Manager, Production Management

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Your New Role

        The Production Manager is responsible for protecting the networks’ and WBD bottom line by ensuring that content production across all platforms is performed to the highest industry standards, accurately representing the brand and editorial vision of the Network. Planning and oversight ensures that content is delivered to each WBD client according to the agreed budget and schedule, following the most cost efficient and technically appropriate production path and at the same time assuring full contractual compliance. Participate in departmental initiatives and taskforces.

Your Role Accountabilities

Production Management Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects from development through delivery, advising on overall production plan and negotiating and monitoring production aspects of deal including budget, schedule and program materials.
• Compile project materials as assigned and work with project team to assess project priority, deal viability and editorial vision.
• Perform initial analysis of budgets, schedules, and treatments, with Development.
• Perform overall production management role on all assigned projects, including assessing deal viability and structure through effective analyses of production budget, schedule, and program treatment, and by developing and managing internal timelines and workflow to ensure timely delivery of shows.
• Provide vendor with all technical specs and advise on WBD technical and business standard operating guidelines, respond to vendor enquiries.
• Liaise closely with network on risk management and all practical aspects of production.
• Strategically determine and advise on financial structure of deal, based on best practices.
• Update project status in DEAL and ensure all relevant internal stakeholders have access to latest information.
• Serve as direct liaison for Development Department, for each network.
• Provide updated information to all parties regarding program delivery dates, and receipt of final program materials.
• Maintain consistent and productive communication across all platforms and clients including Executive Producers, Scheduling, along with Corporate Operation counterparts ensuring all relevant deliverables and master delivery date issues are swiftly communicated.
• Liaise with Finance on the management of programming cashflow.
• Generate payment schedules as requested and program materials exhibits.
• Supervise all milestone payments to external producers.
• Conduct on-site visits/ production system evaluation as necessary.
• Monitor contract compliance on budget and cost reporting.
• Supervise the review and delivery of program materials for contract compliance.
• Work on specialty departmental assignments that utilize individual areas of expertise.

Department Management Responsibilities

• Work with VP, SR Director or Production Management Executive Lead to establish operational objectives, assignments and expectations for current staff.
• Support and carry through strategic initiatives of Production Management and help maintain a results-oriented organization.
• Foster a culture of client-centered customer service and build and maintain relationships with key external and internal clients. Develop and maintain consistent and productive communication with the WBD Network executives along with Corporate Operation counterparts.
• Adhere to fiscally sound business practices to help control the department’s overhead expenses, Network programming budgets and to protect WBD’s bottom line.
• Participate in the creation and implementation of consistent and standard policies and procedures for global Production Management Department.
• Support WBD overall planning by recommending cost effective options and suggestions to meet demands, priorities and future requirements of the company’s complex and dynamic needs.
• Work on specialty assignments that utilize individual areas of expertise and perform other relat