This role will manage day-to-day production for the Design team within the Creative department. The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of production experience, excellent project management skills, and an interest in design, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards.
The Creative
Team is responsible for the
development and execution of a range of content for Hearst Networks EMEA. The
team devise and deliver all the on-air and off-air campaigns, short form,
branding and promos for Sky History, The History Channel EMEA, Crime +
Investigation, Freeview channel BLAZE, our streaming services, History Play and
C+I Play and our FAST channels – Mystery TV, Inside Crime, World War TV, Deal
Masters and History Hunters.
This is a 8-month
FTC maternity cover. The role will be hybrid, based in the London office 3 days
each week, working across all brands.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day production for the motion and brand
Design team across on-air, social, digital and print, ensuring work is
delivered to the highest standards
- Act as the primary point of contact for projects,
managing briefs, expectations and deadlines, and maintaining strong
communication with stakeholders
- Coordinate and manage resources
and maintain effective project and team management tools.
- Work closely with the VP of Creative, managing design
approval meetings and ad-hoc requests
- Support the Picture
Desk team, monitoring workload, overseeing workflows and approvals, and attending
key meetings
- Report to the Director of Production and ensure the
smooth operation of the Design and Picture Desk teams and escalate concerns
where necessary
- Collaborate with the
Heads of Brand Design and Motion Design, VP Creative, Campaign Producers, Production
team and Picture Editors, to ensure effective communication and seamless
project management
- Cost projects (where required), maintain budgets, raise
POs, and reconcile invoices
- Manage the freelance design pool and on-boarding
process.
- Troubleshoot processes, seek improvements and
efficiencies, and be open to new technologies.
Key Competencies:
- Deciding and
Initiating Action
- Planning and
Organising
- Working with
People
- Persuading and
Influencing
- Adapting and
Coping.
Essential Skills
- Highly organised and able to
prioritise work effectively, while managing multiple demands
- Proven experience managing and
coordinating projects and materials to deadlines, in various formats
- Experience in a production
management role in a design or creative environment
- Excellent administrative, time
management and organisational skills
- Proven track record in booking and arranging resources effectively
- Experience costing, managing and maintaining budgets
- A
strong team player and a highly effective communicator, confident in managing
stakeholder requests and balancing team workload demands
- Able to work independently and as part of a team, builds positive,
collaborative working relationships and supports others
- Proactive and diplomatic, responds confidently and calmly to
challenges and manages last minute changes with flexibility.
Desirable Skills:
- Familiarity
with cloud-based booking and
project management systems (e.g. Resource
Guru, Trello)
- Experience
working in a design agency or creative team within a broadcast production
environment
- Strong
negotiation skills, with the ability to persuade and influence others
effectively
- Experience in
freelance resource management, including on-boarding processes (training given)
- Raising POs
and invoice reconciliation in SAP Concur (training given)
- Ability to
troubleshoot design workflows and processes and suggest improvements.
- Knowledge or
interest in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and new technologies.
About
Us
Hearst Networks
EMEA runs a family of global TV brands with our head office in the UK and
offices in Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain and South Africa. We are an ambitious
and creative team who strive to build strong brands for our territories.
Our work
environment appeals to self-motivated and flexible thinkers who are great
collaborators and always strive to discover what is next creatively. We are
customer focused and sustain and build a diverse range of brands. Each year we
create cut-through campaigns working with a wide range of on-screen talent
including Damien Lewis, Ross Kemp, Vicky McLure, Emilia Fox, Joseph Fiennes,
Sheila Atim and Amanda Holden. Always striving to deliver against marketing
briefs we also work with great talent behind the camera including Rankin, Dan
Burn-Forti, Leigh Kelly and Tom Van Schelven.
Hearst Networks
UK are fully accredited as a Great Place to Work 2024/25. The company was voted
Broadcast magazine’s ‘Best Place to Work in TV’, and we were awarded BDA
‘Channel of the Year’ for Sky History.
As an inclusive
employer, we value the diversity of our teams and want our workforce to reflect
our wider society. We encourage and welcome applications from people from
under-represented backgrounds and are keen to make sure we are inclusive and
accessible to all. We will ask you if you require any adjustments or assistance
for meetings and communications if you are invited to interview.
Hearst Networks EMEA Values
Curiosity is what drives us to question, explore, and
innovate. We approach challenges with an open mind, ready to grow and evolve as
the world changes around us. When we stay curious, we keep learning,
discovering fresh opportunities, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Courage is showing up as your true self, with
confidence and heart, even when the road ahead feels uncertain. It’s about
owning our choices, stepping beyond our comfort zone, and creating new paths
and opportunities to explore for both our company and yourself.
Care is part of
everything we do - how we treat each other, approach our work, connect with our
partners and the world. It’s about creating a culture where everyone feels
included, respected, and truly supported. By acting with care, we nurture trust
within our teams, building meaningful relationships throughout our company.