European Tour Productions produce and distribute golf coverage of the DP World Tour, The Challenge Tour, The Ryder Cup and The Open. In this capacity, ETP has produced the live coverage for hundreds of events around the world and not just in Europe. We travel to events in the middle east, Asia and Africa and have produced the last twelve Ryder Cups and The Open since 2016. In 2021, and despite COVID restrictions we delivered over 850 hours of live world feed golf coverage. Our award winning original and branded content is expanding, and we also produce a broad range of content for social media channels and The European Tour website.

We are searching for an experienced and talented Line Producer to join our busy and dynamic golf team. Supporting the Head of Production and overseeing a team of Production Managers (PMs) this is a senior, client-facing role that will oversee and drive the day-to-day production output for European Tour Productions' live and non-live golf content.

Live events take place year-round globally and include World Feed coverage of DP World Tour. The non-live content team produce Challenge Tour events, Digital, and Original & Branded content.

This is a challenging and demanding role that links up production and all the shared services, including Finance, Legal, and Risk Management to ensure operational excellence.

PLEASE NOTE: We have multiple roles available and have both permanent and fixed-term contracts available. The role will be based at our office in Stockley Park, Uxbridge.

Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:
* Oversee multiple cost trackers, providing recommendations to Producers and Production Managers for bringing budgets in on target.
* Submit monthly financial forecasts * effectively project managing the process to ensure timely delivery by the production management team alongside narrative on variances.
* Ability to interpret editorial brief into a schedule for budgeting/operational purposes across a season.
* Budgeting for new and existing complex live events or shoots with multiple stakeholders.
* Alongside HOP, PE & HOF ensure that there is a clear project plan and timetable for the annual budget round ensuring that key stakeholders and the PM team deliver all elements in a timely way.
* Manage larger commercial negotiations with key event suppliers and Legal team.
* Work with Production Executive to feed into commercial and legal discussions for cross-departmental/multi-year suppliers.
* Line manage a team of Production Managers, providing training and support to enable them to do their job and professionally develop, as well as dealing with performance management issues.
* Manage appraisals, conduct 1:1s, create personal development plans, and ensure wellbeing of the PM line reports.
* Key point of contact for Outside Broadcast (OB) suppliers. Working closely with Technical Managers (TMs) to ensure best service is retained and issues are raised in a timely manner.
* Recommend alternative workflows and work closely with TMs on pathway to increased remote production.
* Manage weekly OB supplier meetings and keep a track of risks and issues and escalate when necessary.
* Work with PE and Risk Management to develop policies to ensure best practice is undertaken.
* Forward plan and set-up new and challenging events, including block booking of flights, hotels and identifying and negotiating with key suppliers before handing off to designated PM.
* Ensure that IMG's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are implemented and championed.
* Work closely with colleagues during pre-production, production and post-production to champion and progress IMG's 'GreenToScreen' sustainability goals and reduce the production's carbon footprint wherever viable.
* Opportunity to travel to shoot / OB location, including internationally may be necessary. Occasional weekend work may be required on special events, but not regularly.

You Will Have The Following Strengths:
* Previous experience as a Line Producer or Production Executive; or extensive experience working as an established Production Manager with Live event credits and the ability to demonstrate financial, legal, risk, and people management skills and the ability to deal with these areas autonomously.
* Project management skills with the ability to keep across a significant number of productions whilst enabling the production management team to deliver on the detail.
* Knowledge of Outside Broadcast workflows.
* Experience of working on a variety of projects including live events.
* Experience of managing production teams (including production staff at Production Manager and Production Coordinator level).
* Extensive knowledge of archive clearance, music clearance, filming permits, contracts, insurance, risk assessments and Health and Safety.
* Solid understanding of employment/tax law, and experience negotiating agreements.
* Previous experience of creating, managing, and tracking large programme budgets.
* Ability to interpret editorial brief into a schedule for budgeting/operational purposes.
* Proven experience of possessing the ability to identify and solve problems.
* Previous experience of dealing directly with clients/federations/broadcasters.

Our Work Ethic:
IMG is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Benefits:
* Income protection
* Life insurance
* Private medical insurance
* Pension contribution
* 23 days holiday + bank holidays
* Dental insurance
* Green car scheme
* Season ticket loan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Subsidized office canteen
* Free breakfast
* Free on-site parking at Stockley Park office
* Eye Care
* Endeavor Wellness
* lunch and learn events
* EAP (Employee Assistant Programme)
* range of practical and emotional support services
* Dependent care
* 5 days subsidized emergency child, pet, elder care
* Critical Illness cover
* Financial Wellbeing
* Health Cash Plan
* Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass
* Health Screening
* Will Writing
* Dynamic office environment with great people!
* Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
* Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events