Production Manager, Premier League Productions
Description
What You’ll Do:
We are looking for a dynamic Production Manager to join our Premier League Productions team.
You will be responsible for the management of the Access team, budgets, personnel and logistics for PLP, working collaboratively with the editorial team, production staff and cross-departments (e.g., IMG Studios, Finance, Human Resources, Risk Management, etc.) to ensure appropriate planning and decision-making regarding budgetary and operational execution.
PLEASE NOTE:
This is a fixed-term contract based at our facility in Stockley Park, Uxbridge.
Will require occasional late start/finishes and weekend working.
Working a few days over the Christmas period.
Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:
- Managing day-to-day production logistics for the Access Team, ensuring they are produced efficiently, on budget and adhere to compliance and H&S guidelines.
- Client liaison for ad hoc productions and ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget.
- Manage programme budgets, cost reports, forecasts, and prepare a quarterly finance report for the Production Executive & Production Accountant to feed into top-line Department Finance reports to be shared with the Premier League.
- In conjunction with the Production Executive and Senior Producers, work on the schedule, plan for PLP departments, and feed into a weekly Resource Meeting to ensure staffing and resources are met and logged on Media Pulse.
- Develop an effective relationship with internal facility providers and other external suppliers, ensuring regular communication, and be able to troubleshoot issues and potential delays.
- Responsible for the dissemination of production reports; including knowing what the information means, gaps that require discussion and trends that appear.
- Attend meetings with Executive Producer, Production Executive, Producers and Directors, to ensure that the schedule is moving forward and/or specific issues are addressed and/or escalated.
- Run production meetings with PCs and PAs to ensure clear communication and dissemination of information, acknowledge accomplishments, and discuss challenges.
- Advise the Production Executive/Head of Production of any potential problems or issues, particularly those impacting schedule and budget, and come prepared with proposed solutions.
- Provide mentorship and opportunities for growth for production staff, including delegating targeted tasks and empowering production staff to take on additional responsibilities if required.
- Active management of a team of Access Planners, Production Co-ordinators and Assistants.
- Be transparent regarding pertinent issues and concerns with staff and freelancers, and show leadership.
- When relevant and appropriate, convey departmental initiatives to staff and freelance crew.
- Work to establish new processes, procedures, and methods that improve production systems, outcomes, and overall workflow.
- Support producers’ day-to-day or shoot-specific operational demands as directed ensuring Risk Assessments are properly created and adhered to.
- You may also be required to carry out any other duties within the job's scope and purpose.
- In conjunction with the Production Executive and Executive Producer, ensure all Health and Safety procedures are adhered to and appropriate plans and paperwork are in place.
- Ensure all freelancers are contracted correctly as per HMRC guidelines.
- Liaise with Legal to ensure all ad hoc licence agreements and music clearances are in place as required.
Requirements
You Will Have The Following Strengths:
- Experience in production management, operations or sports environment, with emphasis on logistics and scheduling
- Experience managing a large production team
- Demonstrable experience as a Production Manager, working on magazine or sports/entertainment programming.
- Experience in creating and managing large production budgets, including cost tracking and reporting.
- Extensive knowledge of post-production paperwork, archive clearance, music clearance, filming permits, contracts, insurance, risk assessments and Health and Safety.
- Strong technical skills related to television production.
- Strong financial, math, and analysis skills to manage a multi-million-dollar budget.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Strong written and oral interpersonal skills, judgment and ability to work with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to prioritize under time constraints and work successfully in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work with diverse production teams, crews and independent contractors.
- Ability to use own initiative and ability to work well as part of a team and on own without close supervision.
- Experience of working across multiple productions, effectively managing and prioritizing workload.
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, and Media Pulse.
Benefits & Perks
Our Work Ethic:
IMG is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.
Benefits:
- Income protection
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Virtual GP
- Pension contribution
- 23 days holiday + bank holidays
- Dental insurance
- Green car scheme (only eligible if in a permanent contract)
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidized office canteen (Stockley Park Office)
- Free breakfast
- Free on-site parking (Stockley Park office)
- Eye Care
- Endeavor Wellness - lunch and learn events
- EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) - range of practical and emotional support services
- Critical Illness cover
- Financial Wellbeing
- Health Cash Plan
- Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass/ GymPass
- Health Screening
- Will Writing
- Dynamic office environment with great people!
- Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
- Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events
- Tech Scheme
- Taste Card
- Travel Insurance
How to apply
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