Production Manager

BritBox

Job Title: Production Manager
Location: London

Company: BritBox International

Reporting to: EVP, Programming

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

About Us

Welcome to BritBox, the ultimate streaming destination for British TV. We bring you an unparalleled collection of thoughtfully curated entertainment, cleverly crafted and brimming with the kind of charm, wit and heart only the Brits could deliver.
Born from the BBC, we’re on a mission to share authentically British stories with audiences across the world. Since our launch in 2017, we’ve quickly expanded to seven markets including North America, Australia, and the Nordics. We are a small but mighty streamer that punches above our weight, available on every major platform and even shining among the bright lights of Times Square-and we’re just getting started!
Now, here’s where you come in: if you’re passionate about entertainment, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to play a meaningful role in our remarkable growth story, this is your chance. Join our team and help us bring the best of British TV to fans everywhere.

Job Purpose

To oversee the production management of a series of commissions and co-productions where Britbox International is the lead partner. This is end-to-end management, ensuring alignment at the start of the process (creative, budget, operational), tracking against this throughout production, and bringing each production to a conclusion in a timely manner, where all conditions have been met.

Responsibilities

• Ensures commissioning requirements are fully understood upfront, drawing up a commissioning spec that aligns producer and commissioner aspirations, and tracking against this throughout the production.
• Authorize payments throughout production, tracking against agreed deliverables in the commissioning spec.
• Ensure the budget of each commission is analyzed and agreed, and that the complete delivery, including casting ambitions, is feasible within the proposed timeframe.
• Accountable for consistency of approach in scheduling, budgeting and managing productions throughout the slate in line with relevant BBC Studios frameworks and requirements.
• Responsible for planning and managing capacity (resources and people) in line with strategic objectives and commissions.
• Ensure an understanding of, and compliance with BBC editorial policies, guidelines, legislative and regulatory requirements in order to minimise exposure to risk.
• Accountable for decisions required to manage the operational performance of the production area. This includes ensuring productions are taking necessary procedures to reduce environmental impact, and that they are TAP compliant.
• Assessing the financial and operational viability of content ideas, identifying and mitigating any risks.
• Responsible for integrating safety and risk management into the production processes and advising on safety and risk issues.
• Establishes and oversees plans for business continuity and disaster recovery in the production area, ensuring links with the overall plans for each division.
• Liaise with production and Marketing/Content Operations to ensure all assets (promotional and final cut) delivered according to requirements.

Knowledge and Experience

• Considerable experience of production and production management in scripted productions.
• Significant knowledge of end-to-end multi-platform production with a level of technical understanding to ensure the most efficient production of content.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Experience of forward planning and operational and long term management of people and resources to meet demanding production requirements.
• Strong negotiating skills, able to influence, manage and negotiate deals and contracts with thorough knowledge of the market for various types of supplier and resources.
• Thorough knowledge of commissioning and green light procedures in order to lead and manage the processes for the area, ensuring resources and editorial aspirations are aligned.
• Sound business and finance skills. Able to suggest feasible options for maximising value from productions. Experience of managing co-productions and/or complex rights and funding models.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Considerable experience of managing and monitoring Health & Safety, supported by recognised formal Health & Safety training (including Risk Assessment).
• Extensive knowledge (or ability to gain) of BBC Values, policies, procedures and guidelines, including Health & Safety and Editorial Guidelines.

Our Values

Our BritBox Global Values not only represent our culture but also ensure that we have principles that shape everything we do. Defined by our employees, they are not just words on a page, but the foundation of how we work together, every day.

Our values have been cascaded into specific behaviours, which are embedded into all of our people processes, including hiring, onboarding, performance evaluation and feedback.

We are proud of our values and seek to hire people who resonate with them.

This job spec is not exhaustive and may change from time to time in line with the evolving nature of a dynamic and growing business.