Join us at Disney, where imagination sparks creativity and every voice matters. As the Senior Creative Production & Operations Manager, you'll play a key role in bringing bold marketing campaigns to life, supporting our diverse teams and partners to craft memorable experiences for audiences everywhere. We believe that innovation flourishes when we embrace different perspectives, so we welcome people from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to bring their talents and ideas to our collaborative and inclusive environment.

This position is a fixed-term contract and is based in Hammersmith, London. The successful candidate will be required to work onsite four days per week out of five.

What You Will Do

Collaborate with global campaign teams to budget, schedule, and communicate creative production timelines, ensuring accessibility for all partners.
Partner with campaign managers to keep all workstreams-media, PR, social, CSR-on schedule and budget.
Work with the Senior Creative Content Manager to assign projects equitably, matching skills and ensuring everyone has fair time to complete quality work.
Plan, coordinate, and optimise production and operational workflows regionally and locally.
Efficiently allocate resources for projects and initiatives, fostering collaboration within internal teams and with external partners and vendors.
Manage and track overall production budgets, providing transparent financial reports and projections.
Lead the receipt, allocation, scheduling, and budget management of briefs and productions.
Ensure the team has up-to-date training on project management systems and practices.
Support the recruitment, onboarding, and inclusion of freelance and new team members, negotiating equitable rates and opportunities.
Negotiate with external providers, maintaining fairness and compliance with company standards and ethical guidelines.
Supervise and support talent/cast hiring and ongoing relationships, championing diversity and fair representation on and off screen.
Engage with internal and business partners, nurturing collaborative and respectful relationships.
Oversee photoshoots in various environments, upholding health, safety, and accessibility standards.
Ensure all contracts, copyright, and licensing requirements are met, collaborating with legal teams to secure appropriate rights for all participants.
Champion inclusive sourcing and representation practices, ensuring diverse voices and experiences are valued at every stage.
Provide and uphold training on legal and brand requirements, ensuring all processes align with company values on inclusion and equity.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Significant production team sourcing and management experience in a time sensitive similar environment, essential
Live action shoot experience, ideally in advertising, essential
Extensive production management and budgeting experience, ideally in commercial production, either agency side or in house within an agency-style department
Ample and varied experience with producing campaigns across multiple platforms e.g. TV, social, retail, cinema, AR, VR, experiential
Working knowledge of digital media and pan-Euro and global campaign delivery
A strong, active network of contacts within the production industry
Previous experience working with comprehensive legal documents and insurance requirements
Strong leadership capabilities including strong people management skills
Good time management and prioritisation skills while working on multiple projects
Strong commercial acumen
Strong financial awareness and budgeting skills
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
Strong production scheduling skills
Computer literate including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote
Written and spoken English for business use, essential; other European languages, beneficial
Cultural sensitivity and an understanding of local markets across EMEA, APAC and the Americas