Head of Production

Main Purpose of the Role

Working closely with the CEO and COO, the HoP will oversee the physical production, financial management and delivery of high-end television drama and film, ensuring projects are delivered on budget, on schedule and to the highest creative, editorial and technical standards.

You will have responsibility for delivering all production and managing and reporting the financials for all production activity.  You will be responsible for the general administration and production management of all productions and employees, ensuring that all productions adhere to best practice in all areas, in accordance with industry standards and Roughcut policies and procedures. 

To work in close partnership with the CEO, COO and Creative Director on the overall strategy of the Company.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as senior production contact for broadcasters, streamers and co-production partners

• Work collaboratively with commissioners and partners to ensure smooth production delivery and ensure production meet technical, legal and compliance delivery requirements

• Creation of schedules and budgets for all new programme commissions and support negotiations relating to budgets, schedules and operational delivery

• Line management of production staff including responsibility for their recruitment appraisal development and training if appropriate

• Lead key talent tracking process i.e. Producers, Directors, DoP, Designers working with the Creative Director and COO

• Collation and updating of production pack to be given to productions to include all Roughcut policies

• Preparation of monthly forecasts and other management reporting as required

• Negotiation and finalising programme & development budgets with broadcasters (in partnership with COO and legal executives as appropriate)

• Liaising & negotiating deals with talent agents 

• Overall management of all productions from start to final delivery and closure including scheduling, budgeting, cost controls, resource procurement, employee management and paperwork, 

• Liaison with all core departments to ensure that all legal and financial issues are addressed, contracted and reported in a timely and appropriate fashion (including all series deliverables, data retention and storage)

• To provide a strong and dynamic source of industry and technical knowledge and advances 

• To take an active role in defining and implementing appropriate Roughcut Policies and Procedures.

• Liaison with IT and HR for production

• Responsibility for the implementation of best practice and Roughcut Policy for Health and safety and Wellbeing on all productions.  At all times ensuring that other key policies and procedures are also observed (e.g. Data Protection, working with children, metal health, bullying and harassment, insurance & bribery etc, sourcing additional support where needed and reporting incidents immediately or as required)

• Where appropriate represent Roughcut e.g. production training, conferences, Broadcaster events etc