Senior Manager, UK Production

Lego

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 days ago
Job DescriptionAre you ready to make a significant impact on The LEGO Group’s creative content production?Drive global campaigns, inspire a skilled production team, and bring bold film, content, and experiential ideas to life for one of the world’s most iconic brandsPlay your part in our team succeedingOur LEGO® Agency (OLA) is the in-house creative agency of the LEGO Group, responsible for bringing our global campaigns and content experiences to life. From film and digital content to brand activations, OLA helps share the LEGO story across every channel.We’re now looking for a Senior Manager to lead and support our London production hub. In this role, you’ll guide a team of skilled producers—covering film, content, and experiential projects—while collaborating closely with colleagues around the world. You’ll act as the go-to leader for the London team (full-timers, contractors, and freelancers), helping them translate business needs into impactful creative experiences.The ideal candidate is a confident people leader with strong production expertise, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to build trust with collaborators at all levels. You’ll bring critical thinking, empathy, and curiosity to every challenge, while encouraging your team to push creative boundaries and grow their skills.If you are a great leader who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and enjoys turning bold creative ideas into reality, we’d love to hear from you.Core Responsibilities:Support all London producers with their day to day challenges. (Film, content and activation producers.)People leading responsibilities; including appraisals, abilities development, resourcing and work load balance.Day-to-day conduit between our collaborators and OLAFoster collaboration, communication, and a positive team dynamic, leading to better results.Empowering the team in their decision making and project developmentWorking closely with Project management teams and wider OLA heads of department.Manage and support Senior Global Campaign Partners on driving more complex product- and branded-experiences, when necessaryDevelop strong relationships with our direct product- and/or brand-owner, and key heads of departments in OLASupport the Head of Production on new scope developments, working collaboratively with other agency departments, including OLA LTSecuring the necessary involvement of OLA Hubs to ensure that regional needs are being metCollaborating with both internal and external agencies and other LEGO® partners when necessaryTravel may be requiredDo you have what it takes?Wide experience as a Producer within a creative agency/brand, with demonstrable and clear track record of successfully simultaneously running multiple brands, whilst building strong client relationships and producing amazing creative experiences and content.Experience being a part of complex and globally distributed creative, digital, shopper/e-commerce or socially led programs.Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.Strong business writing skills that include executive summaries, memos, pre-reads, briefs and presentation materials.Comfortable working with collaborators at all levels of the organization.Maturity and ability to exercise high level of discretion with sensitive information.Empathetic people leadingAdvanced skills in Microsoft Office, project management tools are required (Workfront, Monday.com, etc..)Experience in project management and strategic planning inc resourcingExperience in Entertainment/Content, Gaming segments will be favourable.Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.What’s in it for you?Here is what you can expect:Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.What are you waiting for? Apply now!*No relocation assistance is offered for this position.*Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.What’s in it for you?Here is what you can expect:Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.Just imagine building your dream career.Then make it real.Join the LEGO® team today.

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