Production Planning Lead – Global Field Operations

Versant Media

Englewood Cliffs (NJ)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 130,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking
EV charging stations
On-site fitness center
Dry-cleaning service
Shuttle service to Manhattan/NYC

Job summary

VERSANT Media in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, seeks a Production Planning Manager to lead planning, budgeting, logistics, and vendor coordination for domestic and international remote productions. This on-site role partners with editorial, production finance, security, legal, and rights teams to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in remote production operations, strong budgeting and SAP experience, and the ability to manage multiple productions while traveling

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in remote production operations or fast-paced field production.
  • Experience in live news or similar time-sensitive environments.
  • Ability to manage multiple productions, budgets and schedules.
  • Strong financial and administrative capabilities; SAP is a plus.
  • Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning and execution of domestic and international remote productions.
  • Source and engage production crews, vendors, facilities, charters and resources.
  • Develop budgets, cost comparisons; track forecasts and actual expenditures.
  • Build and manage detailed production schedules for load-ins and live activity.
  • Coordinate with internal partners on contracts, insurance, rights and visas.
  • Manage vendor negotiations, invoicing, SAP updates, and post-production reconciliation.

Skills

Production planning
Budgeting
Logistics management
Vendor coordination
SAP experience
MS Office
Budget reconciliation
Communication
Team leadership
Agility

Tools

SAP
MS Office

Job description

VERSANT Media in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, seeks a Production Planning Manager to lead planning, budgeting, logistics, and vendor coordination for domestic and international remote productions. This on-site role partners with editorial, production finance, security, legal, and rights teams to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in remote production operations, strong budgeting and SAP experience, and the ability to manage multiple productions while traveling

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