Lead Media Producer

About the Role

As a Lead Media Producer, you will lead a team of Media Producers, enabling their success and managing key projects within your sub-team. You'll champion process improvements and ensure seamless collaboration and alignment on creative projects with the Media Creative Lead.
This position is the ideal mix of production knowledge and team leadership, in which you will be the liaison between the Stockholm and Redmond studios, building a cohesive "one team" atmosphere, while working in close cooperation with the Heads of Departments and Creative Leadership toward common objectives for the franchise.
If you thrive in a fast-moving, innovative environment and excel at balancing responsibilities with calm assertiveness, this role is for you.

Responsibilities:

Personnel Management

• Foster a positive, creative, and inclusive team culture within the Media and Events team.
• Work in close collaboration with the Creative Lead in setting goals for the team and motivating cross-functional teams to create great media content.
• Coach, mentor, and support team members in their development and performance.
• Run regular one-on-one feedback sessions and annual development conversations to set clear objectives on performance and growth.
• Align team members with company strategies, performance goals, and well-being initiatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for team members by helping to explain company policies, approving expenditures, and facilitating communication in situations that require change management.
• Handle and resolve team issues; escalate when necessary. Advocate for Mojang's culture and values.

Production

• Lead the hiring and ramp-up of the project group.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance on tooling, budgeting, and vendor contract management.
• Create a long-term strategy and vision for the team aligned with Mojang Studios' business objectives.
• Manage and maintain all scopes, contracts, and budgets related to third-party vendors.
• Direct and delegate the incoming project requests from the departments of Game Development, Marketing, and Community Relations.
• Lead cross-functional teams toward the realization of creative and business objectives.
• Independently produce projects during peak production times or for complex initiatives.
• Serve as a brand guardian by ensuring that all projects align with Mojang's brand guidelines and standards.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 12 years in the industry as a Producer, Production Manager, or equivalent, with demonstrated management experience and a track record of mentoring team members.
• Leadership Skills: Strong team leadership, interpersonal skills, and collaboration skills advanced.
• Emotional Intelligence: Empathy for different groups of stakeholders; to be able to consolidate a variety of perspectives.
• Problem-Solving: Natural critical thinker who can objectively evaluate scenarios and craft solutions.
• Production Expertise: Deep knowledge in creative production processes, project management, scheduling, and budgeting.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication with native-level English proficiency.
• Tools Knowledge: Proficiency in MS Suite, Slack, ClickUp, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and people management platforms.
•  Really valuable:  Previous experience in creative production for TV, YouTube, social media, or other media platforms.