Creative Producer

About Moonbug Entertainment

Thank you for considering the Creative Producer role with Moonbug Entertainment, an award-winning global entertainment company inspiring kids everywhere to laugh, learn and grow.  The company is behind some of the biggest kids’ entertainment brands in the world including CoComelon and Blippi. Moonbug believes every child should have access to our entertaining and enriching content, which is why our shows are available on more than 150 video platforms globally including Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer and YouTube Kids. Moonbug is also a global leader in pre-school music and audio experiences, available on 100+ audio platforms globally. Moonbug brands extend far beyond the screen to include streaming music, toys, games, books, live events, and even theme park exhibits.  

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the current market and beyond. 

This role reports onsite in our London office full time. 

📍London, Camden | Office based | Benefits including Free Private Healthcare, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave, matched 5% pension scheme, free yoga/fitness wellbeing classes, free weekly lunch and Friday drinks @ 4pm ✨

The Role

We're seeking a Creative Producer to lead the development and production of shorts and alternative formats. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment and has the ability to execute multiple high-quality productions autonomously. You should be a creative first problem solver and understand how to research to execute viral trends quickly. You should be an expert in creatively directing live-action and animation content, budgeting, production management and scheduling, and team leadership, with a passion for innovation in children’s media. 

This role reports to the Senior Executive, Alternative Formats and #shorts

Key Responsibilities

Creative Direction

• Lead ideation and creative direction for all shorts coming out of London team, ensuring alignment with brand objectives.
• Provide feedback on scripts, cuts, and all project elements to elevate content quality.
• Direct, produce, and edit specific shorts as needed. (Includes: pitch concept for approval by Senior Executive, create shot lists, order props and backdrops, set up your filming space to be visually appealing, capture footage in with approved settings and codecs, runs gimbals / tripods / basic lighting and sound on set, DIT footage, and execute a final edit including music, graphics, and SFX)
• Creatively direct or creatively produce other longform test alternative formats, as needed

Production Management

• Work with Senior Executive to strategize overall internal and external spends for the Alt Format department
• Work with Senior Executive to execute overall KPIs
• Oversee Production Team and ensure all departmental workflows are optimized, including all processes effectively documented 
• Oversee all final deliveries of content to Moonbase/SAN
• Work with Finance and Legal to ensure all suppliers and team members are accurately contracted and set up on systems to work across the production
• Source and manage vendors, contractors, and crew members.
• Accurate budget maintenance and management with regular and accurate cost reporting
• Manage budgets, track costs, and ensure financial targets are met (approve spends up to $5,000 per shoot)
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Mentor team members and create an an environment of solution-oriented thinking

Autonomy & Oversight

• Creatively produce longform shoots with budgets up to $75,000, reporting to Senior Executive for line items requiring approval over $5000
• Provide strategic guidance to Senior Executive and other team members.

• Exceptional storytelling and creative direction abilities with a deep understanding of narrative structure and creative processes, especially in children’s media and digital content.

• Exceptional production management skills and previous experience producing fast paced content, including budget forecasting, rate negotiations and crew management.
• The confidence and ability to manage in ambiguity and stop, start or change directions as needed by the business.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative vision and provide constructive feedback.
• Expertise in YouTube Live Action Production (all stages: development, pre-production, production, post).
• Heavy consumer of YouTube content
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere and post-production workflows.
• Ability to manage projects independently, while also collaborating effectively with Senior Executives