Production Coordinator; Roku Originals, Sports, & Branded

Roku•Santa Monica, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Teamwork makes the stream work. Roku is changing how the world watches TV Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers. From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines. About the team Roku believes all TV will be streamed. Our job is to make it easier for users to find great content. The most powerful tool we have today is The Roku Channel (TRC), which has quickly become a leading streaming app for free, live, and subscription based premium content. Whether you are in your living room, on your mobile, or at your desktop, TRC has an always-changing selection of Hollywood hits, classics, live news, hit TV shows and family programs to keep you entertained. Roku made streaming possible and The Roku Channel is changing the way we watch it. The Programming organization focuses on expanding the scale, reach and content offering of TRC through partnerships with over 175 different content providers. In 2021, we launched Roku Originals and acquired This Old House to enable new ways to provide our users with great content. In addition to TRC, we also build new experiences and tools that help users find content across the Roku UI, like Featured Free and Roku Recommends. We collaborate across many teams to deliver great content, drive engagement, and delight millions of TV streamers worldwide. About the role Roku pioneered streaming to the TV and continues to innovate and lead the industry. While we are well-positioned to help shape the future of television around the world, continued success relies on our investment in content. The Production Coordinator will work across Originals, Sports, and Branded Production. The candidate should be a self-starter interested in the streaming content. The work we do can be challenging, but that’s why we enjoy it so much. The ideal candidate isn’t a bystander. They are curious and engaged, willing to jump in to solve problems and make creative and data-driven decisions even when things feel very ambiguous. Our industry changes quickly, so we expect a great candidate to be comfortable responding quickly to changing business needs, knowing that their own success comes when the team succeeds.

Requirements

2+ years of experience as a Production Coordinator at a streamer as well as experience in the same role at a production company or studio
Strong working knowledge of production operations
Proactive with ability to meet tight deadlines
Detail-oriented with strong follow-up skills
Interest to expand beyond coordinator role and grow with the company
Ability to multitask and prioritize across multiple, on-going productions

Responsibilities

Support the Head of Production, Roku Media on all aspects of physical production.
Provide administrative support to the Head of Production including; scehduling meetings, organizing incoming documents, submit expense reports, and undertaking various projects associated with the overall business.
Support internal cross functional communication by facilitating timely distribution of information via internal systems of communication (e.g. Confluence, SharePoint, Airtable, Slack, etc)
Maintain and update timelines and calendars for overall production slate and priority development.
Ensure external production documents are up to date allowing for efficient and timely flow of information (e.g., Roku Staff List and Distro List, Calendars)
Coordinate partner access to the Roku Deliverables Hub and track receipt of deliverables – follow up with partners, provide support to the extent partners have questions about their deliverables
Work with your Production Executive to ensure ongoing productions are running smoothly and that productions are following Roku production processes; adhere to schedule, uploading all required documents particularly as it relates to production paperwork (e.g., Call Sheets, PR’s, contact sheets, etc.)
Occasional review of development/script analysis, breakdown cast, locations/sets
Responsible for organizing and archiving incoming materials including creative decks, scripts, schedules, etc.
Work in tandem with production management executives to onboard and support original productions
Serve as a bridge between productions and Roku teams to ensure both sides receive pertinent updates in a timely manner
Audit completion/delivery of production materials during pre-production, production, and wrap