Manager, Production

Job Description

Role x You

The Production Manager will oversee aspects of physical production as well as supporting with business and financial needs of VICE Studios including but not limited to budgets, tracking costs, hiring crews and managing invoicing, contracts, and onboarding across multiple Studio productions and development.

The position will report to the Vice President of Production (LA) and work in support of the other Production Leads across North America. This role will work in cooperation with the creative development teams and administration within VICE Studios, in addition to supporting lines of business from Finance, Business Affairs and Media Operations.

The following is a list of expectations and qualifications for the job:

Responsibilities
• Prepare budgets, manage/track invoices, and approve production expenses while working within MMB, google suite and Excel across unscripted development and production of series, specials and doc features
• Responsible for tracking all invoices and deal memos across the department
• Oversee production staff, freelance hires and onboarding via VICE Media internal process
• Oversee and manage all costs spent in production & post-production
• Create and disseminate schedules, call sheets, updates, and deadlines while routinely monitoring multiple productions to identify potential issues and taking appropriate action to keep on track
• Manage all shoot & edit schedules across development and production
• Manage the rights & clearances, usage and fair use as applied to archival materials, working with VICE Media internal process
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of internal tracking documents, charts, spreadsheets, presentations and reports
• Familiarity of all aspects of the post-production process including but not limited to story editing, color, audio, motion graphics, delivery and archiving
• Oversight of teams of editors, assistant editors, post coordinators, motion graphic artists, audio/visual facilities to facilitate the creation and maintenance of post-production budgets and schedules
• Responsible for a comprehensive wrap out of each production
• Any additional duties as directed by immediate supervisor or designee
• Work effectively across departments including creative, legal, accounting, finance, production and marketing

Qualifications

You have these:
• 3 - 5 + years of experience in production management at a well-regarded production company, network or streaming provider (or equivalent)

• Ability to occasionally work off hours according to production schedules
• Strong business and professional ethics

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of MAC computer systems and programs, Excel, Movie Magic, Google Docs
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to deal with changing priorities
• Must be detail orientated and highly organized
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally as needed is required
• COVID Protocols

Working at VICE:

We want to find people who believe in our mission and goals and feel inspired to grow while they're here, rather than someone who checks the boxes but isn't invested. We encourage you to apply and show us what you've got.

VICE Media Group prioritizes the voices, ideas and people that other media companies miss. We believe that innovation is a direct result of diverse, inclusive cultures so we don't just ''tolerate'' difference s , we celebrate it and see it as essential to our staff, culture, and business. To learn more read the VICE Guide to VICE.

In alignment with our Core Behaviors and to ensure the safety of all of our employees and the communities we serve, we require all incoming employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination, which will be kept confidential. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know by contacting Accommodations@vice.com. We will work together to best meet your needs.

Agencies: VICE Media Group is not partnering with agencies nor accepts unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes and/or applicants.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro37b6-3-142-195-24-42 in your application.