Senior Production Manager, Domestic Football

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role…

The Senior Production Manager works as part of a dedicated team delivering production for sport events, acting as the connective tissue with engineering teams, vendors and other key stakeholders. Tracking plans, schedules and budgets, devising solutions for challenges that arise. Strong and robust communication skills to keep everyone in the know every step of the way, will be crucial to this role. The Senior Production Manager will embody the WBD guiding principles with every decision made and lead with a one WBD Sports mindset, optimizing all available assets to achieve results.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Managing a team of Production Managers and junior production staff; Leading and mentoring the team and overseeing staff project allocation and conduct annual reviews.

• Ensure workflows and protocols are adhered to and consistent across production events.

• Understand the technical processes to ensure all event and BAU production requirements are delivered

• Strong budget management skills are key to this role as tracking, reconciling and owning accountability for invoicing.

• Develop comprehensive production schedules and budgets, ensuring all financial reporting is up-to-date and validated for allocated events.

• Ensure all protocols, risk assessments and H&S measures are in place and adhered to.

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with freelance crews, vendors and external stakeholders, including federations and organizing committees.

• Ensure efficient and effective communication across all international internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Lead and support relevant Production Management projects and workstreams that feed into wider business needs as required.

• Will be required to Production Manage some events during busy periods so a knowledge of all sports within scope is critical.

• Coach and mentor staff to their full potential.

Qualifications & Experience…

• Excellent knowledge of broadcast technology systems both in OBs and studios.

• Experienced Production Manager with a demonstrable working knowledge of live production

• Experience managing staff, freelance teams, logistics and complex projects.

• Strong contract negotiation & budget management skills.

• Global mindset with ability to communicate effectively in an international environment & work collaboratively across all areas of the business.

• Ability to handle confidential information and interact with high-level executives and talent.

• Ability to act decisively, with a positive can-do attitude and strong problem-solving approach required.

• Willingness to work away from home for extended periods.

• Sound knowledge of internationally accepted IT software and approval chain processes.

Hybrid Working – This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

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