Production Manager
On-site · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Production Manager – Canada will lead day-to-day broadcast operations at the new Toronto facility and across Canadian productions. This hands-on leadership role oversees the full production lifecycle from pre-production planning and budgeting through on-site execution and client delivery. Responsibilities include managing people and equipment, scheduling, coordinating freelance production crews, conducting site surveys and location assessments, supervising mobile unit deployments and remote production logistics, ensuring productions meet quality standards and stay on time and budget, budget and vendor management, staffing plans, and client/stakeholder relations across live news, sports, entertainment, and large-scale corporate events. Opportunity to assist with United States productions as needed. Must be located in Toronto and available to work in the BMG facility 5 days per week.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience managing live broadcast productions including news, sports, entertainment, and large-scale corporate events
- 5+ years in a production management or senior operations role within the Canadian broadcast industry
- Proven experience developing and managing production budgets from pre-production through reconciliation
- Deep knowledge of multi-camera live production workflows, broadcast infrastructure, and remote/mobile production operations
- Experience managing and scheduling production resources — crew, equipment, facilities, and logistics — for concurrent productions
- Strong, established network of Canadian freelance production crew across camera, audio, lighting, engineering, and production roles
- Thorough knowledge of Canadian local production crew standards, union agreements (IATSE, NABET, Unifor), and local labor regulations
- Experience conducting technical site surveys and producing detailed location assessment reports
- Proven client-facing skills with the ability to translate client requirements into actionable production plans
- Ability to remain calm, decisive, and solution-focused in high-pressure live production environments
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
- Must be located in Toronto and available to work in the BMG facility 5 days per week
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