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Production Manager

New York, NY

Live/Special Event

Starts Mar 11

For 5 Month(s)

  • Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

We're looking for a Production Manager for a variety of media initiatives including original digital video series (both studio and field), Festival-related live events, and one-off programs. You'll work closely with the Director of Media to keep projects running smoothly and ensure they are completed on schedule and on budget. This is a great opportunity for an experienced coordinator to move up and grow with our expanding media department.

Responsibilities:

● Manage the department budget; track all costs including invoice purchase; keep cost reports up to date.
● Create production/editing schedules and track deadlines.
● Manage video shoots, both in the studio and on location.
● Hire freelance production crew and editors as needed and negotiate rates of pay.
● Negotiate vendor, talent, and location contracts for productions and obtain necessary permits and insurance.
● Draft deal memos for outside freelance crew, producers and editors.
● Rent or purchase video/lighting/audio and production/post equipment as needed.
● Hire and manage Production Coordinators and PAs as needed.
● Obtain, log, and archive location/personal releases.
● Obtain rights and clearances for third party media.
● During the NYC Festival, coordinate the delivery of media to appropriate venues and manage communications between the outside production company responsible for filming the programs.
● Support requests from producers for transcripts, video exports, etc.


Qualifications And Special Requirements:

● 5+ years experience managing both field and studio video productions.
● Ideal candidate has managed non-fiction media projects for a variety of outlets including short form for digital channels/social/web as well as long form for broadcast.
● Experience managing budgets and below-the-line freelancers.
● Able to juggle and manage multiple projects with frequently changing schedules and deadlines.
● Knowledge of the latest digital media production technologies including video formats (HD, 4K, 360 VR) and related camera, grip and lighting gear.
● Familiarity with the post-production process including the latest animation and editing software, live streaming, and media backup software.
● Proficient with Google Docs, Word, and Excel. Familiar with Movie Magic, Adobe Creative Suite, YouTube, and Facebook Live.
● Able and willing to work extended, flexible hours when needed.
● Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (Video Production, Communications, etc.)
● Background and/or interest in science a plus.

The World Science Foundation produces original live and digital content that brings scientific discovery, insight and perspective to a broad general audience. Our flagship live event, The World Science Festival, is an unprecedented annual tribute to imagination, ingenuity and inventiveness. Through programming that spans a broad range—from vibrant discussions and debates to works of theatre and film—world-class scientists, leading thinkers, and renowned artists take science out of the laboratory and into the streets, theaters, museums, and public halls of NYC, making the esoteric understandable and the familiar fascinating. The week-long New York Festival has drawn more than a million and a half visitors since its launch in 2008, with millions more viewing the programs online.

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