Production Executive/Production Manager

Remuneration:negotiable cost-to-company 
Benefits:Pension Fund
Location:Durban, Riverhorse Valley
Education level:Matric
Job level:Mid/Senior
Own transport required:Yes
Travel requirement:Occasional
Type:Permanent
Reference:#PROD2025
Company:Avatar.DBN

Production duties:
  • Brief suppliers on printing specs, grammage of paper, and quantities, request three different printers to get competitive costings.
  • Brief promotional suppliers on promotional items
  • Source suppliers when a specific design is presented to manufacture.
  • Raise cost estimates on Chase on all briefs submitted by client service department.
  • Raise a budget estimates when necessary for a big campaign for clients on Chase
  • Raise Purchase orders against Cost estimates and mail to suppliers.
  • Send the Purchase order with repro artwork to suppliers.
  • Circulate printers proofs to relevant creative for approval and mail them or arrange collection to the supplier in time to proceed with the print
  • Check on printing or outwork jobs to ensure that delivery timings are kept.
  • Ensure that production samples are received from printers on all jobs.
  • Once the supplier invoice comes in or prints the order and ensure that the printer invoiced the correct amount
  • Deliver finished products to client or co-ordinate this process.
  • Update production job status regarding delivery and send to Client service and Finance team.
  • Assist with filling out tender documents and binding.
  • Follow up with suppliers on the invoice for the month to ensure finance get all invoice to be captured for the month.
  • Pull recon report from Chase on paid media jobs every 3 months when required.
  • Co-Ordinate photoshoots, book studio or location, photographer, videographer, make-up artist, stylist, models etc.
  • Arrange catering for photoshoots work within specific budgets.
  • Flight and accommodation bookings for models / shoot crew.
  • Source and book Voice over artists with recording studio for radio adverts
  • Answer switchboard, shared duty
  • Arrange courier bookings for production / promotional items to clients, ensure goods are securely packed for delivery.
  • ADHOC
  • Must be able to work on CHASE
  • Have a minimum of three years of advertising agency experience
  • Must have drivers licence and own vehicle
Requirements:
  • Ability to understand and manage people
  • Ability to utilise IT technologies to produce outputs
  • Communication and persuasion skills:
  • Ability to analyse and resolve problems
  • Ability to lead by example
  • Quality of work
  • Integrity
  • Stress tolerance
  • Passion for the work
  • Flexibility/adaptability
  • Initiative
  • Innovation
  • Commitment (willingness to participate in the total process)
  • Team player
  • Diplomacy
  • Maintain equilibrium and positivity on a consistent basis.
  • Excellent attention to detail and high standards of quality control
  • Ability to multitask and prioritise activities effectively.
  • Working in high-pressure environments.
  • Strong all round production planning from concept to post-production.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels from clients and suppliers to co-workers.
  • Most of all - a pleasant working attitude as positivity is contagious and any task no matter how complex can be resolved in a great working environment.


Company Description

Advertising Agency

Posted on 16 Sep 12:10, Closing date 15 Nov

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Caroline Poobalan
caroline@avataragency.co.za
27848008414

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