Do you have extensive experience of all aspects of Programme Production? Do you thrive on working in a fast paced environment and thinking on your feet to find solutions to problems? Do you love partnering with production teams to help create amazing content? Are you an excel genius with a passion for finding ways to make budgets work to ensure successful delivery on production projects? Are your organisational skills second to none and do you love motivating others to achieve your teams wider goals. If so then this role could be for you!!

This is an opportunity to join a small Production Management team working across production projects for Comedy Central UK and International and MTV UK and International.

Reporting into the VP of Production Management and Business Affairs, this role plays a pivotal role in delivering on all aspects of programme production, which includes: all types of genres (reality, scripted etc..) , studios and location, live and to-tape, single and multi-camera, and all aspects of programme post production, including editing, graphics, shooting and crews.

This role will also line manage 1 Production Coordinator, 1 Intern & Freelance production crew.

Responsibilities include:-To keep P&L and cost manager's up-to-date and accurate and report month end figures and current spend
Create internal content budgets and analyse external budgets. Report and secure sign off from the VP of Production Management and Business Affairs
Negotiate development contracts and long form contracts with support from the VP of Production Management and Business Affair.
To work closely with the production department and advise on the appropriate resources and budget to achieve the aims of each programme or event.
Prepare project budgets and ensure Production Executives, VP and Finance are kept informed of budget status
Negotiate rates and deals with external freelancers and vendors
Manage production management freelancers as required ensuring performance is monitored and they are developed and motivated to achieve high results.
To liase with the finance department to ensure that financial information is accurately reported and to ensure that all financial matters are dealt with, including vendor selection & set-up, purchase order accruals and payments
To ensure that all internal paperwork required is completed for before production (CAF sign off, Health & Safety checks, Financial checks, P/O raised etc)
To oversee petty cash and float expense for Production and Events
To oversee freelance production management staff's monthly cost reporting
Liaise with relevant internal departments in order to deliver projects successfully across all departments and to save money and conserve resources
Understand the business rationale and gain awareness of commercial issues influencing and affecting the business
Update regularly the department's administrative spreadsheets and production management bible.
To be across any new industry advances and best practices. Communicate any information to the team and to the VP.

Role specific skills:-

Extensive experience with all aspects of programme production, which includes: all types of genres (reality, scripted etc..) , studios and location, live and to-tape, single and multi-camera, and all aspects of programme post production, including editing, graphics, shooting and crews.
Experience of managing a small production management team - Effectively motivating and developing staff to achieve high outputs
Experience of budget creation, execution and management
Experience of solving complex problems

Commercially focused, with the ability to act as a business partner with Production and other internal departments
Advanced excel skills
Assertive and able to achieve desired results
Organised and planned approach to work
Strong communications and relationship management skills
Highly numerate
High attention to detail