Production Manager-Film

Inizio Engage XD; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading film production company in Manchester is seeking a Production Manager to oversee projects from pre-production through to delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management, ongoing client relations, and production logistics. Responsibilities include creating schedules, budgeting, and ensuring compliance across various teams. The position offers a competitive compensation package, including 25 days of annual leave and a company closure over Christmas.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Company closure over Christmas

Personal day off

Qualifications

• Experience managing the entire production process from pre-production to post-production.
• Ability to manage budgets and financial reconciliation.
• Experience creating and managing detailed schedules.

Responsibilities

• Provide schedules and project plans for pre-production.
• Manage logistically bookings for production.
• Ensure timely post-production delivery and approvals.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Client relations

Production logistics

Tools

Procim

Oracle

Job description

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We're looking for a Production Manager to join our Film Department. You will be passionate about film content and enjoy working collaboratively across multiple delivery service lines.

You will work on a variety of projects across all Inizio Engage XD clients within our Film Team.

Our projects include; explainer films, patient case studies, internal engagement, branded content, strategic vision films, event and exhibition content across multiple platforms.

You will work with our wider film and operations team, providing support by running, scheduling and delivering content following the agreed delivery schedule and requirements.

You will report into the Senior Production Manager

What you'll do …

Pre-production and Briefs: responsibilities to include:

• Provide detailed schedules and project plans
• Costing projects and managing budgets on Procim
• Invoicing through our Finance team
• Create POs on Oracle
• Oversee production insurance with our Risk team, licencing and permits
• Arrange, negotiating and managing resources both internal and external

Production responsibilities to include:

• Production bookings and logistics
• Manage expenditure and ensuring project remain in budget
• Partner with clients and joining calls and attending meetings
• Supporting wider team on production paperwork including call sheets, release forms, risk assessments, supply of services, all international paperwork, partnering with internal Health & Safety team to ensure production is compliant

Post-production and delivery: responsibilities to include:

• Ensure delivery to brief and on schedule within required formats
• Oversee financial reconciliation and reporting
• Obtain Clearcast and Veeva approvals
• All post-production paperwork
• Archiving paperwork and project files during project closure

What you'll need to have …

• Experience working on the whole production process, from setting up the pre-production through to managing post-production workflows is necessary .
• Experience working on delivery schedules
• Experience work as part of teams of all sizes in a busy production environment
• Experience utilising rate cards and differentiate between in and out rates.
• Experience managing margins when inputting internal and external costs across project timelines using company software tools and monitoring project billings.
• Experience managing a range of different shoots
• Knowledge of multi-platform formats and deliverables with the ability to work with different service lines
• Commercially aware of current market rates
• Client-facing experience and the ability to build client relations
• Knowledge of creating multiscreen content
• Event and Exhibition experience desirable
• Great compensation package
• 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays, company closure over Christmas plus a personal day