Executive in Charge of Production
Whalerock Industries
Santa Monica, CAThis was removed by the employer on 11/26/2014 9:46:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
Whalerock is seeking a highly-skilled Production Executive to oversee all production of Digital Video and Unscripted Television programming. Executive will manage the production workflow of both the Digital Video and Unscripted Television teams, providing oversight of all productions, during all phases of production and through to delivery. Reporting to the Head of Unscripted Television & Digital Video, this leadership role will be the primary point-of-contact representing Whalerock to all key internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
• Oversee all aspects of production on a full slate of shows across digital and unscripted television.
• Liaise with network executives on company produced projects.
• Responsible for hiring creative and production personnel on shows.
• Partner with show-runners to ensure resources are used to their fullest capacity on all shows.
• Supervise the delivery of all elements in accordance with network guidelines.
• Budget, schedule and hire staff on projects.
• Collaborate with finance department to ensure proper cash flow, funding and cost reporting across all projects.
• Manage staff on all projects.
• Create budgets, schedules and production plans for presentations, pilots and series and manage slate of current and upcoming programming to network delivery.
• Collaborate with Business and Legal Affairs to negotiate contracts and manage labor relations on each project.
• Manage teams of production personnel for all projects.
• Work closely with creative teams to ensure needs are met.
• Act as liaison between company, production teams, and respective networks.
• Negotiate graphics agreements on projects and manage delivery of all required assets.
• Experience in game, competition, docu-series, various web series content production.
Requirements:
• Position requires a minimum of 5-7 years of senior level experience in Digital Video or Unscripted TV physical production.
• Broad knowledge of studio, multi-camera remote and single camera field production and post-production is essential.
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to communicate in a responsive, accurate manner are a must.
• Outgoing demeanor, accustomed to interacting with people at all levels of the organization.
• Role must be able to provide leadership and clear direction, as well as guidance and mentoring to the junior members of the production staff.
Bonus Points:
• A sense of humor is a must. You are creative and have a keen interest in new or digital media.
• You like getting your hands dirty.
• You solve problems.
• You are entrepreneurial, smart, and passionate.
• You love to win.
• If you don't know something, you say so. Then go figure it out quickly.
• You naturally go the extra mile.
• You thrive in a fast-paced work environment, readily adapting to continually changing priorities and aggressive project timeframes.
• You give credit to others where credit is due and take responsibility for misses when they rest with you.
• Did we mention you love to win?
Whalerock Industries is a Santa Monica based company with interests across the media and technology landscape. Whalerock’s digital brands include Wonderwall, Moviefone, Mandatory, Mom.me, Tested, PawNation, Purple Clover, and Cinefix, among others. Whalerock Industries has strategic alliances with MGM, Starcom MediaVest, P&G, Aol, AARP, Microsoft, YouTube and other major global institutions to bring world-class premium content and experiences to tens of millions of people every month across all devices and screens.