Senior Coordinator, Production

McLaren Automotive Limited; Woking; Híbrido; GBP 35.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

McLaren Automotive Limited is seeking a Production Coordinator to support day-to-day operations, schedule planning, and resource management for premium, social-first content across McLaren Racing’s digital channels. The role lives within the Social Creative team, coordinating call sheets, equipment, and admin workflows to empower creators and designers.

You’ll work across the McLaren Technology Centre, on location, and trackside during race weekends, ensuring production needs are met on time and

Formación

• You’ll bring experience as a Production Coordinator, Junior Producer or Production Assistant within media, entertainment, sport, an agency or a digital-production environment.
• You’ll also have: Practical experience booking, onboarding and coordinating freelance crews and videographers; A solid understanding of the video-production lifecycle; Familiarity with tools such as Asana, Airtable and DAM systems; Excellent organizational and multi-tasking abilities; Strong administrative rigour in tracking expenses and invoices; Excellent communication and collaboration with internal and external teams; Calm, adaptable, and solution-oriented mindset in fast-paced production environments; A passion for sport, motorsport, digital content creation and social trends.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate productions spanning always-on social content, brand campaigns and partner activations, providing effective operational support across the team.
• Build and maintain production schedules, shooting timelines, call sheets and daily operational plans.
• Source, onboard and coordinate freelance videographers, editors, sound operators and local production crews globally.
• Manage equipment and production-kit logistics, including dispatch, transport, maintenance and trackside travel requirements.
• Coordinate rate cards, purchase orders, invoices and expense tracking with external crews, agencies, suppliers and Finance.
• Arrange location permits, media access, accreditation and rights clearances for shoots at MTC, on location and across international race environments.
• Provide real-time operational support during shoots, responding to logistical changes, schedule movements and resource requirements.
• Maintain production databases, contact lists, supplier rosters and project-management tools.
• Support metadata collection, archiving and asset retrieval for future campaigns and partner requests.
• Collaborate with Digital, Brand, Commercial, Partnerships and Publishing teams to meet platform specifications, audience needs and delivery deadlines.
• Help maintain production standards, scalable workflows and compliance with McLaren’s brand, health and safety, and operational requirements.
• Anticipate production challenges and implement practical solutions that protect creative quality, timelines and budgets.

Conocimientos

Production coordination

Shoots logistics

Call sheets

Budget tracking

Communication

Organisational skills

Herramientas

Asana

Airtable

Digital Asset Management

Descripción del empleo

Purpose of the Role

As Production Coordinator, you’ll support the day-to-day operational execution, logistics and resource planning behind high-quality, premium and social-first content across McLaren Racing’s digital channels.

Working within the Social Creative team, you’ll be the operational backbone of the production process. By coordinating schedules, freelance bookings, equipment, call sheets and administrative workflows, you’ll enable our Content Creators and Graphic Designers to focus on delivering outstanding work.

Whether supporting productions at the McLaren Technology Centre, on location or trackside during race weekends, you’ll help ensure the team has everything it needs, with production requirements organised and delivered on time.

Principal Accountabilities

• Coordinate productions spanning always-on social content, brand campaigns and partner activations, providing effective operational support across the team.
• Build and maintain production schedules, shooting timelines, call sheets and daily operational plans.
• Source, onboard and coordinate freelance videographers, editors, sound operators and local production crews globally.
• Manage equipment and production-kit logistics, including dispatch, transport, maintenance and trackside travel requirements.
• Coordinate rate cards, purchase orders, invoices and expense tracking with external crews, agencies, suppliers and Finance.
• Arrange location permits, media access, accreditation and rights clearances for shoots at MTC, on location and across international race environments.
• Provide real-time operational support during shoots, responding to logistical changes, schedule movements and resource requirements.
• Maintain production databases, contact lists, supplier rosters and project-management tools.
• Support metadata collection, archiving and asset retrieval for future campaigns and partner requests.
• Collaborate with Digital, Brand, Commercial, Partnerships and Publishing teams to meet platform specifications, audience needs and delivery deadlines.
• Help maintain production standards, scalable workflows and compliance with McLaren’s brand, health and safety, and operational requirements.
• Anticipate production challenges and implement practical solutions that protect creative quality, timelines and budgets.

Company Description

High performance isn't a given. It's built on standards.
Standards that have driven McLaren for over 60 years.
And if you’re ready for the challenge, that standard is yours to own.
Burning enthusiasm. Constant improvement. The thrill in the pursuit of better.
That's how we build a legacy. And how you build a career here.
Because racing isn’t just something we do. It’s who we are.
We are racers.
Are you?

Qualifications

You’ll bring experience as a Production Coordinator, Junior Producer or Production Assistant within media, entertainment, sport, an agency or a digital-production environment. You’ll have a proven track record of coordinating shoots, logistics, call sheets and production schedules for digital, video and social-first content.

You’ll also have:

• Practical experience booking, onboarding and coordinating freelance crews and videographers.
• A solid understanding of the complete video-production lifecycle, from pre-production and shoot logistics through to post-production and digital delivery.
• Familiarity with digital-production and project-management tools such as Asana and Airtable, alongside Digital Asset Management systems.
• Exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong administrative rigour, including experience tracking production expenses, purchase orders and supplier invoices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach to working with internal creators, external freelancers and stakeholders.
• The ability to remain calm, adaptable and solution-oriented in fast-paced, live-event and evolving production environments.
• A passion for sport, motorsport, digital content creation and social-media trends

Additional Information

Success in racing comes from bringing together talented people with different skills, perspectives and experiences. We're committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels supported and empowered to deliver their best work.

Every role has the potential to drive high performance. You'll be part of a team united by a shared ambition to push boundaries and embody our racing mindset. We invest in our people through opportunities to develop and grow, creating an environment where individuals and teams can thrive.
Alongside a range of wellbeing initiatives and development opportunities, we're committed to helping you build a rewarding career and make your mark at McLaren Racing.