Line Producer

Job Description

As Line Producer, you'll be in the epicenter of everything esports, production related. You'll work with the production team, broadcast team and all of our outside vendors to put on great shows in the studio and on the road. You will be responsible for forecasting, budgeting, budget tracking, and financial management of our Europe & MENA esports portfolios. You will be an integral part of the production team partnering with multiple producers to make sure we allocate resources effectively, making financially informed decisions and deliver on quality and budget. You will partner with both global and local finance teams to ensure we understand how to track costs efficiently across multiple business units. You will report to the Head of Production.

Responsibilities:
• Own the forecasting process for all of our productions, be it at a studio or our international roadshows in our Europe & MENA regions, using event strategy and scope put together with historical data to determine assumptions and estimations
• Drive our vendor sourcing and selection process, partnering with purchasing and our production partners to negotiate the best possible rates on venues, services, gear, and all aspects of the show
• Manage staffing and production vendors through all stages of our productions (pre-production, planning, event, and wrap)
• Actualize and finalize projects, collaborating with all teams within Europe & MENA esports to ensure accuracy and tracking of budgets, and with finance to provide context when needed
• Partner with Riot's corporate finance teams to determine workflows, set up tracking structures and look for efficiency opportunities in the process
• Partner with our third-party production company to understand their finance and accounting workflows and determine the best way to integrate them into our model for best tracking and actualizing
• Work with Riot's accounts payable to make sure vendors are paid on time and there is process adherence
• Find healthy ways to track and actualize in conjunction with our internal financial process, and third party production company financials
• Drive the creation of SOWs and processing vendors through our finance system

Required Qualifications:
• 8+ years of experience in event production
• 3+ years of experience as a line producer
• Live broadcast experience is a must
• Hands-on experience as a line producer or senior production manager, with a solid background in project management and production operations
• You have experience in managing personal and production schedules
• Solid financial management skills in a production environment

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience in production accounting, or having been a production accountant
• Large event experience is an advantage
Our Perks:
• Open paid time off
• Retirement benefits with company matching
• Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability
• Commuting allowance
• Play funds so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games
• Daily lunch, snacks and fruits in the office
• We will double down on your donations of time and money to nonprofits
• Travel allowance
• Wellness allowance

Let's Thrive Together:

Because together we are better

It's our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games. We know that fresh and varied perspectives will make us better at what we do, so however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, we're excited to hear from you. Don't be discouraged if you feel you don't fully meet every single one of the requirements for a particular role, there's always room for growth at Riot. If you spot a role that will make you want to jump out of bed in the morning, we are waiting to hear from you!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g45p41-52-14-168-56-42 in your application.