Studio Manager - Sky Sports (12-month FTC)

The role of the Studio Manager is accountable for the successful delivery of productions, projects and events providing our stakeholders with an outstanding, experience through all elements of the studio production. 

Reporting to the Senior Manager and working alongside our Studios Bookings and Craft Team Leaders, this role will apply strong leadership skills to provide clear direction and a consistent approach to our stakeholder management and team development planning.  

This is a key role that will strive to continually improve operational efficiencies whilst maintaining the delivery of an excellent service to our clients.  

What you’ll do:

•  Lead and manage the delivery of projects/productions from taking detailed and accurate specifications through to delivering on time and within budget 
• Collaborate with top Sky stakeholders to ensure demand is accurately defined for relevant decision-making and to maximise SPS operational efficiencies. 
• Line management of one or more Studio Resources Supervisors, particularly within the Studios Resources & Planning team, ensuring that team members are engaged 
•  Identify future opportunities by relationship building with stakeholders 
• Provide reliable data reporting for long-term planning, annual reviews, budget reporting, and business prioritisation in order to reach KPI targets. 
• Have a solid understanding of the Studio's / OB technical and operational procedures.  
• Promote the value of effective health and safety practises and overall workplace well-being.   

What you’ll bring  

• An effective communicator, able to collate, present and/or disseminate information clearly and quickly
• Budget management
• Good people management skills and experience
• Strong attention to detail
• The ability to juggle multiple tasks and prioritise
• Self-motivated with a pro-active and flexible approach
• Understanding of broadcast operations workflows, particularly broadcast production management
• In depth knowledge of Studios & OB operations, facilities and crewing requirements
• Comprehensive understanding of production budgets and implications arising
• Comprehensive experience of resource planning in a production environment
• An understanding of HR processes and application
• A knowledge of Health and Safety issues both in productions and in the workplace
• Professionalism and a willingness to go the extra mile for the client
• Ability to find solutions to problems
• Aptitude and desire for personal development
• Up-to-date technical industry knowledge to support our innovation strategy
• Good understanding of post-production workflows, media formats, media management
• Experience and knowledge of business and operational process improvement and leading change
• An understanding of HMRC rules and how that impacts our ability to schedule staff
• Sports knowledge
• Understanding of Sky’s programmes and output

Sky Sports

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.

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 

Where you’ll work:

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:

Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. 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

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.