Production Manager
CoSM, New York, NY, United States
Cosm is a global technology company that brings experiences to life in immersive environments. We help our partners create spaces and content that blur the lines of real and virtual across three primary markets: Sports and Entertainment, Science and Education, and Parks and Attractions. Cosm was born from the fusion of some of the greatest innovators in the history of technology. Evans & Sutherland, Spitz, Inc., and Cosm Immersive combined forces to power the immersive experiences of the future as Cosm. Innovation is in our DNA.
Summary:
Cosm is seeking a dynamic and experienced Production Manager to join our team in New York. In this role, you will manage the day-to-day operations, planning, and execution of our live sporting and entertainment events. This will involve maintaining functionality and operating procedures, crewing events, managing budgets, and overseeing the overall pre-production, production, and post-execution of a live event.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure production operations are properly in place to execute live sports productions.
- Crew on-site and remote productions. Manage payroll for contractors.
- Plan, manage, and track day-to-day production budgets and expenses.
- Oversee production shipment logistics for your production unit with the production coordinator, logistics coordinator, and support engineer.
- Supervise operations such as travel and accommodations for the crew and/or talent together with the production coordinator.
- Troubleshoot production issues with clients or third-party production companies and collaborate with Business Affairs and Legal. This may include contracting, releases, rights, risk assessment, insurance, etc.
- Bachelor's degree or higher.
- A minimum of five years of production management experience, preferably in sports, TV, or the broadcast industry.
- Training and qualifications relevant to production & broadcast.
- Flexible working hours to manage up to 2 or 3 sporting events per week.
- Travel on-site with the crew up to 30% of productions to oversee and train new crew members or be a representative to the end client on-site.
- Expertise in budgeting and management, cash flow tracking, and understanding production and post-production processes and logistics, in addition to knowledge of broadcast and/or streaming deliverables and technical specifications.
- Ability to switch between multiple unique projects that are in different stages of production worldwide (i.e., different time zones).
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Diplomatic skills when working on challenging projects.
- Extremely detail-oriented, comfortable multitasking, effective and efficient time management, organized, good problem-solving skills, and self-motivated. Ability to prioritize what's most important at any given moment and adjust as necessary.
- Ability to quickly adapt to learning new technology, workflows, software, and systems, especially related to immersive productions.
- Effective communication and great problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and remain calm under pressure.
- Must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, and organized.
Cosm is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Other details
- Job Family Corporate
- Pay Type Salary
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