Director, Production & Operations

NBCUniversal•Universal City, CA

1d•$115,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Production & Operations is responsible for overseeing all production and operational aspects of assigned unscripted programming from development through final delivery. This role serves as a key liaison between production companies, creative teams, and internal NBCUniversal departments to ensure projects are produced efficiently, delivered on schedule, and meet creative, technical, financial, legal, and operational requirements. The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative and solutions-oriented leader with extensive production management experience, strong financial acumen, and the ability to effectively manage multiple high-profile projects in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

5+ years of production management experience for a broadcast network, cable network, or television production company; must also have a good understanding of production workflow and have hands-on experience in reality/studio-based productions
Able to create budgets, schedules, and full-scale production plans for a variety of program types (i.e., pilots, presentations, series, specials, live events, etc.)
Excellent project management, accounting, communication, and interpersonal skills
Able to travel internationally and domestically as needed

Nice To Haves

Team-oriented but able to demonstrate leadership skills, organized, accurate, articulate, responsible, flexible, resourceful, self-motivated, hands-on when needed, and able to delegate
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Able to work cooperatively with both internal and outside production company executives
Experience with live game shows/competition formats is preferred

Responsibilities

Review, negotiate, and approve budgets – series, specials, development reels, pilots, additional episodes, breakage, etc.
Manage and solve day-to-day production issues for assigned projects
Review and monitor weekly production company cost reports for assigned projects
Manage and improve all systems relating to how production companies prepare, shoot, and deliver episodes to NBCUniversal
Liaise between producers and all internal departments (i.e., Creative Executives, Business Affairs, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Digital, Network Operations, etc.)
Ensure all deliverables are complete and on time for both domestic and international purposes
Manage, decide, and approve any insurance related decisions for assigned projects
Review Program Planning rollouts and ensure production readiness of all series, in addition to providing Greenlight to Air projections as requested
Facilitate and manage all foreign compliance requirements
Develop and maintain relationships with all active and potential production companies
Attend weekly internal department meetings and act as the point person for Production Operations for assigned projects
Assist in managing the extensive duties of the Production Managers and Coordinators within the P&O team
Generally support any requests from the EVP, SVPs, and VPs of Production Operations
Occasional domestic and international travel required
Other duties as assigned
Work with Executive Producers / Network Executives from project conception through and including final delivery of all program materials to determine and anticipate needs of each project
Find and vet third-party production companies
Assess and approve various third-party production companies’ production plans, including budget and schedule, to make sure that the network’s needs are met, as they relate to creative, technical, legal, cost, and schedule
Explain production and technical standards, show formatting, deal memos, contracts, financial reporting, insurance, production and safety policies, and wrap requirements to all third-party production companies
Review and approve cash flow payment schedule for series
Review production handbooks and materials for distribution
Review cost reports for accuracy and conduct audits of project spending
Other projects and duties as assigned