Production Manager, Saudi Pro League

Job Description

Who We Are:

At IMG, our Studios business use content and technology to power the world's passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. We've built Europe's best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the world's best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether it's live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world.

The Partnership between SPL, SAFF, and IMG:

The Saudi Pro League (SPL) and Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) have announced a new five-year production partnership with IMG, a global sports, events, and representation company, for the Roshn Saudi League (RSL), King's Cup, and Saudi Super Cup, starting from the 2024-25 season.

The 2024-25 season broadcast of the RSL, King's Cup, and Saudi Super Cup will feature more dynamic storytelling and captivating content that highlights the excitement of the matches and celebrates the rich culture and passion that drive the sport.

IMG will also help SPL and SAFF to implement advanced remote production technologies, allowing leading producers to oversee matches across multiple cities on the same day, ensuring that the highest production standards are maintained regardless of location.

What You'll Do:

IMG are seeking a dynamic Production Manager to join our Studios business and support our new partnership with the Saudi Pro League based in the UK. You will be responsible for the management of the production and distribution of the SPL World Feed, Magazine Show and Highlights including budgets, personnel, logistics, health and safety, working in collaboratively with the editorial team, production staff and cross-departments (e.g. – Finance, Human Resources, Risk Management etc.) and the KSA based team, to ensure appropriate planning and decision-making regarding budgetary and operational execution.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a 12-month fixed term contract based at our facility in Stockley Park, Uxbridge, London. You will be required to work weekends and unsocial hours when needed.

Applications will close on Tuesday 13th August 2024 at 11.59pm UK time.

Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:
• Managing day-to-day production logistics for a number of WF matches, ensuring they are produced efficiently, on budget and adhere to compliance and H&S guidelines.
• Main point of contact for other ad hoc productions including the Magazine Show and Highlights – Ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget.
• Manage programme budgets, cost reports, forecasts and prepare a quarterly finance report for Production executive & Production accountant.
• In conjunction with the Production Executive and Senior Producers work on the schedule, planning for SPL departments, ensuring that staffing needs of all programmes are met.
• Develop an effective relationship with internal and external facility providers and suppliers, ensuring regular communication, and 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 to ensure clear communication, 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 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 and 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.
• Work collaboratively with the KSA production team, including Productions Manager and Production Coordinators.
• In conjunction with the Production Executive, Executive Producer and Technical Manager 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 local and relevant guidelines.
• You may also be required to carry out any other duties which are within the scope and purpose of the job.

You Will Have The Following Strengths:
• Experience of dealing with broadcasters, stakeholders and a range of personnel.
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Ability to produce a production budget.
• Some knowledge of responsibilities in relation to rights and clearances, production work flows, insurance and health and safety.
• Experience of dealing with broadcasters, stakeholders and a range of personnel.
• Good excel skills.
• Organised, efficient, and resilient - oversee and prioritise multiple projects.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written.
• Experience managing junior members of the admin team.
• An understanding of UK or international TV industries
• Experience of dealing with broadcasters, stakeholders and a range of personnel.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Good client liaison skills.
• Health & Safety Production Training.

We'd Love If You Also Have These:
• Fluency in Arabic is highly advantageous, but not essential.
Our Vision – Power the World's Passion for Sport.
Our Mission – Be Vital. Work as one.

And Our Values:
• We are BOLD and not afraid to take risks.
• We are PASSIONATE and proud of our legacy.
• We are DYNAMIC and constantly evolving.
• We are AUTHENTIC and human.
• We are UNITED in our pursuit of excellence.
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
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidized office canteen
• Free breakfast
• Free on-site parking at Stockley Park office
• Eye Care
• Endeavor Wellness - lunch and learn events
• EAP (Employee Assistant Programm

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0k5n8-216-73-216-62-42 in your application.