Production Manager

We are hiring a Production Manager who's passionate about film content and enjoys working collaboratively across multiple delivery service lines.

You will work on a variety of projects across all XD clients within the Film Team. Our projects include explainer films, patient case studies, internal engagement, branded content, strategic vision films, and event and exhibition content across multiple platforms.

You will work with our wider film and operations team, providing support by running, scheduling, and delivering content following the agreed delivery schedule and requirements.

You will report into the Senior Production Manager.

What you'll do …

Pre-production and Briefs: responsibilities to include:

• Provide detailed schedules and project plans
• Costing projects and managing budgets on Procim
• Invoicing through our Finance team
• Create POs on Oracle
• Oversee production insurance with our Risk team, licensing, and permits
• Arrange, negotiate, and manage resources both internal and external

Production responsibilities to include:

• Production bookings and logistics
• Manage expenditure and ensure projects remain in budget
• Partner with clients, joining calls, and attending meetings
• Support the wider team on production paperwork including call sheets, release forms, risk assessments, supply of services, all international paperwork, partnering with the internal Health & Safety team to ensure production compliance

Post-production and delivery: responsibilities to include:

• Ensure delivery to brief and on schedule within required formats
• Oversee financial reconciliation and reporting
• Obtain Clearcast and Veeva approvals
• All post-production paperwork
• Archive paperwork and project files during project closure

What you'll need to have …

• Experience working on the whole production process, from setting up pre-production through to managing post-production workflows is necessary.
• Experience working on delivery schedules
• Experience working as part of teams of all sizes in a busy production environment
• Experience utilizing rate cards and differentiating between in and out rates.
• Experience managing margins when inputting internal and external costs across project timelines using company software tools and monitoring project billings.
• Experience managing a range of different shoots
• Knowledge of multi-platform formats and deliverables with the ability to work with different service lines
• Commercially aware of current market rates
• Client-facing experience and the ability to build client relations
• Knowledge of creating multiscreen content
• Event and Exhibition experience desirable

Benefits …

• Great compensation package
• 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays, company closure over Christmas plus a personal day
• Volunteering leave
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Group Income Protection

A bit about us ….

Engage XD is an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement, and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the creation and delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content.

Our family of brands is made up of: Emota, Forty1, and Nazarѐ.

We believe in our values: We empower everyone | We rise to the challenge | We work as one | We ask what if | We do the right thing, and we will ask you how your personal values align with ours.