Position Title:  Creative Producer

Department: Marketing

Reports To: Executive Producer

At DECKED we are customer first in everything we do, solving real problems with real solutions. We take risks but not chances, and we work as a team to constantly improve.

When you work at DECKED, you’ll have the opportunity to leave your mark creating exceptional programs and meaningful work, working side by side with innovative and intelligent team members. Together, you will lead our customers to the high quality, American-made products they need to get to work or get out of town, to get outdoors or get down to business, helping them do more, accomplish more, and stress less. At DECKED, we are BUILT FOR ORDER.

Our brand is built on grit and American determination. As Producer you will be responsible for bringing this to life through organizing our creative work, photo & video shoots to create marketing content that deliver on DECKED’s brand pillars:

• Rugged
• Intuitive
• No B.S.

Generally Speaking: Under direction of the Executive Producer, you will partner with marketing creatives and cross-functional partners to deliver best-in-class marketing deliverables that efficiently drive awareness and develop rabid brand and product demand. You will leverage super-human organization and communication skills to help guide teams and partners through project lifecycles. Our ideal candidate possesses tremendous communication and time-management skills, with proven success in production and/or project management. They will be responsible for providing planning solutions and project oversight for top quality content that is consistently on time, on budget, and on brand.

Essential Job Functions:

• Create scalable, effective, repeatable, and predictable production machine to increase DECKED’s marketing effectiveness
• Oversee and support day-to-day production of key DECKED creative assets across web, social, email, packaging, retail merchandizing and others. 
• Take the lead on planning and managing production projects within the creative team ensuring all final assets are delivered to a consistently high standard, on budget, and on time
• Make sure the day-to-day departmental operations run smoothly through Asana
• Identify and implement content/media organization processes (Google Drive, Brand Folder and other tools)
• Organize, educate and help maintain internal documentation/content processes
• Understand each project’s goals, help to develop digital, photo, and video content aligned on goals
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and facilitate clear briefs, clarify needs, define clear deliverables and deliver/handoff assets according to set timelines 
• Manage the production schedule and details for digital and print assets including: assuring briefs are accurate and complete, workback schedules are inline with expectations, creative staffing priorities, track feedback from leadership, ensure all final assets are on spec and distributed correctly. 
• As needed, support  the production schedule and details for brand and product shoots, inclusive of both pre-production and post production, ie. locations, model bookings, props, eq rental, crafty, deliveries, retouching and editing, and other production logistics.
• Support/coordinate ordering of merchandise material including swag, print materials, vehicle/wraps and others 
• Work closely with the VP Marketing, Executive Producer, Creative Director and Brand Director, to establish a vision of annual content, and plan to implement long-term strategies for production efficiency and improvement
• Lead or assist other marketing projects as needed 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or equivalent experience using a similar skill set 
• 3+ years of managing creative projects or similar experience
• Flexible and collaborative disposition
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with strong time management skills
• Positive, can do attitude with driven desire to output high standards of work
• Impressive communication skills and an enthusiastic approach to liaising with clients
• Comfortable working through tight deadlines and managing production for multiple projects at once
• Willingness to travel, work weekends and long hours when necessary, particularly related to production shoots
• Familiar with project management methodologies and software (Asana a plus)
• Working knowledge of Adobe Design Suite, able to support image resizing/optimization for web, social, and other channels; Figma experience a bonus
• Excellent knowledge of Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Willingness to work hard and roll up sleeves to get the job done, even when at times it may be outside the scope of the job
• Able to work in a collaborative work environment
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and multitask effectively within tight timelines, and remain calm and positive in a fast-paced environment
• Equally loves to be a team player, while also being a driven executor with a passion for details
• Exceptional analytical, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to be flexible, positive, and agile with constant changes and time restraints—proven aptitude for quick, creative, and adaptive thinking
• Impeccable aesthetic, attention to detail and love of photography or design

Compensation and Benefits:

• Compensation DOE
• Health, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance
• 401k with match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness
• Free water, decent coffee, nice people 
• Vacation

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.