Production Manager
CreatorUp is a global leader in digital media training and digital content creation. We help companies create videos at scale that drive results, powering partners like Google, Twitter, West Coast University and UCLA. This is an outstanding opportunity for a professional to join a growing company as we expand our work in the digital content space.
Reporting to the Director of Production, the Production Manager will be responsible for the financial management as well as tracking and reporting on deadlines for projects. As well, additional responsibilities will include overseeing the adaptation of the CreatorUp Platform for productions and assisting with the strategy for that implementation.
The Production Manager will support all internal and external productions to create cutting edge digital content with a focus on social impact as well as educational content and digital learning experiences that redefine audience engagement.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the main point of contact for producers and internal stakeholders for all financial matters related to productions
- Oversees onboarding for producers
- Managing a team of Production Coordinators
- Manages the budget process during all stages of production
- Report on profitability of all productions on an ongoing basis
- Ensure each project’s profitability goals are met
- Manages the internal production team’s cost tracking as well as freelancer cost management via credit card reconciliation tools (ie. Divvy)
- Manage, maintain and approve timesheets and invoices for freelancers
- Track and report on all production milestones and deadlines
- Establish and maintain workflows to ensure production milestones are met
- Learn and utilize the CreatorUp Platform to oversee all aspects of production
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop strategy for Platform adoption
- Innovate with the CreatorUp Platform and Product team on milestone tracking, budget tracking, hiring and timecard integrations and ideate on other opportunities to automate workflows
- Support the sourcing and hiring production of crews and talent
- Train freelancers and stakeholders on CreatorUp’s best practices
- Act as CreatorUp’s representative to outside partners and clients
- Responsible for maintaining positive working relationships with clients, freelancers and external vendors as needed
Experience:
- 3-4 years of experience as a production coordinator at a studio or production company
- 2+ years of on-set physical production experience
- Knowledge of budgeting, payrolls, timesheets, and invoicing processes
- Knowledge of the digital space and social content is a plus
- Four-year college degree or equivalent work experience
- Must have legal right to work in the United States