Production Manager - Traffic (Mat Leave Cover)

Is this the role for you?
 

Our Creative team is a fast paced department with a high turnover of short-form work. The department generates creative output ranging from promos, social, brand development through to high profile multiplatform 360 marketing campaigns for show launches and events.
 

A vital role within the department, the Production Manager is responsible for daily production duties including planning of the day-to-day promo deliveries and scheduling creative workload. You may be responsible for leading more junior production staff (where applicable) and will ensure all creative demands are delivered with creative excellence, on brand, on time and on budget.
 

What will you be doing?
 

Finance

• Alongside other UK Production Managers, monitor and report overall budget for the 5 creative team.
• Prepare cost estimates for new projects and campaigns as needed and provide efficiency reports and financial data to Seniors
• Ensure spend aligns with wider business objectives
• Track freelance costs and flag likely overspends to Seniors/HoP
• Follow company guidelines regarding production spend, expenses and T&E.

Daily production

• Maintain an overview of all assigned projects and ensure resource is available, scheduled and accurately negotiated for at the appropriate time, both in terms of people and facilities.
• Anticipate the needs of upcoming projects and resource appropriately to prevent delays at the start of a project
• Liaise with marketing, media planning and ops teams to ensure smooth delivery of all on-air content and off-air content
• Lead production team as necessary, delegating tasks as appropriate
• Bring efficiency and rigour to working practices
• Assist with forward planning
• Source and recruit freelance teams who are well-suited to projects, where necessary, setting them up on Paramount systems and ensure they have the equipment and drive/platform access
• Lead Clearcast delivery, on-air delivery and off-air delivery
• Manage post-production bookings, on-air and off-air.
• Ensure timeframes for creation and delivery are realistic and communicated across wider business
• Ensure all deliveries are timely and on budget, while adhering to creative ideals.

Legal & business affairs

• Liaison point for compliance workflow
• Liaise with the legal, HR and finance departments for all contracts, NDA’s, vendor selection, capex, payments, and implement new company policies into the daily work routine e.g. freelancer employment guidelines, expenses and T&E, v/o contract negotiations, be aware of changes to accounts payable processes.
• Awareness of contracts, negotiations and legal issues (with advice from Seniors.

Mentorship

• Mentor and support a small number of more junior members of the team, as well as freelance production staff as necessary
• Resource and support production teams on allocated projects
• Support with recruiting new talent as needed

Cross brand working

• This role involves working across the Creative team which includes Channel5 and its entire portfolio 5Star, 5USA, 5Action and 5Select), P+, MTV, Nick and Comedy Central.
• You will work closely with Production Managers across the other brands to lead deliveries and resource.
• Encourage teamwork
• Be an ambassador for all channels, internally and externally
• Embrace and promote the Paramount values and support a culture of inclusion
   

What are we looking for?

• Experience with all aspects of short form and branding production: ideally within an on-air / off-air / digital / commercials environment.
• Experience of all types of post production and graphics facilities is essential.
• Experience of budget creation, forecast and management including forecasting accurately for productions from key art photos shoots to clip-based campaigns to film shoots.
• Accomplished in multi-tasking and handling many projects at any one time
• Experience of project management and production processes across all media formats.
• Experience in solving complex problems.
• Highly organised and planned approach to work.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communications and relationship management skills.
• Highly numerate.
• Excellent administration skills.