Producer, Studios (KSA)

IMG; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

IMG is seeking an experienced Producer for its live football production in Saudi Arabia, initially covering the Saudi Pro League with potential scope for WPL/SAFF and related studios. You will plan, coordinate and deliver matches, manage crews and suppliers, and ensure safe, on-time, on-budget outputs across editorial strands.

Based in Riyadh, you will work within a demanding sports broadcast environment, including weekends and unsociable hours, and will mentor local editorial teams to raise

Qualifications

• Established producer in live sport or outside broadcast with strong editorial sense.
• Experience delivering complex live productions with multiple teams and venues.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, costs and procurement.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior editorial staff and freelancers.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead SPL match coverage from planning through post-event close-out.
• Coordinate with rights holders, venues and production partners to ensure requirements are met.
• Oversee production meetings, pre-production calls and post-match reviews.
• Ensure call sheets, risk assessments and production plans are prepared and updated.

Skills

Live sports production

Football production

Editorial judgement

Budget management

Crew planning

Stakeholder management

Health & safety

Job description

Who We Are:

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 250 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euroleague Basketball, CONMEBOL, World Rugby, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and PBR. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

IMG are looking for an experienced Producer to provide production and editorial support to the Executive Producer in the planning and delivery of IMG’s live football production in Saudi Arabia, initially focused on the Saudi Pro League and with flexibility to support WPL/SAFF and related Studios productions as required.

The role will help ensure that matches, content strands, crews, suppliers and stakeholders are planned and delivered safely, consistently, on time and within budget.

As this role requires working within a Sports Broadcast environment, you must be able to work unsociable hours and weekends where necessary.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Support the Executive Producer with the day-to-day editorial, operational and production leadership of SPL match coverage and associated content.
• Lead or support assigned matches, match rounds, highlights, world-feed and other content strands from planning through to post-event close-out.
• Work closely with the Executive Producer, Senior Producers, Production Manager, Technical Producer, Match Directors and Production Coordinators to ensure clear responsibilities, deadlines and escalation routes.
• Mentor and train local editorial support roles (e.g. Assistant Producers, self shooters/editors, researchers) to improve their capabilities, quality of work and output.
• Contribute to forward planning across the season, including match schedules, production plans, running orders, editorial priorities, crew requirements and key milestones.
• Coordinate with SPL/SAFF, OB providers, Alamiya, venues, clubs, rightsholders and other production partners to ensure requirements are understood and delivered.
• Support the briefing, booking, onboarding and management of freelance crew and production personnel.
• Support and, where required, lead production meetings, pre-production calls, matchday briefings and post-match reviews.
• Ensure that call sheets, production plans, risk assessments, permits, access arrangements, contact sheets and other required documentation are prepared, issued and kept up to date.
• Work with HR, Legal, Finance, Immigration, Health & Safety and other internal functions to ensure staffing, contracting, visas, work permits, insurance and compliance requirements are addressed across editorial roles.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and welfare across production activity, ensuring risks are identified, controlled, communicated and escalated appropriately.
• Provide editorial guidance and practical support to Match Producers and Assistant Producers, helping them deliver consistent coverage and develop their capability.
• Contribute to the structured development of Saudi production talent through coaching, shadowing, feedback and evidence-based assessment.
• Help establish and improve production workflows, templates, reporting and communication processes across SPL/WPL and other Saudi productions.
• Produce accurate production updates, issue logs, post-match reports and lessons learned for the Executive Producer and wider leadership team.
• Represent IMG professionally with clients, partners, suppliers, venues, clubs, freelancers and internal stakeholders.

Knowledge and Experience

Mandatory

• Previous experience as an established Producer in live sport, outside broadcast, television or a comparable high-pressure live production environment.
• Experience of football or another high-volume live sports production environment.
• Experience of planning and delivering complex live productions involving multiple teams, locations, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Strong editorial judgement and the ability to make calm, practical decisions under live-production pressure.
• Experience of working with broadcasters, rights owners, governing bodies, clients, OB providers and/or major production partners.
• Experience of crew planning, production documentation, production meetings, running orders, call sheets and post-production reporting.
• Working knowledge of production budgets, cost tracking, supplier management and financial controls.
• Good understanding of production health and safety, risk assessment, insurance, permits and compliance requirements.

Desirable (not essential)

• Previous experience of working in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East.
• Experience of host broadcast, world-feed, highlights or short-form sports content.
• Experience of developing junior or locally based production talent.
• Arabic language capability and/or strong cultural awareness of working in Saudi Arabia.
• Experience of remote production, multi-match operations or production across multiple venues on the same day.

In addition, success at IMG is driven by four core competencies that apply to all employees:

Business Acumen – Understanding financial drivers, interpreting business data, aligning decisions to strategic outcomes

Operational Excellence – Driving efficiency, governance, and continuous improvement in delivery & operations

Innovation Mindset – Cultivating curiosity, experimentation, and forward-looking capability development

Leadership & Collaboration – Inspiring others, building trust, and enabling collaboration across teams

Working Conditions

• This is an initial 12-month fixed-term contract role.
• This role is based at our office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• You must be prepared to work weekends, public holidays and unsocial hours when required
• Travel within KSA, across the various match locations and stadiums.
• Unsocial hours, dictated as and when by the demands of the production schedule
  

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