Director, Production & Creative Services for Hispanic Communications Network (DC)

Director, Production & Creative Services for Hispanic Communications Network (DC)

Job Title: Director, Production & Creative Services
Location: Washington, D.C.
Major Purpose: This position has the overall responsibility for the creative development, production and distribution of all production, programming, campaigns and work of HCN and its social and cause marketing clients, as well as educational media programming.

Principal Job Duties/Responsibilities:
• Develop and manage the creative ideas, concepts, writing and production for campaigns across all media platforms for HCN clients to achieve client goal and industry-standard excellence.

• Manage the HCN programming and regular productions, such as radio shows and newspaper columns to achieve increased distribution and ratings/impressions.

• Write copy, design storyboards, direct, produce and provide detailed support in the event that the creative and production staff do not meet the required standards of production. This is a “hands-on” position where proven writing and development experience is a must.

• Inspire and guide a team of designers and writers to creative excellence as both a player and a mentor

• Utilize knowledge offered from Clients and Account Management team, to prepare comprehensive creative strategies, by assessing client mandatory’s, audience segmentation, desired outcomes and competition.

• Write and/or edit business development presentations for company and/or clients to best articulate the ideas and execution in a sophisticated and marketing savvy manner that is in sync with the target brand.

• Responsible for the daily production of all radio programming, newspaper columns and future media programming

• Supervise team of writers, producers and sound engineers

• Supervise the management of our production facilities throughout the U.S. and abroad.

• Develop and select new programming ideas and supervise complete launches

• Deliver all programming to our Media Relations and Affiliates Group on a timely basis and within the quality standards required to continue operations and growth.

• Responsible for the weekly development and editorial process related to our newspaper column using a staff of journalists.

• Oversee the complete production of each campaign, including selection and assignment of production team, scripting, casting, production, and post-production. This goes across every media platform including – television, film, radio, print, online, mobile marketing, outdoor and experiential marketing.

• Work with the other departments in the enhancement of existing procedures and the development of new procedures to achieve greater efficiencies for production efforts

• Responsible for quality assurance and operational aspects of production operations

• Develop and manage departmental budget

• Build on knowledge of competitor production and program strategy to create and distribute competitive programming and campaigns to meet the needs and expectations of our target market, clients, and affiliate network.

• Meet with and present to potential and current clients and funders

• Hires and assesses staff and talent

Personal Requirements/Competencies
• Creative ability to build Spanish language educational media campaigns paired with grass roots approach

• Native Spanish-language fluency is a must paired with a deep knowledge of the U.S. Hispanic market consumer habits and preferences.

• Bilingual ability to translate Spanish-language work into English for clients as-needed.

• Ability to identify, cultivate and manage strategic relationships that result in achieving company goals

• Ability to quickly identify and develop business opportunities

• Excellent presentation skills

• Excellent writing and interpersonal skills

Experience:
• Minimum 5+ years experience in the U.S. Hispanic media industry.

• Must have 10+ years of experience managing a team of writers, designers, producers, talent and outside vendors in a creative team environment.

• Must have deep portfolio with strong Spanish-language writing skills.

• Experienced in managing workflow and processes from concept to completion.

• Proven management skill s and experience with an established record of success within the Hispanic media industry.

• Must have positive attitude, team spirit and the ability to lead a creative team.

• Working knowledge of Hispanic media, programming and advertising (TV, Print, Radio, Online), printing techniques, web production, and must be well versed in Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Acrobat, FTP software and comfortable with Mac and Windows.

• Successful in a fast paced environment, where one is expected to multitask.

Qualifications/Technical Skills:
• MS Office proficient including ability to create presentations
• Financial management skills for building and managing departmental budget, proposal budgets, and financial analyses

Compensation
• Base salary + performance bonus
• Full company paid medical and dental benefits
• Company life insurance plan
• Vacation, sick and personal days
• Paid holidays

Applicants, please send your resume to careers@hcnmedia.com