You have demonstrable experience of at least 3 years as a media producer and can easily handle multiple productions at once. A good command of the Dutch language (spoken and written) is necessary.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

What do we offer?
A dynamic and versatile job, initially for six months. If performing well and depending on organizational circumstances, an extension is possible afterwards. Depending on age and work experience, the salary amounts to a minimum of € 3,449.57 and a maximum of € 5,056.94 gross per month based on a 36-hour work week. The salary and other employment conditions are in accordance with the CAO for broadcasting staff, including an 8% holiday allowance and a 6% year-end bonus.

you have excellent training and development opportunities
you are provided with a laptop
you experience legendary summer parties and much-discussed New Year's parties
you eat in our renovated company restaurant and can get the most delicious coffee from our certified baristas in our own Petit Café
you enjoy 200 vacation hours per year
You have unlimited access to mental care and psychological support via the OpenUp.nl platform.

The role

Our group of producers needs expansion! We are looking for an experienced producer immediately. A positive go-getter who thinks along with the content and possesses extensive organizational skills. Have you always wanted to make an indispensable contribution to the productions of VPRO and HUMAN and are looking for a versatile job? Then read on!

Producer Media
(32 - 36 hours per week)

What you'll do

You produce various productions from initial idea to final evaluation, regardless of the platform. Think of documentaries, TV, radio, online, social channels, or podcasts. Linear or not, everything is possible, depending on what arises.
As a producer, you create budgets and schedules, manage budgets, create contracts, prepare (international) travel, book crews, clear clips, supervise the post-production process, and ensure publication and logs. For this, you are able to monitor actual progress on a high level without overlooking relevant details. You are up to date with the latest developments in this regard.
As a producer, you work on multiple productions at once. For this, it is necessary that you maintain an overview in situations where unforeseen circumstances frequently occur and that you know how to set the right priorities.
As a producer, you may manage assistant producers. For this, it is necessary that you give the right instructions to the person to whom you delegate tasks so that they can perform the tasks in the correct manner.
As a producer, you switch frequently and quickly between parties within and outside the broadcaster. For this, you know exactly which colleagues from various disciplines/departments to involve in productions.

How you'll work

32 - 36 hours per week

your desk is located in a magnificent piece of architecture (the most beautiful building in Hilversum, if we do say so ourselves) a 7-minute walk from the NS station in a wooded area
within your function, you have all the possibilities to organize your own work

Hiring process

How do you ensure you maintain an overview when running multiple productions? Can you give an example from the past where you successfully did this?
How do you manage to handle complicated situations within your work? And how did you go about it?
How do you deal with conflicting interests in organizations? Can you give an example of this?

Send us your CV and answers to the questions no later than October 13th. For more information, you can contact Marcus van der Zwaag, Deputy Head of Production, via m.vander.zwaag@vpro.nl.

About VPRO

Industry: Public broadcaster
Website: vpro.nl

In their own words

About the company & team

Who are we?
VPRO and HUMAN work multidisciplinarily. This means that as a producer, you lead a team together with an editor-in-chief, which also includes a marcom specialist, an online editor, and potentially other specialists. You personally report to a Deputy Head of Production or a Production Manager.

you work in a stimulating and creative working environment

Additional information

Are you interested?
Then we look forward to your application! Within VPRO, we strive for as broad a representation of Dutch society as possible. VPRO prioritizes content and expertise. Our vacancies are open to any candidate who recognizes themselves in the vacancy. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer the following selection questions:

An important theme for VPRO is inclusion. How can you contribute to this?

At VPRO, we work as sustainably as possible. We use several instruments to reduce our CO2 emissions as much as possible. For example, we work with albert, an international sustainability platform for broadcasters, which aims to limit the CO2 emissions of the production process to a minimum.

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