Our client, Yahoo Studios, is looking for a Production Manager for Studio & Field Production in New York, NY.
Details
- Contract (freelance): 3 months w. opportunity to extend
- Hybrid
- Pay Rate: $500/day (10 hour)
Job Description
A video production team is looking for a Production Manager as part of the Operations team to handle Studio and Field responsibilities. Previous experience in either studio or field Production Management is required. The role also requires advanced experience with Airtable and will spend a good amount of time working in Airtable.
Responsibilities
- Oversee fundamental Production Manager responsibilities for both Field and Studio.
- Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly schedules for Studio crews.
- Build and maintain Airtable workflows.
- Coordinate regular and ad hoc field shoot bookings.
- Maintain crew booking databases such as crew calendars, crew contact information, training dates/spend, work orders, and pertinent crew scheduling guidance.
- Coordinate logistics such as studio rentals, COIs, facilities requests, equipment purchases, shipping.
- Create, distribute, and update weekly and daily show schedules and call sheets.
- Facilitate onboarding and coordinate assignments for freelance crew members.
- Post job openings on relevant production job boards and manage incoming resumes.
- Act as a liaison between departments to ensure smooth coordination of shoots.
- Perform as needed research based projects (market, content, awards, etc).
- Collect and sustain data/information that reflects monthly trends such as how many field shoots in one month, how many studio resources trained per quarter, etc.
- Source vendors and coordinate the use of their services, including equipment rentals, repairs, and replacements
- Work directly with Building Facilities and Security on any issues that affect crew, vendors, physical spaces (locked doors, freight bookings, temp badges, etc.)
Qualifications
- 5+ years Production Management experience (booking, scheduling, managing crews + logistics).
- Advanced knowledge/previous experience with Airtable (using, building, managing)
- Strong ability to multitask; role requires multiple tasks to be completed/managed on a daily basis and often last minute.
- Strong organizational skills; must be able to manage multiple daily tasks and prioritize accordingly.
- Strong communication and diplomacy.
- Ability to prioritize tasks based on urgency.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Experience with posting/managing posts on Production job boards such as StaffMeUp, Mandy, etc.
Other Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with/advanced knowledge of field gear.
- Experience with international production.
- Experience working with Purchase Orders (POs).