Manager, Production

Paramount • Los Angeles, CA

10d

About The Position

The Paramount Technology department supports our global content company through the delivery of a high-quality viewing experience, system infrastructure support, and creating innovative ways for our employees to collaborate. If you are interested in a strategy that has growth, transformation, and on-going innovation where you can help “reinvent the broadcasting wheel” Paramount Tech has a role for you..

Primary Responsibilities:The Production Manager is a high-velocity operator at the center of a high-tempo, high-volume marketing production engine. As part of the centralized EPPO team, this role supports the Senior Director, Post-Production in delivering best-in-class post-production services to Paramount Television Media (PTVM) Marketing. The Production Manager drives the day-to-day prioritization, coordination, and execution of thousands of promo deliverables under constant tight timelines.
The ideal candidate excels in complex situations. They can balance competing priorities from many stakeholders. They maintain clarity even when demands change. They ensure that every asset moves through post-production correctly and on time. They serve as a steady, service-oriented partner to creative and marketing teams, bringing endurance and sound judgment to high-pressure situations. This role is the main link between post-production and several teams. These teams include operations, media planning, and the senior creative executive team. They also include writer/producer/editors, motion graphics designers, technical teams, talent, and agents. Success requires solution-oriented communication, meticulous project tracking within workflow systems (e.g., Jira), disciplined follow-through on service requests, and daily alignment with cross-functional planners and managers to keep priorities synchronized and delivery on schedule.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in television, streaming, film studios, production companies, advertising agencies, or similar environments with high content volume. Proven success in managing projects that require quick turnaround under tight deadlines.
• Bachelor’s Degree required; major in Television, Film Production, Media, Communications, or related field strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of hands-on technical experience in post-production. This includes knowledge of linear and nonlinear editing workflows, audio pre-lay and mixing, and animated graphics pipelines. It is also important to be aware of media codecs and formats. Additionally, familiarity with file-based and cloud-based post-production environments is required.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and balancing multiple concurrent projects in a deadline-driven marketing or broadcast setting.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a high-volume environment, exercising sound judgment when timelines, resources, or stakeholder needs conflict.
• Solid stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to diplomatically converse timelines, articulate tradeoffs, and align teams around clear priorities.
• Calm, service-oriented leader who maintains composure under tension and approaches challenges with a solutions-focused mindset.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with an anticipatory approach to anticipating workflow risks and preventing downstream issues.
• Experience working within structured workflow and ticketing systems (e.g., Jira, Airtable, or similar platforms).
• Proficiency with Windows operating systems, spreadsheets, database systems, and general word processing tools.

Responsibilities

• Leads the prioritization and execution of all A/V content production (approx. 15,000+ elements per year), leading daily alignment across marketing, creative, media, operations, and technical teams to ensure deliverables meet air dates, campaign strategy, and evolving business needs. Balances high-volume, simultaneous workflows, manages competing deadlines, and clearly communicates scope, timing, and tradeoffs to stakeholders.
• Manages post-production operations every day, even under tight deadlines. Allocates resources to editors, mixers, coordinators, and project managers. Maintains project progress and ensures they are delivered on time. Anticipates problems and identifies risks early. Negotiates timelines when necessary. Offers service-oriented guidance in high-pressure situations. Helps keep teams focused and on schedule.
• Owns workflow accuracy and production readiness, ensuring all required information, assets, approvals, and technical specifications are entered into workflow management systems (e.g., Jira) and secured before post-production begins, minimizing rework and last-minute disruptions.
• Partners closely with Campaign Managers to forecast workload, anticipate versioning needs, and prepare derivative deliverables based on media orders and platform requirements, proactively planning capacity to meet peak demand periods.
• Improves post-production workflows. Works with technology, media, and operations managers to create better processes. Finds ways to automate tasks and explores AI-supported solutions.
• Manages and fulfills Service Desk requests. This includes prioritizing new requests for social, streaming, and other deliverables. Ensures these requests align with current priorities. Must not disrupt important timelines.
• Performs additional duties in support of PTVM Marketing as directed by the Senior Director, Post-Production.

Benefits

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees