SVP Production

Job Description

Responsible for the production management and smooth running of all content including broadcast, theatrical releases, digital, physical goods, marketing and development projects – managing our in-house production facilities and contributing to the company’s longer-term objectives for growth and efficiency.

Working with the senior editorial, sales and operational teams you will manage all content from a compliance, efficiency, operational risk, delivery and financial perspective ensuring production teams are smoothly run, staffed with the best production talent, operate profitably and deliver on time. You will prioritise the workflow that passes through our in-house creative team and editing facilities and ensure that briefs are achievable and well communicated. Your work is essential in ensuring that the Company is an efficiently run organisation achieving the highest production standards and provides the support needed for creatives to do their best work.

Skills & Experience

Development
• Working alongside the Content Development team you will manage the annual development budget for specific projects
• Working alongside the Sales, Marketing and Distribution team you will budget productions and projects that the Company are considering fully or part funding

Content Production
• You will directly manage a team of in-house and freelance production execs and production managers, across our international offices, working on long-form and short-form productions for broadcasters, SVoDs, brands and content platforms
• You’ll be across the technical, procedural and health and safety requirements for all the platforms and buyers we work with from commission to transmission
• Responsible for drawing up, managing and negotiating all production budgets with relevant broadcasters and stakeholders
• Liaising with the Music Supervision team to ensure all commercial and commissioned music used in our productions is cleared and budgeted
• Responsible for preparing and collating all relevant paperwork for submission during the commissioning process
• Working with the Content Production team to secure the best freelance production talent whilst ensuring productions meet channel’s and UMG’s diversity standards
• Work with the Legal and Business Affairs team to contract key onscreen talent, secure offscreen expertise and gain access to major filming locations

In-house Creative and Facilities
• Manage in-house creative team – overseeing the prioritisation of in-house briefs and workflow passing through all production facilities
• Work will include the production of marketing content and sales brochures, high end treatments and presentations for pitches, sizzles and taster tapes for development, film trailers, international versions of our content and creative for the sale of our physical goods
• Ensure all employees receive adequate staff training and are across industry health and safety standards and compliance

Business Growth, Efficiency and Innovation
• Continually reviewing production processes and implementing improved and efficient systems of working
• Negotiating preferred supplier deals with facilities houses, crewing companies and filming locations that we work with on a consistent basis
• Build a database of preferred off screen talent including editors, film crew, production staff, hair, makeup and wardrobe, motion graphics designers, set designers and photographers
• Responsible for the delivery of efficiencies and creative innovation through the implementation of new production technology

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive and exhaustive statement.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwpz0j-3-144-187-103-42 in your application.