Senior Production Manager

Job Description

This role will report to the Director, Production Management. This person is responsible for the effective management of the department's daily production workload by ensuring efficiencies exist across Network, Marketing, Digital, and S&P. Overseeing the distribution and tracking of workload across On-air and Off-air, managing coordinators and assisting producers in using creative production solutions from conception, scoping, production to final delivery for all platforms (including TX). This candidate will be the key liaison for the day to day deliveries for Marketing, Ad Sales, Digital and Content teams and ensuring production is on Brand, on Brief, within Budget and on Time. This role will oversee the management and troubleshooting of the Production systems and workflows in place. Monthly reporting and analysis of resources utilization and the production budget are key responsibilities.

Areas of Responsibility

Resource Management, Tracking and Reporting – 20%
• Collation and analysis of data from monthly reports, showing breakdown and usage of production resources.
• A thorough understanding of the data is required so as to identifying anomalies and find solutions with utilization and reporting issues
• Monitoring producer and coordinator data entry to ensure accurate reporting
• Monitoring facilities / resource usage to identify resources under / over utilization for escalation
• Monitoring of budget spending and ability to report as required
• Key point of contact for T&O facilities and data systems issues

Systems Management - 10%
• Hands on point person for production systems development and implementation.
• Ensuring systems work efficiently and integrate effectively, minimizing double handling of data and improving overall production management, tracking and efficiency.
• Development and implementation of MESMO and its integration with other system such as Vision.
• Adaption and integration of production workflows with vendors
• Familiarity with all systems used by the production team

Production Management – 50%
• Ensuring effective management of the department's daily production workload; covering all stages of production from conception, scoping, to final delivery for transmission, digital and social platforms, marketing collaterals for all platforms including events.
• Assisting with the assignment of workloads and scheduling of bookings.
• Troubleshooting – identifying and solving issues, before they impact budgets and delivery schedules.
• Vetting briefs, determining scope and viability while managing the delivering of projects within budget and according to deadlines.
• Monitoring the day-to-day work in progress with the Creative Services Team, Producers, MO, Presentation/Traffic and Vendors.
• Assisting with the assigning of projects to Producers and Designers.
• Tracking production, enforcing deadlines and escalating issues when required.
• Providing production coordination support to the coordination team when required

Client Servicing – key liaison for CS / S&P clients for works in progress 15%
• Provide creative production solutions for client requests, ensuring projects are on brief, on brand, on budget and deliverable within requested timeframe
• Managing Client expectations through close communication with the Production Team and Producers while ensuring clients keep to agreed deadlines and scope of work.

Team Management and Development 5%
• Provide on the job training and development of staff
• Identify weakness and strengths in team members and suggest training needs

Essential
1. Degree or equivalent experience in Mass communication / Production
2. Years of experience: minimum 7-10 years
3. Fluent in spoken and written English

4. Experience in managing a team

5.
Other: Vendor / Freelancer management experience
6.
Other: Budget management experience
7.
Other: Facilities utilization and management experience
8. Experience in setting up and managing workflow and processes
9. Broad knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office software

Desirable

1. Experience in Advertising Agency or Production House
2. Ability to work in a diverse cultural environment
3. Broad knowledge and experience in Digital and Social Media platforms

Competency assessment (on-the-job behaviours)
• Display high-level of administrative, analytical and organizational skill, in a broadcasting environment including capacity to prioritize and effectively manage workflow and output, familiarity with production processes including resource management is needed.
• Exhibit a strong aptitude to teamwork while paying close attention to work in progress, monitoring, troubleshooting and enforcing deadlines.
• Attention to detail is crucial, able to work in a fast-paced and changeable environment, adept at working to deadlines in stressful situations all while remaining an enthusiastic team player. Must have a mentality that is flexible, agile and solutions orientated; adept at trouble shooting and firefighting.
• Display strategy driven reasoning skills.
• Strong communication skills; fluency in English is a must; demonstrates high level skills in both written and verbal communications

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rem8x8-3-136-97-64-42 in your application.