Production Manager

$115,000 - $115,000/Yr

Kenneth Copeland Ministries - Newark, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Newark, TX

Repair and Maintenance

About the position

The Production Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of all pre-production and production stages for audio and video productions at KCBC, EMIC, KCM, and Victory Channel. This role involves developing and managing a logistical plan and detailed schedule in collaboration with producers and operational leads, ensuring that all scheduling restrictions are met and aligned with the production timeline. The Production Manager acts as a technical translator and advocate, facilitating understanding among various departments and clients regarding the broadcast department's processes and responsibilities, and how they can support production needs. Success in this role requires strong project management and problem-solving skills, along with experience in broadcast processes such as content producing, video production, audio mixing, motion graphics, crew positions, and live productions and events. Additionally, the Production Manager provides daily supervision and direction to production staff under their supervision.

Responsibilities

• Oversee video and audio production, studio booking, crew booking, and equipment use ensuring optimal utilization, maintenance, and budget management.
• Hold meetings with Production Teams and Producers to ensure everyone is on the same page and has the most up-to-date information.
• Manage multiple programs simultaneously with overlapping schedules, facilities, and crew.
• Meet regularly with directors, producers, and/or leadership to learn about any changes and to report on progress.
• Work on-set on new or larger productions to be available to troubleshoot issues that arise.
• Ensure production processes, concept, budgeting, technical gear allocation, and scheduling are completed.
• Manage a high degree of change and ambiguity, communicating project and schedule changes to the necessary personnel.
• Work with the Associate Production Manager to ensure all crew positions are booked and personnel skills meet the production requirements.
• Identify and solve any crew, studio, or gear overlap or gaps with the Associate Production Manager.
• Act as the primary liaison between Leadership, producers, and production crew, coordinating schedules and ensuring all needs are met with professionalism.
• Maintain the highest standards of visual and auditory quality, ensuring all productions adhere to brand guidelines and industry standards.
• Identify production issues or schedule conflicts and implement solutions and/or lead cross-departmental problem-solving conversations.
• Review, approve, and analyze production invoices and budgets.
• Communicate all crew changes, expense, and needs for remote location events to the appropriate departments.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of professionals, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Manage subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs.
• Assist in identifying, building, and creating new and effective processes and teams of production personnel under the direction of Senior Leadership.

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• Film or Television Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in the industry required.
• 5+ years of production experience in studio and/or remote production, postproduction facility, film industry, internet media company, or broadcast advertising agency.
• 7+ years of proven experience in a lead production crew role, within a Television Broadcast and Live production focused environment.
• 3+ years of employee management experience.
• Expertise in creating and tracking schedules and budgets.
• Excellent project management and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with large-scale teams.
• A working knowledge of in-studio, remote production, Live production, postproduction, and remote field photography processes, tools, and software.
• Strong business acumen, insightful analytical skills, and superior organizational skills to manage through competing priorities within a matrixed environment.
• Able to manage the entire production intake process, including but not limited to working with creative and operational teams in communicating their needs, assigning jobs, scheduling personnel, and ensuring capability to deliver desired outcomes.
• Knowledge of Television Broadcast industry standards.
• Interpersonal relations: being approachable and good at managing people, looking after the welfare of people working on the production.
• Negotiation: confident at negotiating and managing a wide range of deals and contracts, ensuring everyone understands what needs to happen, when and why.
• Prioritization: knowing what requires immediate attention and finding quick solutions to enable the smooth running of a production, adapting to a fast-paced, changing environment.