Advertising Production Supervisor

**_Duties and Responsibilities:_**
- Manage the annual advertising production calendar and agency staff to deliver successful execution of content creation for new model advertising campaigns.
- Lead pre-production planning activities including:

- Establish, align, and distribute production timelines to relevant stakeholders; ensuring said stakeholders are current with critical milestones.
- Manage agency in selection and sourcing of location, wardrobe and talent aligned to overall advertising campaign strategy and positioning.
- Host recurring logistics and planning meetings to ensure proper communication prior to production.
- Coordinate the preparation and staging of vehicles and props to be utilized during production.
- Attend and serve as lead-Kawasaki representative on all advertising production shoots, confirming:

- On-site approvals including but not limited to compliance of established advertising compliance guidelines.
- General support related to advertising production and direction.
- Manage post-production activities related to reviewing/proofing, routing, distributing, and publishing advertising content.
- Support Brand Communications Manager in overall planning and strategy related to advertising production during the campaign planning process.
- Support Brand Communication Manager in oversite of advertising production budget, reconciliation, and invoice processing/management.
- Manage assets related to advertising production including proper documentation and inventory management of wardrobe, props and logístical support materials. Maintain a log of all items and their related locations.

**_Education and Experience:_**

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or equivalent from four-year college is required; and minimum five years related experience and/or training in a marketing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

**_ Skills and Qualifications:_**

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Must exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must demonstrate the ability to successfully prioritize and organize multiple, competing tasks.
- Must be extremely detail and deadline oriented.
- Must bring energy and enthusiasm to group or team efforts.
- Knowledge of marketing principles preferred.
- Solid knowledge and experience working with Microsoft's Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access software.
- Approximate percentage of travel required: 30%.

**Salary Range**: $78,000.00 - $83,000.00