Manager, Production Management - LIVE Sports
$201,000–$343,000 year
On-siteLos Angeles, California, United States
Job Summary
Oversee end-to-end production for high-profile live sporting events from inception to final delivery, managing partner-managed and self-managed opportunities. Streamline workflows by collaborating with internal operations and technical teams to optimize live content processes. Curate top-tier talent and vendors, including external production companies, producers, facilities, and sporting leagues. Prepare and vet show budgets and schedules while providing feedback on viability and risks. Conduct location scouting for domestic and international filming sites aligned with creative vision and logistics. Support show management by navigating key producers, venues, and industry operations. Create studio decks, spreadsheets, and tech assessments alongside finance and tech teams. Work closely with EICs and line producers to maintain alignment across Marketing, Publicity, Safety, and Sponsorships. Participate in offsites, training sessions, and team-building events. Handle multiple productions simultaneously while maintaining focus on detail and driving innovation in sports content execution.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years experience working in production management at a network, or production company
- Live Sports production experience
- Director or VP level equivalent outside of Netflix
- Ability to handle a fast-paced environment and a high volume of responsibilities and projects
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multitask effectively
- Highly organized
- Strong proficiency in Google Workspace (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Mail and Drive) and Slack
- Ability to develop presentation decks
- Confidently speak on Live production workflows within various internal and external forums
- Well-informed and curious about all aspects of production, technology and post-production
- Team player who performs well under pressure
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Understanding how to prioritize and respond accordingly
- Passionate about live technology advancements and innovation
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in production management across major streaming platforms and/or broadcast networks at World Cup or Olympic level
- Experience overseeing end-to-end operations of an expanding Sports slate
- Experience overseeing partner-managed and potentially self-managed opportunities
- Experience ensuring smooth execution of high-profile live sports events
- Experience serving from a network touch point ensuring external producing partners are effectively supported and managed
- Experience bringing top-tier live sports production experience and expertise into a position
- Experience supporting overall live team production operations and technical strategy
- Experience reporting to the Director of Live Sports Production in Los Angeles, CA
- Experience in a role based in the Los Angeles office
- Experience in a role with no remote options
- Experience in logistics, operations, and budgeting oversight
- Experience managing complex and intricate layers of production
- Experience helping to pioneer the execution of new sports content to create workflows
- Experience building to a steady state and maintaining stability
- Strong multitasking abilities
- Balancing complex production elements while driving innovation in sports content execution
- Self-motivated
- Adaptable
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to support show management while navigating key producers, venues, locations, sports organizations, and industry operations
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Communication skills
- Nimble
- Proactive
- Solution-driven
- Capable of handling multiple productions simultaneously
- Maintaining a keen focus on detail
- Ability to create and design studio deck, spreadsheets, and tech assessments alongside production, finance and tech team
- Work closely with internal operations & technical teams as well as other production executives to streamline workflows across all apps within Netflix
- Work closely with key internal stakeholders across Content, Post, Finance, Business Affairs, Tech, Engineering, Events and several other teams
- Assist in identifying and sourcing high-quality external production companies, producers, vendors, facilities, locations, sporting leagues, and BTL crew in the sports industry
- Work closely with EICs and line producers to prepare and vet show budgets, schedules, providing feedback internally and externally on viability and risks
- Full oversight of schedules, key crew, and production budget along with providing guidance and best practices across all facets of the production
- Research and evaluate domestic and international filming locations that best align with creative vision, budget, and logistics along with tax incentive opportunities
- Support internal and external meetings to maintain alignment with Marketing, Publicity, Photo/AV Studio, Safety, Security, Events, Ads, Sponsorships, Integrated Marketing, etc
- Stay flexible and proactive in adjusting to changing circumstances, embracing new challenges, and driving innovation
- Participate in offsites, training sessions, and team-building events for internal and external groups
- Create and design studio deck, spreadsheets, and tech assessments alongside production, finance and tech team
- Work closely with internal operations & technical teams as well as other production executives to streamline workflows across all apps within Netflix
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