Production Operations Supervisor - Uxbridge, United Kingdom - Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery

Verified Company

Uxbridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

_Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here._

_ Welcome to Warner Bros. Discoverythe stuff dreams are made of._

Who We Are

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth.

Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the_ creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what's next

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves.

Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your role...

The Production Operations Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day to day delivery of the broadcasts produced out of our West London studio facility.

The facility comprises Three studios, Four galleries and SCR, Four Multi

Operation rooms, VO booths, Edit, Graphic and Production facilities which are operatorial 365 days a year.

You will take an active role in ensuring all teams are prepped, prepared and clear on the requirements of the live events being broadcast that day.

As key communicators within the department you are responsible for ensuring that all relevant contributors have the latest information, and everyone is fully informed on the day's live productions.

This role will require occasional weekend and evening work, but predominantly standard office hours will apply.

Flexibility is key and from time to time there may be a requirement to work at different home base sites.

Your Accountabilities...

Liaison with clients, 3rd party production companies and internal production teams to ensure the highest level of support is supplied from booking through to live delivery
Assists Technical and Sound supervisors roster and cover shift to support facility requirements
Manage Coordinator and Juniors daily duties, ensuring constant high standard of work and efficient and effective time management.
Collect and collate all health and safety documentation for the studio production and facility kit maintenance.
Create supportive documentation for clients, production teams and live gallery crews
Represent departments in daily production meetings to answer and respond to any live production queries
Support client's requirements during the production process, ensuring resources and editorial aspirations are achievable.
Work alongside Technical and Audio seniors to ensure that live events set up and requirements are communicated and tracked across departments.
Liaise with production to assist that assets requirements for every live event is in order, ensuring that each gallery crew is aware of their supporting content and that it is delivered by the wider departments to the correct destination in a timely manner.
Support the Operations Manager with planning, audit and administrative upkeep
Create, review and provide feedback on production budgets, schedules and deliverables as required.
Track production expenses and report actuals monthly to the Senior management team
Support the technical team to coordinate all set up and testing, ensuring this is done in a timely manner and configurations are to the agreed standard.
Be a key point of contact for upcoming productions and on program days
Work collaboratively with other ET&O organisations i.e. MAM, Ingest, Engineering, MCR, Programming, OAP, Preview Team and Transmission ensuring working relationships and communication are of the highest standards
Contribute to the development of training plans to deliver staff and freelancer training requirements as necessary
Identify key development opportunities for improved workflows, and enhanced reporting.
Promote sharing of best practice and process change opportunities to support an efficient and effective department.
Other duties as required

Requirements...

Ability to work on multiple productions at any one time
Experience of managing logistics for both studio and OB sporting shows
Experience in managing and coordinating a team.
Demonstrable working knowledge of endtoend production procedures for live and prerecorded sporting shows
Experience of producing production documentation and communicating this clearly to a wide array of stakeholders
An understanding of post production workflows with strong working knowledge of all digital file formats
Working knowledge of scheduling systems Media pulse and Provys beneficial
Experience of production management, with full understanding of shift based work and freelancer support network.
Ability to engage, motivate and inspire direct reports to achieve.
Working knowledge of recruitment processes, goal setting, development tracking and review process.
Strong organisational and planning