Senior Producer (Contract)

About the role

As a Temporary Senior Producer II, you'll lead and execute across all phases of short-form content creation—from scoping and SOW development to live-action on-set producing and post-production oversight—helping our partner brands tell compelling stories optimized for social performance. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who is equal parts master producer, client partner, and creative problem-solver.

You will cover a four-month parental leave, managing end-to-end production logistics, drafting detailed Scopes of Work (SOWs), hosting clients on set, and coordinating with post-production teams to ensure platform-native assets (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, digital campaigns) are delivered on time, on budget, and within scope. You'll work closely with creative leads, strategists, designers, editors, and external crews.

Responsibilities

• Project Scoping, SOWs & Ownership
  • Lead SOW Creation: Draft production Scopes of Work (SOWs) in collaboration with the Production and Direction teams to ensure accurate budget, timeline, and internal staffing requirements.
  • Full Lifecycle Management: Lead planning and post-production execution for key brand partnerships.
  • Budget & Documentation: Manage project timelines, asset tracking, and budgets. Support project wrap for all internal and external productions, ensuring deliverables, final budgets, and wrap documentation are complete.
  • Internal Reporting: Provide documentation and reporting on project details, progress updates, wins, blockers, and opportunities for workflow optimization.
• On-Set & Studio Producing
  • In-Studio & Field Production: Lead in-studio and location shoots as primary Producer; collaborate with production crews, directors, and partner leads to ensure smooth execution.
  • Logistics & Pre-Pro: Oversee call sheets, talent, locations, gear rentals, and production schedules for both recurring and one-off client projects.
  • Client Hosting: Manage client presence on set, ensuring client expectations are met while keeping crews operating efficiently and on schedule.
• Client Communication & Project Management
  • Client Lead: Serve as a trusted, proactive point of contact across project lifecycles; maintain clear, consistent communication regarding scope, timeline, and budget.
  • Meeting Leadership: Join internal and partner-facing calls; present project plans and production schedules with confidence and clarity.
  • Feedback Management: Receive and synthesize client feedback with care and efficiency, aligning cross-functional teams to keep creative cohesive.
• Post-Production Oversight & Social Fluency
  • Workflow Management: Partner with Production Team and in-house editors/designers to guide post-production schedules, review cuts, and manage final asset delivery.
  • Social Optimization: Leverage deep familiarity with short-form formats, platform-native pacing, sound design, and technical specs across TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts to ensure assets are built for social performance.

Requirements

• 4-6+ years of hands-on experience producing both small- and large-scale productions within an agency or creative studio environment.
• Proven track record of drafting comprehensive SOWs, managing line-item production budgets, and scoping multi-phase campaigns.
• Confident managing physical video/photo shoots, logistics, external crews, and client stakeholders on set.
• Deep knowledge of short-form video formats (Reels, TikTok, Shorts), creative trends, and modern digital production workflows.
• Experienced in direct client management, presenting production frameworks, and navigating feedback constructively.
• Skilled or enthusiastic about creating content in design, fashion, beauty, luxury, and modern consumer spaces.
• NYC-based and fully available for the duration of the contract (mid-August through second week of December), working 3 days/week in our LES Studio (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday).

You're a Great Fit If You

• Are a strategic producer and project lead with an eye for social-first storytelling, design, and culture.
• Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative creative environments.
• Enjoy balancing hands-on production management with strategic client leadership.
• Have deep knowledge of social video trends, platform specs, and post-production workflows.
• Know how to protect creative vision while upholding client brand guidelines, budgets, and timelines.
• Love seeing a project through from initial SOW creation to final asset delivery.
• Are a systems thinker who brings structure, organization, and craft to every stage of production.

Benefits

• Compensation: Pro-rated to approx. $8,000/month for the 4-month contract.
• Schedule: Minimum 40 hours per week; 3 days in-studio (Mon/Tue/Thu) at 195 Chrystie St, NYC.
• Travel: Occasional weekday or weekend travel on a project-by-project basis.

Contract Duration: Mid-August 2026 - early December 2026 (4 months).

About Plural

Based in the Lower East Side of NYC, we cultivate and celebrate communities, strengthening our partner's digital presence as well as create captivating creative content that resonates and inspires the communities we connect with. We form long-term relationships with our partners built on mutual respect, healthy creative collaboration, inspiration, and sustained growth.

We partner with a wide variety of brands and organizations bringing pivotal value as an extension of the partner team. Plural's partnerships range from local businesses to global brands, organizations, nonprofits, and personalities. Our partner list includes Seven Seven Six Fund, AERIN Beauty, AllModern, Cash App, EarlyBird, Deseret Wellness, DKNY, Jack Conte, Joss & Main, NAPAWF, Pure Utah, The Grand, Tom Ford Beauty, and Turf Design.

We act as a business partner, not a supplier. We lead with business empathy. We believe our unique perspectives make us stronger. We are human-centered and empathic. We encourage collaboration and play. We create together. We learn together. We grow together. We are Plural.