Senior Manager, Studio Production

Job Description

THE ROLE: Senior Manager, Studio Production

• Serve as the key liaison between creative, production, legal, finance, labor relations, post-production, and external partners.
• Ensure projects remain compliant, organized, and operationally efficient.

More About What You'll Do

• Manage multiple scripted television projects simultaneously through development, writers' rooms, production, post-production, and wrap.
• Coordinate writers' room launches, including office space, staffing logistics, onboarding, funding, technology, payroll setup i-9 verification, and vendor management.
• Oversee production startup processes, including project funding, entity setup, production office establishment, and crew onboarding.
• Manage production compliance training by coordinating anti-harassment training enrollment, training links, tracking completion, and following up to ensure timely compliance.
• Partner with Production Executives, Production Finance, Legal Affairs, Business Affairs, Human Resources, Post Production, and external production teams to facilitate project needs and resolve issues.
• Prepare, review, track, and submit guild and union documentation, including WGA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters, and other labor-related paperwork.
• Manage writing credits administration, including Notices of Tentative Writing Credits (NTWCs), writer payments, script assignments, and arbitration-related submissions.
• Coordinate director and writer deal memo execution and track compliance with studio, guild, and contractual requirements.
• Review and monitor production reports, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and other key production documentation.
• Administer production management systems, including Scenechronize, Debut, Box and other studio platforms.
• Facilitate communication and information flow between internal stakeholders and external production teams.
• Manage production deliverables, ensuring compliance with studio, network, and distributor requirements.
• Track project milestones, deadlines, and approvals to ensure timely execution of production activities.
• Develop and maintain production resources, training materials, standard operating procedures, and department manuals.
• Research production facilities, vendors, locations, incentives, and operational solutions to support project needs.
• Manage preparation and submission of U.S. copyright applications and other required studio documentation.
• Oversee the secure distribution lists for scripts, outlines, revisions, and production documents to studio executives, network partners, and production teams, ensuring accurate version control, confidentiality, and timely delivery.
• Lead end-to-end production wrap for multiple scripted series, overseeing project closeout, deliverables, and compliance while ensuring all studio, network, streaming platform, and distribution partner requirements are met.
• Establish and manage customized workflows for each production, adapting to the unique deliverable requirements, documentation standards, and deadlines of various networks, streaming platforms, and distribution partners.
• Lead special projects, process improvements, and departmental initiatives designed to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in television production, studio production, production management, or related entertainment industry roles.
• Strong understanding of the scripted television production lifecycle, from development through final delivery.
• Working knowledge of WGA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters, and other applicable guild and union requirements.
• Experience managing writers' rooms, production startups, and production operations.
• Proficiency with production management and collaboration platforms, including Scenechronize, Airtable, Microsoft Office Suite, DocuSign, Cashet, Box, and related tools.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
• Highly detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy, follow-through, and operational excellence.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines and managing competing priorities.

Compensation

Annual Pay Range: $91,162 - $106,659

Annual Incentive Target: 15.00%

The annual/hourly pay range displayed serves as a good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum base pay range for this role. Compensation for the role will be based on a number of different factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, location, and experience.

A+E offers a competitive total compensation package, which includes healthcare coverage, 401k matching, and a range of other benefits.

Learn more at www.aegm.com/careers.

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