Production Manager, Studios (KSA)

IMG; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

IMG is seeking an experienced Production Manager to support the Saudi Pro League Production Team in Riyadh, overseeing day-to-day logistics, budget adherence and compliance in a fast-paced sports broadcast environment.

The role requires working unsocial hours and weekends, coordinating with internal departments, and mentoring junior staff; it offers exposure to regional IMG productions and significant leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience managing production budgets and cost reporting.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to forecast staffing and logistics needs.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor production staff.
• Understanding of UK or international TV industries and workflows.
• Capacity to work independently under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day production logistics for multiple matches, on budget and compliant with H&S.
• Act as main contact for ad hoc productions and ensure on-time delivery.
• Prepare budgets, cost reports and quarterly finance updates.
• Plan staffing and scheduling with production leadership to meet needs.
• Coordinate with legal, HR, finance and immigration for visas and permits.
• Communicate with external suppliers, troubleshoot delays, and report trends.
• Lead production meetings and escalate issues with proposed solutions.
• Mentor production staff and oversee coordinators and assistants.
• Ensure health and safety procedures and proper paperwork are in place.
• Ensure freelancers are contracted per local guidelines.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Microsoft Excel

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Staff management

UK/international TV industries

Ability to work without supervision

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 Production Manager to provide administrative and general support to the Saudi Pro League Production Team based in Riyadh, as well as working across other IMG productions based in the region when required.

This is a senior management role with key responsibilities, accountabilities and direct line management of supporting roles. The Production Manager will work closely with senior members of the team, including the Head of Production, Production Executive, Executive Producer and Senior Producers.

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

• Managing day-to-day production logistics for a number of matches, ensuring they are produced efficiently, on budget and adhere to compliance and H&S guidelines.
• Main point of contact for other ad hoc productions – Ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget.
• Manage programme budgets, cost reports, forecasts and prepare a quarterly finance report for Production executive & Production accountant.
• In conjunction with the Production Executive and Senior Producers work on the schedule, planning for SPL departments, ensuring that staffing needs of all programmes are met.
• Work with internal departments (e.g. legal, HR, finance, immigration) to ensure all staffing, suppliers and freelancers have secured all necessary visas and work permits, as required.
• Develop an effective relationship with external facility providers and suppliers, ensuring regular communication, and able to troubleshoot issues and potential delays.
• Responsible for the dissemination of production reports; including knowing what the information means, gaps that require discussion and trends that appear.
• Attend meetings with Executive Producer, Production Executive, Producers and Directors, to ensure that the schedule is moving forward and/or specific issues are addressed and/or escalated.
• Run production meetings to ensure clear communication, dissemination of information, acknowledge accomplishments and discuss challenges.
• Advise the Production Executive/Head of Production of any potential problems or issues, particularly those impacting schedule and budget, and come prepared with proposed solutions
• Provide mentorship and opportunities for growth for production staff, including delegating targeted tasks and empowering production staff to take on additional responsibilities if required.
• Active management of a team of Production Co-ordinators and Assistants
• Be transparent regarding pertinent issues and concerns with staff and freelancers and show leadership.
• When relevant and appropriate, convey departmental initiatives to staff and freelance crew.
• Work to establish new processes, procedures and methods that improve production systems and outcomes and overall workflow
• Support producers’ day-to-day or shoot-specific operational demands as directed ensuring Risk Assessments are properly created and adhered to.
• In conjunction with the Production Executive, Executive Producer and Technical Manager ensure all Health and Safety procedures are adhered to and appropriate plans and paperwork are in place.
• Ensure all freelancers are contracted correctly as per local and relevant guidelines.

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience of dealing with broadcasters, stakeholders and a range of personnel.
• Some knowledge of responsibilities in relation to rights and clearances, production work flows, insurance and health and safety.
• Ability to produce a production budget.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Organized, efficient, and resilient - oversee and prioritize multiple projects.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written.
• Experience managing junior members of the admin team.
• An understanding of UK or international TV industries
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Good client liaison skills.
• Health & Safety Production Training.

Desirable (not essential)

• Fluency in Arabic is highly advantageous, but not essential.

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
• May be required to attend (and travel to) location, other IMG buildings and stadiums.
• Unsocial hours, dictated as and when by the demands of the production schedule

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