Senior Production Manager

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Collaborate with the Coordinating Producer, Production Executive, and Production Management team to ensure production and client requirements are met efficiently and within budget.
• Lead studio and match production management teams on logistical planning (including transport, accommodation, and catering), as well as general planning and problem-solving.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety guidelines and confirm appropriate production insurance is in place.
• Ensure all production and post-production paperwork and contracts are completed and maintained.
• Manage, forecast, and monitor programmed budgets, ensuring costs are controlled, efficiencies achieved, and required margins met. Escalate concerns to the Production Executive as necessary.
• Negotiate, book, and issue contracts with vendors, suppliers, and freelancers.
• Ensure contingent worker hires comply with current employment and tax guidelines.
• Understand technical workflows and contribute to the development of technical production plans.
• Manage, arrange, and attend shoots and outside broadcasts across the USA.
• Effectively manage the production team, including mentoring and developing junior team members.
• Recruit Production Coordinators and Assistants and proactively support career development within the team.
• Manage and distribute production documentation, including call sheets and studio information.
• Champion IMG’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives and actively support the organization’s Mental Health programs.
• Oversee all health and safety procedures, including risk assessments and insurance management.
• Work closely with colleagues during pre-production, production, and post-production to support IMG’s GreenToScreen sustainability goals and reduce the production’s carbon footprint wherever possible.
• Prepare budgets for productions in development.

Knowledge And Experience

• Proven Production Management experience across a variety of projects, particularly live OBs and/or studio shows.
• Experience managing junior production management staff.
• Strong knowledge of production and post-production technologies and workflows.
• Understanding of archive and music clearance.
• Experience working directly with clients.
• Strong knowledge of production insurance and health and safety requirements.

Skills And Abilities

• Proactive problem-solver, using experience to make informed decisions and progress productions.
• Positive, professional, and proactive approach to work.
• Strong client liaison and relationship management skills.
• Effective team player with strong people management capabilities.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage workload effectively.
• Calm and resilient under pressure.
• Able to work independently with initiative, as well as collaboratively within a team.