Production Manager, Studios (KSA)

IMG is seeking an experienced Production Manager to provide administrative and general support to the Saudi Pro League Production Team based in Riyadh, as well as to work across other IMG productions in the region when required. This is a senior management role with key responsibilities, accountabilities and direct line management of supporting roles. The Production Manager will work closely with senior members of the team, including the Head of Production, Production Executive, Executive Producer and Senior Producers.

• Manage day-to-day production logistics for a number of matches, ensuring they are produced efficiently, on budget and adhere to compliance and H&S guidelines.
• Act as the main point of contact for other ad hoc productions, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget.
• Manage programme budgets, cost reports and forecasts, and prepare a quarterly finance report for the Production Executive and Production Accountant.
• Work in conjunction with the Production Executive and Senior Producers on the schedule and planning for SPL departments, ensuring that staffing needs of all programmes are met.
• Work with internal departments such as legal, HR, finance and immigration to ensure all staffing, suppliers and freelancers have secured all necessary visas and work permits as required.
• Develop effective relationships with external facility providers and suppliers, ensuring regular communication and troubleshooting issues and potential delays.
• Be responsible for the dissemination of production reports, including understanding the information, identifying gaps that require discussion and spotting trends.
• Attend meetings with the Executive Producer, Production Executive, Producers and Directors to ensure the schedule is moving forward and specific issues are addressed or escalated.
• Run production meetings to ensure clear communication, dissemination of information, acknowledgement of accomplishments and discussion of challenges.
• Advise the Production Executive and Head of Production of potential problems or issues, particularly those impacting schedule and budget, and come prepared with proposed solutions.
• Provide mentorship and opportunities for growth for production staff, including delegating targeted tasks and empowering production staff to take on additional responsibilities if required.
• Actively manage a team of Production Co-ordinators and Assistants.
• Be transparent regarding pertinent issues and concerns with staff and freelancers, and show leadership.
• Convey departmental initiatives to staff and freelance crew when relevant and appropriate.
• Work to establish new processes, procedures and methods that improve production systems, outcomes and overall workflow.

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience of dealing with broadcasters, stakeholders and a range of personnel.
• Some knowledge of responsibilities in relation to rights and clearances, production workflows, insurance and health and safety.
• Ability to produce a production budget.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Organised, efficient and resilient, with the ability to oversee and prioritise multiple projects.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience managing junior members of the admin team.
• An understanding of UK or international TV industries.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Good client liaison skills.
• Health & Safety Production Training.
• Ability to work within a sports broadcast environment and to work unsociable hours and weekends where necessary.
• Business Acumen: understanding financial drivers, interpreting business data and aligning decisions to strategic outcomes.
• Operational Excellence: driving efficiency, governance and continuous improvement in delivery and operations.

• Fluency in Arabic is highly advantageous, but not essential.

• This is an initial 12-month fixed-term contract role.
• This role is based at the office in Riyadh.
• May be required to attend and travel to location, other IMG buildings and stadiums.
• Unsocial hours, dictated as and when by the demands of the production schedule.

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency specialising in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company that owns iconic properties including UFC, WWE, and PBR.