Production Manager

Summary:

Cosm is seeking a dynamic and experienced Production Manager to join our team in Los Angeles. In this role, you will manage the day-to-day operations, planning, and execution of our live sporting and entertainment events. This will involve maintaining functionality and operating procedures, crewing events, managing budgets, and overseeing the overall pre-production, production, and post-execution of a live event.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure production operations are properly in place to execute live sports productions.
• Crew on-site and remote productions. Manage payroll for contractors.
• Plan, manage, and track day-to-day production budgets and expenses.
• Oversee production shipment logistics for your production unit with the production coordinator, logistics coordinator, and support engineer.
• Supervise operations such as travel and accommodations for the crew and/or talent together with the production coordinator.
• Troubleshoot production issues with clients or third-party production companies and collaborate with Business Affairs and Legal. This may include contracting, releases, rights, risk assessment, insurance, etc.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• A minimum of five years of production management experience, preferably in sports, TV, or the broadcast industry.
• Training and qualifications relevant to production & broadcast.
• Flexible working hours to manage up to 2 or 3 sporting events per week.
• Travel on-site with the crew up to 30% of productions to oversee and train new crew members or be a representative to the end client on-site.
• Expertise in budgeting and management, cash flow tracking, and understanding production and post-production processes and logistics, in addition to knowledge of broadcast and/or streaming deliverables and technical specifications.
• Ability to switch between multiple unique projects that are in different stages of production worldwide (i.e., different time zones).
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Diplomatic skills when working on challenging projects.
• Extremely detail-oriented, comfortable multitasking, effective and efficient time management, organized, good problem-solving skills, and self-motivated. Ability to prioritize what’s most important at any given moment and adjust as necessary.
• Ability to quickly adapt to learning new technology, workflows, software, and systems, especially related to immersive productions.
• Effective communication and great problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and remain calm under pressure.
• Must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, and organized.

The annualized base salary range for this position in California is $90,000 to $125,000. The base salary offered will factor in internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant experience, among other factors.