Associate Manager, Creative Development & Production

Propper Daley, the social impact agency behind the world’s leading changemakers, seeks an experienced Production Associate Manager with practical experience in production coordination and, ideally, in creative development who is passionate about making lasting social change.

This position’s primary function is to manage the daily operations of production-centric projects across the agency’s nonprofit, corporate, and individual clients, and appropriately leverage and manage up to Department leadership to ensure the success of the Department’s growth.

This position reports to the Manager, Creative Development & Production.

Location: Los Angeles (required)

Key responsibilities include:

• PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Manage the execution of creative and production projects, including hiring and managing crews and vendors, in line with scopes, timelines, creative vision and budgets.
• EXECUTION: Support the development of creative and production projects and lead the execution of all activations, which may include: video and photo production, branding development, and live and virtual events.
• CRITICAL THINKING & PROBLEM SOLVING: Proactively assess the needs of the work to develop and execute work that meets client expectations, creative brief, and impact goals.
• COMMUNICATION: Support and participate in communication to drive the work forward, including with internal teams, clients, partners, and vendors.
• LEADERSHIP: Work to foster a positive, inclusive, and growth-oriented culture for the team, clients, and partners.

You are:

• A SEASONED PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: You have at least 3 years of coordinating and executing productions with teams of all sizes. You are comfortable amongst the fast-paced world of production. Unscripted production experience preferred.
• A CREATIVE AND CURIOUS THINKER: You are aware of the creative process but are not necessarily required to come up with the creative on your own. For example, you should be able to review cuts, notice when things are missing and be able to take initiative before it gets elevated to the next person.
• A NETWORKER: You have built a strong, reliable, and highly skilled network of vendors and partners in the creative and production fields. They are always excited to work with you, and you’re always looking to bring others into your network.
• A TRUSTED ADVISOR AND COMMUNICATOR: You have the ability to share information and advice with clients, colleagues and partners in a way that is clear, useful and inspires deep confidence.
• FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE: You work best in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced culture and remain calm and level-headed when required to change course and/or re-prioritize. You understand that working on the most pressing issues means that you have to move at the pace of current events, and you are excited to dive in whenever needed.
• PASSIONATE AND KIND: You are passionate about changing lives and changing the world. And, you realize that the only way to accomplish this is through teamwork, kindness, empathy and taking care of yourself and your colleagues.

ABOUT PROPPER DALEY

Based in Los Angeles, Propper Daley helps our clients leverage their unique assets to create positive change in the world.  We work with influencers, brands and causes, providing both strategic and creative solutions to move the needle on the issues they care most about.  Our approach, rooted in behavioral science, moves beyond foundational "awareness raising" to those strategies and ideas that shift the attitudes and perceptions that lead to behavior change.

We believe deeply in working as teams. More often than not, social change requires collaborative creativity, disruption and complex problem solving. We serve our clients as thought-partners, strategists, advisers, and tacticians as they move their important work forward.

Some of our clients include:

• John Legend and #FREEAMERICA
• The Shawn Mendes Foundation
• Bradley Cooper’s One Family Foundation
• Kerry Washington
• The Call of Duty Endowment
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation

APPLY!

When applying, include responses to the following prompts in your traditional cover letter:

• What are your three strongest personality traits?
• What is something you uniquely can bring to the position?
• Provide one example of thinking when you really had to on your feet and how it panned out? What was he situation, and what was the outcome?
• What causes are you most passionate about and regularly support?
• Provide two examples (one of an influencer and one of a brand) you think are doing a great job leveraging their platform for the greater good with a written description of why you chose them as examples.

OTHER DETAILS

• This position is a full-time role
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Matching up to 3% of a 401K (free money!)
• Great medical insurance and disability insurance
• An open vacation policy

Propper Daley is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, identities, and perspectives come together with common purpose. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.