Producer / PM

Join adidas Digital: Producer / PM Storytelling

I. General Purpose

We believe that through sport, we have the power to change lives. To change lives, we must build direct relationships with our consumers. And the best way to create these kinds of relationships is through digital. adidas Digital creates the digital future of our brand and business by delivering a premium digital experience centered around our consumers. The aspiration is to define and build a robust global ecosystem empowering BU's and Markets by providing a consistent digital strategy, capability set and activation support, leading to one seamless experience across all digital touchpoints.

As Producer/PM Storytelling in adidas you deliver individual Storytelling projects and campaigns (eCOM, DPC/WHS, Retail). Your objective is to conduct the projects within the boundaries of time, cost & quality while focusing on consumers’ expectations and requirements. Planning, executing and tracking projects in collaboration with the Content Demand team, Creative Storytelling teams, Consumer Engagement, BUs and markets, as well as CoE eCOM, CoE DPC/WHS, CoE WHS. Additionally, you will be focusing on resource planning, vendor management and production initiatives and coordination activities.

II. Key Responsibilities

Scope: Manage and deliver the individual Storytelling projects and campaigns (eCOM, DPC/WHS, Retail).

1. Project Management & Delivery

• Deliver successful Storytelling projects using standard adidas PMI/Agile methodologies.
• Drive efficient project resourcing in alignment with Design Operations team
• Manage the quality/cost analysis for Storytelling pillar projects and campaigns (eCOM, DPC/WHS, Retail)

2. Production & content delivery control.

• Drive the debrief of Communication team briefs, calendars, budgets, deliver creative approaches and final creative to realize shoot efficiencies ensuring OTIF (on-time-in-full) delivery, on-budget and quality productions.
• Drive production best value with innovative and integrated shoots to fulfil the creative vision.
  • Manage production component and review with Sr Producer and Director Storytelling Production: costs (bids / estimate reviews, negotiations and payments)
  • timelines (pre-production, shoot and post-production)
  • Business Affairs (clearances and insurances)
  • Product sample sourcing and provision
  • Securing athlete and talent attendance (together with Comms and Sports Marketing / Entertainment and Influencer Marketing)
  • Travel requirements of non-adidas persons
  • On-set attendance and production
  • Post-production (retouching / editing / content archiving)
  • Production Completion Reports, cost reconciliations.

III. Key Relationships:

• Global Digital & eCommerce organization
• Digital Content organisation
• Market eCom, Digital Marketing and Brand Activation leads
• CoE eCOM, CoE DPC/WHS, CoE Retail
• External Studios and Agencies
• Production partners, consultants, creative capture and production resources (crew, glam, models, security, locations, catering etc.)
• Global Brand (Brand Expression, Brand Strategy, BUs and Brand Comms)
• Studio A Hubs
• Legal
• Business Affairs

IV. Requirements

1. Education & Experience

• 3+ years of a strong portfolio of content creation experience in digital

2 . Digital Creative Business

• Experience of working in creative production within agency setup or within large corporate brand.
• Working knowledge of production in client, agency and production company.
• Experience in working with athletes and / or celebrities is considered a plus.
• Good understanding of marketing industries, processes and communication channels.
• Legal understanding of MSAs with creative partners (procurement, Ops), model rights, AI legal impact, future tech legal impact
• Ability to foresee risks and manage them with priority.
• Proven ability to multi-task effectively and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience in digital content creation and production processes and reporting, budget planning, collaboration with internal and external creative partners and studios.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex programs and projects on time, within budget, and meeting quality standards.

3. Other

• Able and willing to travel locally, within Europe and internationally at short notice up to 40% annually.
• Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Fluent English both verbally and written

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.