Production Manager - Sky Sports 12 month FTC

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. 

An exciting opportunity to join Sky Sports as a Production Manager

• 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.

• Significant outside broadcast, studio production & venue experience required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate internally, externally and at different levels.
• The ability to be focused, prioritise and do the right thing.
• The ability to deal with and handle conflict situations with sensitivity and impartiality.
• Exemplary attention to detail in all areas of planning & delivery.
• A curious proactive solution focussed approach to improve and maintain high standards for our customers.
• The ability to demonstrate and be part of an inclusive and diverse team.
• Experience with Remote Production methods & workflows would be beneficial.

We deliver the most innovative and best Sports content experience to our customers across all platforms. We promote continuous innovation, driving value for our customers and high-quality output. Everyone is passionate about sport and proud of the work that they undertake both on screen and behind the scenes.

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique 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.

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.

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

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 be informed that this job advert can be taken down at any point due to the high volume of applications!