Global Field Production Planning Manager

Versant Media, LLC; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free employee parking

On-site fitness center

Shuttle service to Manhattan

EV charging stations

Job summary

Versant Media, LLC seeks a Production Planning Manager to lead planning, budgeting and logistics for domestic and international remote productions. This on-site role partners with editorial, production finance, security, and legal to ensure safe, on-time, on-budget deliverables.

The position requires 5+ years in live or field production, strong budgeting and cost-tracking skills, and willingness to travel domestically and internationally. Five-day on-site work in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in remote production operations.
• Experience in live news/field production environment.
• Ability to manage multiple productions, budgets, and schedules.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, cost-tracking, and reconciliation skills; SAP a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of multiple remote productions across locations.
• Coordinate crews, vendors, venues, equipment, travel, and logistics.
• Develop production plans, budgets, and cost comparisons; track forecasts vs actuals.
• Create detailed production schedules (load-ins, deliveries, builds, access, rehearsals, live activity).
• Coordinate with security, legal, risk, rights and clearances on contracts and insurance.
• Oversee vendor negotiations, equipment rentals, invoicing, SAP updates, and post-production reconciliation.

Skills

Production budgeting

Logistics management

Vendor coordination

SAP

MS Office

Budget forecasting

Cost tracking

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Versant Media, LLC seeks a Production Planning Manager to lead planning, budgeting and logistics for domestic and international remote productions. This on-site role partners with editorial, production finance, security, and legal to ensure safe, on-time, on-budget deliverables.

The position requires 5+ years in live or field production, strong budgeting and cost-tracking skills, and willingness to travel domestically and internationally. Five-day on-site work in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.