Location:
London, GBCondé Nast is home to Wired, Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and more of the world's most celebrated brands. Condé Nast develops, produces and distributes video content across all of their brands. Condé Nast creates high quality video programming experiences for viewers across every screen, and is led by industry veterans who have built video businesses with billions of monthly views.
We're looking for a Senior Production Manager, 12 month FTC.
The Senior Production Manager will collaborate with various brand teams and departments to oversee the efficient production of editorial content for British Vogue, GQ UK, House & Garden, Tatler, and other titles. This role ensures that all content is delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with established policies, procedures and first-class creative standards.
This role reports to the Senior Director of Production Management and will oversee one direct report. It will work closely with the Director of Production Management Operations and the Senior Director of Production Management to enhance processes, establish structure, track progress (including timelines, budgets and contracts) and support staffing, legal and finance functions.
What will you be doing?
Track, monitor and report on project finances to key stakeholders and ensure resources are used cost-effectively.
Ensure contractual needs are met throughout production.
Working with various teams and departments to ensure content is produced efficiently and delivered within budget, following established policies and procedures, meeting publishing deadlines and satisfying creative expectations.
Collaborate with the Director of Production Operations to align production processes with overall business objectives, including legal and finance functions.
Act as the central liaison for programming, development, post-production, talent management, finance, marketing, sales and external vendors to ensure seamless execution of content.
Provide direction on the video production process and ensure business requirements are met on time across all departments.
Collaborate with the creative team to estimate shoot costs for various projects, ranging from editorial content to cultural moment/tentpole events, including budgeting for sponsored editorial initiatives.
Manage and troubleshoot production issues as they arise including insurance, risk, permitting, rights and release issues and compliance.
Maintain the departmental website, which serves as a central resource and onboarding tool for new hires.
Review and approve payroll, invoices, T&E and contract requests, submit expense reports, credit card reconciliations, and invoices. Working with legal and creative teams to draft Video Production Agreements.
Source and negotiate with vendors and personnel as needed, while developing and maintaining strong relationships with key production vendors to ensure cost-effective solutions.
Manage, track and report on all aspects of production from development to delivery.
Managing the central Editorial Contract tracker, including its folder structure and Central Templates folder for all the producers with shared database/archive docs/etc.
Oversee a strong rolodex of freelance crews both domestically and internationally.
Provide support and direction for coordinating crew, equipment, travel logistics (domestic and internationally), on-site production needs, budgets, permits, contracts, releases, insurance, post-production, scheduling and various other production requirements.
Who you are:
Extensive experience in Production Management including familiarity with budgeting, scouting, obtaining releases, purchase orders, call sheets, booking freelance production crews and equipment, coordinating travel, permitting, scheduling, handling insurance requirements etc.
Ability to effectively lead a team and implement workflow and process.
Familiarity with contracting, negotiating, scheduling and managing vendors and crews.
Experience with permitting, international travel and production requirements.
Effective time management and organisational skills in a fast-paced environment.
Detailed, concise and effective communication and record-keeping.
Skilled in compliance with contractual obligations, permitting, labour laws, international visa & carnet requirements, safety, and insurance needs.
Computer savvy with skills in G-Suite and various budgeting, cost reporting, financial, and project management software.
Familiarity with Camera Equipment, Lighting, Audio, and Post Production Equipment and needs.
Strong understanding of Condé Nast brands, programming and creative positioning.
Application instructions:
Please upload your latest CV and cover letter which outline why you're a great match for what we're looking for.
What benefits do we offer?
25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave for life events
Core hours
Competitive pension scheme
Bupa Private Healthcare
Enhanced maternity leave and family leave
Season ticket loans
Cycle to work
Employee Assistance programme
Bring your dog to work
A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts
Discounts and Magazine Subscriptions
Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce
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What happens next?If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.