Live Sports Producer - Riyadh (12-Month Contract)

IMG Media Limited; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

IMG Media Limited is recruiting a Senior Producer for our Saudi sports broadcast operations. The role requires leading live coverage, coordinating with senior producers, production managers and rights holders to deliver complex multi-venue events while upholding safety and quality standards.

The successful candidate will mentor local editorial staff, help plan productions across the season, and ensure seamless delivery of content to broadcasters and partners.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a producer in live sport or high-pressure live production.
• Experience in football or high-volume sports production.
• Ability to plan and deliver complex live productions with multiple teams and venues.
• Strong editorial judgment and calm decision-making under pressure.
• Experience working with broadcasters, rights owners, clients and production partners.
• Crew planning, production documentation and post-production reporting.
• Understanding of production budgets, cost tracking and supplier management.
• Knowledge of health and safety, permits and compliance in production.

Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Producer with day-to-day editorial, operational and production leadership.
• Lead or support matches, rounds, highlights and world-feed content from planning to post-event close-out.
• Coordinate with key production staff to ensure clear responsibilities and deadlines.
• Mentor local editorial staff to improve quality and output.
• Contribute to season planning, schedules, running orders and milestones.
• Coordinate with partners to ensure requirements are understood and delivered.
• Manage freelance crew onboarding and management.
• Lead production meetings, pre-production calls and post-match reviews.
• Prepare call sheets, production plans, risk assessments and permits.

Skills

Live sports production

Editorial judgment

Budget management

Stakeholder coordination

Team leadership

Job description

IMG Media Limited is recruiting a Senior Producer for our Saudi sports broadcast operations. The role requires leading live coverage, coordinating with senior producers, production managers and rights holders to deliver complex multi-venue events while upholding safety and quality standards.

The successful candidate will mentor local editorial staff, help plan productions across the season, and ensure seamless delivery of content to broadcasters and partners.