Avature is hiring: Executive Producer in New York

IBM Blue Studio is responsible for the sophistication, strategic evolution, and expression of the IBM brand and sub-brands across every experience and encounter, internally and externally. We represent and support all IBM businesses horizontally and vertically. Our work crosses nearly every category of output: research and strategy, communications and content development, symbology and systems, digital and physical experiences, tools, and training. We aim to maintain the modernity, tangibility, and understanding of the IBM brand worldwide.

Your role and responsibilities

The Blue Studio seeks an experienced and highly motivated Executive Producer to oversee various projects. The Executive Producer works alongside Creative Directors, Associate Creative Directors, writers, video production, and IBM stakeholders to create motion, audio, live experiences, thought leadership, client stories, podcasts, and product promotion campaigns. They work directly with production vendors and are the point of contact for stakeholders throughout the process.

Blue Studio Executive Producers deeply understand how a story amplifies and empowers a full surround of content across its supporting assets such as social, web, articles, and event assets. They are versed in storytelling techniques and have worked with vendors of all kinds and sizes. They are excellent communicators, collaborators, and great presenters. Blue Studio Executive Producers bring people along through the complex content creation process and can communicate clearly and empathically. They can handle moments of high pressure and bring calmness and clarity, keeping productions positive for all those involved. They are creative problem solvers at their core, applying critical thought to whatever obstacles get in their way, always looking for solutions that allow for the best creative output.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee multiple projects across teams, providing support on complex or high-profile projects.
• Act as a mentor and guide for senior producers, helping to grow their skills and supporting their development within the Blue Studio.
• Manage relationships for the long term with an understanding and awareness of the complexity of cross-functional teams.
• Lean in and troubleshoot challenges on projects that require escalation, offering solutions, or facilitating additional resources.
• Review final deliverables for critical projects, ensuring quality and consistency.
• Provide constructive feedback to the production team, supporting continual improvement in creative and technical execution.
• Oversee budget adherence across multiple projects, often serving as a second layer of approval for complex budgets.
• Serve as the production point of contact for important initiatives, ensuring smooth communication and setting expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors, working closely to negotiate rates and secure reliable partnerships.
• Report regularly to leadership, updating project statuses, budget adherence, and team performance.
• Communicate any significant challenges or risks to leadership, helping to escalate issues as needed.
• Apply critical thought to every project on their plate. Proactively establishing processes and finding solutions that make the team most efficient and the work the most effective.

Required education:

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education:

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise:

• 15+ years of relevant experience in producing.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Extensive experience in leading production teams.
• Inspiring and motivating a team.
• Understanding how to expand experiences across media.
• Being passionate, confident, empathetic, positive, and approachable.
• Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and time management.
• Collaboration with others–stakeholders, technical teams, and partners.
• Stakeholder interactions and design advocacy.
• A portfolio that showcases your work and experience.
• Agency and in-house experience a plus.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title: Executive Producer

Date posted: 11-Feb-2025

Job ID: 13848

City / Township / Village: Austin, New York

State / Province: Texas, New York

Country: United States

Work arrangement: Onsite

Area of work: Enterprise Operations

Employment type: Regular

Contract type: Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year: 144,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year: 216,000.00

Position type: Professional

Some travel may be required based on business demand.

Company: (0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift: General (daytime)

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