Job Description
Video Production Coordinator, Dealer Training & Productivity
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
The Global Dealer Training & Productivity team helps dealers work smarter, not harder, with targeted training, data, strategy and more. Together, our team:
- Ensures dealers have the content and training they need when they need it. Our focus is delivering unified coaching, a data-driven ecosystem and new productivity technologies so the right content, by the right people, reaches them at the right time.
- Helps dealers become more strategic in diagnosing gaps and developing solutions
- Equips dealers with what they need to succeed and help them develop into trusted advisors to customers
- Works with dealers to improve business metrics, lower turnover, and increase customer satisfaction
- Responds to a shifting customer base with diverse preferences to transform customer experiences
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
The Production Coordinator, Dealer Training & Productivity will be responsible managing the documentation and workflow of pre-production for Ford Motor Company’s internal production studios. This candidate will assist the Pre-Production Manager in the day-to-day elements of receiving briefs, tasking them into a pre-production calendar, and coordinating what production elements will be necessary for a successful video/content creation. The successful candidate will be self-driven and motivated to find all the necessary pieces to help the managers of pre-production, production, and post-production execute at the highest level. This role will interact with all areas of production in keeping things aligned and on task.
This role is based in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Create workflows that set the production and post-production team up for success
- Coordinate elements of production with producers from locations to releases, to props
- Manage schedules and communicate with business partners realistic timelines, issues in production, reviews, and help maintain transparency on status
- Work with Project Managers receiving the briefs and intakes to make sure all relevant information is acquired before initiating a shoot
- Lead kickoffs with the production team to allow for any concerns or flags to be raised
- Acquiring and filing of sensitive information
A meticulous and detail-oriented Production Coordinator will be able to blend lots of moving pieces and remain on task. The person will make sure that tasks are followed up on, and that the appropriate documentation is filed. With dozens of production elements to manage and communicate, this role needs an individual who loves to connect the dots. Problem-solving, adaptability, and precision accuracy are crucial to this candidate’s success. Familiarity with video production and agency operations are essential to succeed in this role.
Qualifications
You'll have...
- Associate’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education experience
- 4+ years’ experience in entertainment/marketing/advertising
- 4+ years’ experience working with fast paced productions
Even better, you may have...
- 5+ years of professional experience managing productions and/or pre-production
- The ability to think creatively and offer input, with meticulous critical problem solving
- Credits displaying the caliber of high quality, accomplished work we create
- Management of sensitive files and data
- Proficient in MS Office (including Outlook, Word and PowerPoint) and familiar with task managing software
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a salary grade 7.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
