Senior Production Manager – Documentary & Current Affairs

Sky UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free NOW package

Pension 9%

Private healthcare

Digital GP

Sky product discounts

Share schemes

Sky VIP rewards

Job summary

Full Story Films, Sky's in‑house documentary unit, seeks a Senior Production Manager to oversee development and production slate. You’ll shape budgets, schedules and staffing plans, while upholding legal, health and safety standards.

You’ll lead with calm decisiveness, coordinate with editors, commissioners and crews, and drive efficient production workflows from office to location and post‑production.

Qualifications

• Substantial production management experience in current affairs, factual or documentary television.
• Confident ownership of programme budgets, cost reporting and forecasting.
• Detailed working knowledge of production insurance, contracts, rights and clearances, health and safety, safeguarding and duty of care.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage programme budgets and production schedules; forecast costs and monitor cash flow.
• Oversee production finance with the Production Accountant; raise POs and expenses.
• Source and secure crews and suppliers; plan travel, kit, and location access negotiations.
• Manage location research, permits, releases, and production risk assessments.
• Ensure health and safety requirements, insurance, safeguarding and duty of care are in place.

Skills

Budgeting

Negotiation

Problem solving

Planning

Communication

Job description

Full Story Films, Sky's in‑house documentary unit, seeks a Senior Production Manager to oversee development and production slate. You’ll shape budgets, schedules and staffing plans, while upholding legal, health and safety standards.

You’ll lead with calm decisiveness, coordinate with editors, commissioners and crews, and drive efficient production workflows from office to location and post‑production.