SVP Content Production

Job Description

Responsible for the creative vision, editorial standards, production quality and compliance of all the Company’s long-form content across platforms, from commission through to delivery, specifically TV broadcast, film and theatrical releases – whilst contributing to the company’s longer term objectives for creative excellence and business growth.

Attracting the best freelance directors and execs in the music content industry, you will be responsible for the production and smooth delivery of the Company’s slate of long-form content including TV shows, films, podcasts and live concert streams. Overseeing multiple productions you will build teams that can deliver on the artistic vision and technical ambitions you’ve outlined to broadcasters, co-producers and brand partners, on budget and with panache. As our senior exec producer you will represent the Company within the production sector - and your work will set the long-form production standards for which the business becomes known.

Skills & Experience

Development and Business Growth
• You will use your production expertise to help shape projects whilst in their infancy and utilise your commissioner and channel relationships to help win original commissions with international broadcasters and SVoDs
• You will be required to join pitch meetings and be able to clearly articulate the creative vision you have for the content
• You’ll be responsible for generating ideas and bringing your own projects to the slate
• Alongside the Sales, Marketing and Distribution team you will meet producers and directors looking to co-produce with the Company and assess the commercial and editorial viability of projects
• Working with our Content Development team you will assess the viability of all long-form commercial opportunities brought to the Company by UMG labels and artists

Innovation
• Working with our Creative Talent team you will attach established and emerging directors with unique visual styles and storytelling techniques to help secure future commissions
• Be across new filming and editing techniques and know how best to utilise them within our work to ensure our content feels contemporary, exciting and innovative
• Responsible, alongside the Production team, for the delivery of efficiencies on productions through the implementation of new technology and ways of working

Pre-production
• The first point of contact for commissioning editors, co-producers and brand partners at the Company
• Responsible for articulating the creative vision, staffing requirements and technical ambitions for a production
• Flagging up and resolving issues with the Production team before any contract negotiations
• Responsible alongside the Production team to secure the best senior freelance talent to work on a production whilst ensuring productions meet channel’s and UMG’s diversity standards
• Working with the Operations and Production teams to build a data base of preferred pre-production suppliers

Production
• You are a creative leader and your work will represent the benchmark for quality content
• Drive and oversee multiple productions across the world and manage, on behalf of the Company, the relationship with the senior freelance execs, directors and creatives
• Represent the Company’s interests, during production, on all staffing, compliance, health and safety, creative and editorial matters
• During production you will be responsible for any creative, editorial or technical input or concerns that arise and will troubleshoot accordingly
• Alongside the Production team you maintain the budget and ensure productions meet approved schedules
• You will continually review production processes and implement any improved and efficient ways of working

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-gmko22-18-226-166-214-42 in your application.