Production Manager Sky Sport

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to join the Sky Sports team. In this pivotal role, you will oversee and coordinate all aspects of live sports production, ensuring seamless planning, delivery, and reporting. You’ll work closely with internal teams, external partners, and venue stakeholders to deliver high-quality broadcasts, while maintaining strict standards for safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do: 

• As a member of the production team within Sky Sports, you'll oversee the production process, coordinating all production activities and operations.
• Produce comprehensive, accurate and clear production planning & reporting for all content production to be delivered by themselves or others, including timetable of events for all stakeholders. 
• Ensure the cost of the allocated production remains within the budgeted parameters through good communication with all stakeholders. Ensure all financial reporting is up to date and validated for allocated events.
• Continually report up to date budget information for allocated events to your senior team.
• Main point of contact with suppliers and Sky Production Services to organise all technical and facility requirements.
• Ensure that workflows and protocols are adhered to and consistent on production events.
• Understanding & implementation of production health & safety requirements.
• Write comprehensive risk assessments to ensure all safety & security provisions are in place.
• Work to achieve sustainable productions in line with Sky Zero plans.
• Liaise with Stadium and site owners to ensure necessary arrangements required for production with the ability to influence development for the benefit of the production.
• Maintain operational working relationships with governing bodies, external rights holders, clubs, management and operational personnel within event venues.
• Communicating project status to internal and external stakeholders in relevant meetings and through documentation such as status reports & project timelines.
• Mentorship of production team members particularly focussed on those working on your strand. 
• Liaise with Transmission and MCR/Satellite Operations & scheduling during planning and broadcast.
• Perform site surveys to assess the viability of production. Annotate and communicate outcomes to team. Assess and confirm technical capabilities, risk and logistics to deliver a safe working environment.
• Reporting and providing regular feedback on suppliers’ service delivery to senior team.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience in outside broadcast production and venue operations roles (required)
• Self-starter attitude with the ability to hit the ground running
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to collaborate internally, externally, and across all levels
• Strong focus and prioritization skills; consistently does the right thing
• Ability to handle conflict situations with sensitivity and impartiality
• Exceptional attention to detail in all aspects of planning and delivery
• Proactive, curious, and solution-focused approach to maintaining high standards for customers
• Commitment to working within and contributing to an inclusive and diverse team
• Experience with remote production methods and workflows (beneficial)
• Valid UK driving licence (required)

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky! Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of best-in-class Sky VIP rewards and experiences 

How You'll Work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our outstanding office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process. 

Your Office Base: 

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers. 

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. 

Inclusion:

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more passionate about who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working. We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all,  and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can. 

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time once we have received a sufficient number of applications.