Production Manager, Remote & Studio

This Production Manager will manage all aspects of planning a full production for LIVE remote events and studio shows. The Production Manager will report to the Production Director, Remotes & Studio and oversee the Production Coordinator.

This role is based in our Santa Monica, CA office.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  Remote Responsibilities

• Serves as key resource for all production teams in studio and on remote and primary liaison between a wide variety of entities (e.g. Facility Management, Sr Level Production, Production and Technical Crews, Talent, Site Operations, Vendors, Tournament Directors and other TV Network Representatives).
• Supervises and coordinates facilities with host broadcaster, both foreign & domestic to include the following: VandA bookings, office space, credentials and access, power, venue coordination, logistics and shipping. 
• Supervises and coordinates staff requirements and needs on remotes both foreign & domestic. 
• Hires crews for remote ATP 1000 productions both foreign & domestic. 
• Oversees the acquisition and distribution of various production elements, such as event footage, music and music cue sheets, graphic elements, equipment etc. 
• Trains new hires on production departmental processes and procedures.
• Plans and coordinate hotel needs both foreign and domestic (along with Prod Coordinator). 
• Plans and coordinates rental equipment tracking, logistics, and shipping (both foreign and domestic). 
• Develops and ensures quality control of all production books.
• Manages and maintains schedules and production books and call sheets using Xytech a data base software. 
• Works closely with the team to create daily crew call times and schedules using Xytech
• Manages and maintains planning documents: schedules, trackers & planning spreadsheets.  
• Works closely with the Director of Finance on managing cost, coordination of crew, and show requirements to ensure timely processing of crew timecards and contracts/deal memos.

  Studio Responsibilities

• Assists in supervising and maintaining studio coordination, staff and facilities, along with Production Coordinator. 
• Primary liaison between wide variety of entities during world feed production.
• Trains new hires on production departmental processes and procedures.
• Works closely with the Manager, Production Accountant on coordination of crew and technical show requirements to ensure timely processing of crew time cards and contracts/deal memos.
• Works with production teams to ensure assigned productions meet network creative and technical objectives.
• Develops and ensures quality control of all production books and daily schedules in Xytech.

 Requirements:

• Uphold a professional appearance and demeanor that reflects the role’s status as an ambassador and network representative for the Tennis Channel at an international level
• Domestic and International travel. Traveling between the United States and Europe to attend as needed Grand Slams & tournaments; total travel time averages 4 months per year
• Willingness to work 50+ hours/week on a flexible schedule that includes day, night, weekend and holiday shifts (Tennis season is Jan-Nov; heaviest workloads occur in the Summer months May-Sept)
• Ability to adapt and thrive in constantly changing environments, filled with unpredictable challenges and interaction with all personality types
• Enthusiasm for managing hands-on projects and the resourcefulness to ‘get your hands dirty’ and make things happen
• Proven and strong ability to multi-task, adapt to fast-paced environment and manage several productions start-to-finish

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 3 years in Production Management role, or a similar position within the sports or entertainment production industry 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; organized, proactive, and quick-thinking
• Previous experience overseeing all aspects of travel for up to 150 people, including: flights, hotels, car rentals, food, etc. 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Experience with Smartsheet
• Knowledge of Xytech, ScheduAll, or ShowManager, a plus

Tennis Channel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About PickleballTV 

Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America’s fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000+ hours of live matches from the game’s top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more.

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

About Sinclair

Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. Also, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, our own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $96,000 to $125,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

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