Branded Content Production Lead (3-Month Assignment)

VX Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

VX Media is seeking an experienced Production Manager for a three-month assignment in New York. You will oversee production from pre-production to wrap, manage budgets and vendors, and coordinate across internal and external teams. Strong organization and detail-orientation are essential.

The role requires leadership, schedule management, and the ability to handle multiple fast-moving productions under tight deadlines. On-site work and occasional extended production days are possible.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in production management.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with pre-production, on-site execution, and project wrap; production accounting.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace or Microsoft Office, particularly spreadsheets.
• Familiarity with Saturation and Lark.
• Experience working with New York City crews, vendors, studios, locations, or permitting is a plus.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Manage productions from brief through pre-production, execution, delivery, and wrap.
• Develop and maintain production schedules, workback plans, budgets, and project trackers.
• Create estimates and track approved, committed, and actual production costs. Manage purchase orders, invoices, production cards, petty cash, payroll documentation, and final reconciliation.
• Source, negotiate with, book, and manage vendors, crew, studios, locations, equipment, transportation, catering, and other production resources. Coordinate with creative, account, finance, legal, marketing, and post-production teams.
• Lead production meetings and communicate timelines, responsibilities, risks, and budget changes.
• Manage crew onboarding, deal memos, timecards, releases, permits, insurance certificates, and vendor documentation.
• Supervise the Production Coordinator, Production Assistants, freelancers, and project-based crew as assigned.
• Oversee on-site production, including load-in, shoot or event days, and load-out. Identify potential production risks and develop practical contingency plans. Ensure final expenses, documents, files, and deliverables are complete at project wrap.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Office Suite

Budgeting

Cost Tracking

Vendor Management

Multitasking

Tools

Saturation

Lark

Job description

VX Media is seeking an experienced Production Manager for a three-month assignment in New York. You will oversee production from pre-production to wrap, manage budgets and vendors, and coordinate across internal and external teams. Strong organization and detail-orientation are essential.

The role requires leadership, schedule management, and the ability to handle multiple fast-moving productions under tight deadlines. On-site work and occasional extended production days are possible.