The Vice President, Physical Production will help lead the department in all aspects of production from development to delivery. This is a leadership position on the production team that will work across a varied slate of series and feature films. This is an international facing role, and the right candidate must have experience with multiple country co-treaties and local content mandates and incentives. The VP will help manage and keep the team apprised of multiple projects requiring daily contact with internal and external stakeholders, including clients and producing partners.
A Snapshot of Your Responsibilities:
- Slate management for overlapping series and feature film slate
- Lead members of the in-house physical production team to ensure scheduling, budgeting, and planning tasks are completed with accuracy and efficiency
- Help maintain strategic oversight on a slate of 40+ projects per year (movies and series)
- External facing client and talent management on a daily basis
- Engage creative executives and external producers on preliminary breakdowns, budgets, and schedules
- Partner closely with the executive producers, line producers, and creative partners across a range of budget levels to review budgets and cash flows, as well as monitor cost reports, hot costs, residuals, and security deposits
- Track the pipeline status for each project for both Production and Post Production
- Collaborate with Production Finance teams to organize and run slate cost reports
- Assist in identifying new external producing partners and fostering those relationships
- Liaise with Business Affairs to ensure efficient sharing of information and deal tracking
- Identify vendors and deals to be implemented across our large volume of productions
- Assess production locations and tax incentive opportunities
- Work intimately across our international hubs and partners and arms
What You Will Need:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 15+ years of experience in physical production (TV, TV Episodic, Feature Film)
- 10+ years of experience scaling production and post-production teams and building processes from the ground up
- Experience leading a team and slate management
- Familiar with international broadcast mandates for production, including but not limited to the UK, Australia, Canada, LATAM, etc.
- Expert knowledge of unions and guilds: IA, DGA, WGA, Teamsters, and SAG (Modified Low Budget through Basic agreement)
- Strong communicator with a proven ability to foster effective relationships
- Exceptional organizational skills and detail-oriented to manage many projects simultaneously
- Strong computer skills, proficient with MS Office, MS Outlook, and Movie Magic Budgeting & Scheduling
- Extensive knowledge of the post production workflow
- Ability to multitask, collaborate across cross-functional teams, detail-oriented, problem-solver
- Leader who cares about culture, building relationships, and delivering best-in-class work
Nice to Have but Not a Dealbreaker:
- Knowledge of and experience with Global production and tax incentives
- Knowledge of Final Draft
The salary range is $143,000 to $300,000/year.
How to Apply:
They are no longer accepting resumes.
