Production Executive - London, United Kingdom - The Walt Disney Company (EMEA)

The Walt Disney Company (EMEA)

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an experienced Production Executive with a broad range of scripted and unscripted Production experience.

This is a senior role which will require you to work closely with the VP of Production Management and the Commissioning Executives from script to screen as well as liaising with the independent production companies/3rd party producers/local service providers to deliver high end programming on budget and on time, which will drive ratings and reach for our global streaming service.

You will support the strategy for scripted and unscripted content to ensure that it remains consistent with our overall strategy and vision for Disney + branded channels and manage appropriate communication, education and implementation of our policies, processes and procedures.

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.

Production:

Increase awareness, understanding and standard of key production management industry best practices as well as reinforcing the Disney + core values; diversity, equity and inclusion, accessibility; health & safety; safeguarding; health & wellbeing; training; environmental and sustainability matters; content and physical security
Work closely with Business Affairs, Commissioning Execs; Production Management teams and Finance to ensure the conditions for greenlight are met
Work closely with internal stakeholders to effect production solutions to increase use of internal resource where these represent best value (eg: procurement, insurance, H&S, tech solutions, marketing, press & promos, localisation); and ensure smooth onboarding of indies/3rd party partners
Raise awareness, understanding and standard of all up to date broadcast and production knowledge and technology within the team and continue to build experience of new industry guidance to instil best practice in all our original commissioned productions
Draw up internal budget analysis and tracking documents as required

Leadership and Management:

Day to day management of the scripted production management team at Coordinator and Intern level
Be responsible for delivering effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders (Editorial, Business Affairs, Legal, Finance, Compliance, Content & Physical Security, H&S, Procurement, Compliance, Marketing & Press and Post Production)
Work seamlessly with unscripted teams to deliver shared goals and objectives and develop crossgenre learnings

Indie/3rd Party Management:

Ensure the cost of each commission is agreed with Editorial, Commissioning, BA and Finance and work closely with Dir of Post Production to ensure that delivery is feasible within the proposed timeframe
Lead budget negotiations with indies/3rd party producers, ensuring rates are within the appropriate budget banding
Negotiate and offer production solutions, approve production technology, operational issues and production schedules including, if applicable returning series strategy; work closely with Director of Post Production to approve tech specs and tech workflows
Support and guide indies/3rd party producers through our internal greenlight process and liaise with them at all stages of production throughout development to delivery
Ensure best practice principles and protocols are implemented and adhered to across all genres, all EMEA
Ensure budgets are monitored by overseeing regular cost reports and progress reports; anticipate problems and advise VP Production Management, Commissioning Execs and Finance Exec when production and/or budgetary issues arise
Liase with indies/3rd party producers at all stages and have an overview on a large number of individual projects over multiple regions
Deliver clear, concise, accurate internal reporting of projects, pipeline, risks and goals and objectives delivery

Your Skills:

This role requires strong communication and negotiating skills as well as editorial judgement
You will have proved experience of managing and delivering High End TV programming in either a production executive, coproducer/line producer or production accountant role
You will have detailed knowledge of budgeting, scheduling and postproduction
You will have strong working knowledge and understanding of industry agreements; Pact, Equity, Bectu, WGGB, WGA, SAG, etc
You will need to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of all broadcast and production technology as well as knowledge of key talent (writers, directors, other key creative HoD's in the UK and beyond)
You will be a highly selfmotivated professional with a proactive and positive thinking approach who is willing to get stuck in and get the job done
You will possess use of initiative and able to think and prioritise quickly under pressure
Attention to detail is a key essential element for this role.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all ca