaled production and product publishing
• Participate in internal and cross-functional meetings with clear meeting goals and agendas, and complete actionable recaps
• Work with producer leads and design peers to optimize workflows, develop and improve strategies for project assignments and tracking, and uphold clear internal and cross-functional communication
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with Editorial and Business leadership, as well as Cross-Functional Partners, maintaining clear communications and shared goals
• Work closely with Production and Design leadership to forecast key design system launches
• Foster relationships with other functional teams to ensure that we're delivering against goals, while creating an environment that allows for innovation

Job description

• The right candidate will have experience overseeing projects and initiatives as a design producer or project manager, with a highly developed ability to support multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously, deliver on time, and relentlessly uphold our creative vision. Your project management practices are proven and entrepreneurial ingenuity are important to you and the work.
• You are highly organized. You are proactive, self-motivated and adaptable. You can solve problems independently. You can 'see around the corner' and identify communication, logistical, and scheduling challenges. You have a disciplined approach to managing your projects, but maintain the flexibility to work both tactically and strategically when adjustments are required.
• We are looking for someone with experience working in partnership with creative teams to bring ideas to life. You have familiarity with content planning and effective resource management. You understand the impact of production decisions on both creative output and your cross functional partner's business. You excel at setting expectations, with the ability to identify and articulate alternative solutions when changes arise. You care deeply about your work, and you understand the "why."

Key Qualifications

• You bring demonstrated ability acting as a producer in a creatively-driven design, animation or production agency, or brand / product internal creative team, developing and leading budgets, schedules, and workstreams.
• You have expertise in content creation and production processes; ideally within a subscription services business model or editorial environment. Music Business experience is a plus
• You are tactical with careful attention to detail, but able to think more holistically about opportunities for efficiency and team structure.
• You are experienced articulating creative intent to others and proactively organizing partners to put ideas into action.
• You are comfortable and confident working in a dynamic environment, partnering with teams to move through the unknown.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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