Temporary Production Manager

About the role

Join a team that brings compelling stories to life through seamless production operations. As a Temporary Production Manager, you'll play a critical role in ensuring production workflows run efficiently, enabling creative teams to focus on delivering exceptional content while maintaining operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor setup and payment processing, ensuring timely and accurate execution.
• Partner with Strategic Procurement, Supplier Administration, and Finance teams to manage vendor setup, purchase orders, contracts, project codes, and payment workflows.
• Oversee day-to-day production operations, including freelancer onboarding, timecard management, p-card reconciliation, contract administration, and production tracking systems.
• Maintain and enhance production management databases, trackers, and reporting tools to support operational efficiency and accurate record-keeping.
• Collaborate with producers, line producers, and video leads to track project budgets, forecast costs, process invoices, and help ensure projects remain on budget.
• Monitor production processes and identify opportunities to improve workflows, reporting, and operational consistency.
• Support cross-functional teams by providing production coordination and administrative expertise across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in production management, production operations, project coordination, or a related field.
• Experience managing vendor setup, purchase orders, contracts, invoices, and payment workflows.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting production budgets, cost forecasting, and financial tracking.
• Proficiency with production tracking systems, databases, and reporting tools, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across creative, finance, procurement, and operations teams.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous process improvement.

Work Schedule

This is a hybrid role based in New York City, requiring 4 days per week in the office.

Pay

The hourly pay range for this role is $37.50–$40.00 per hour. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.