Design Production Manager (EastEnders)

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: 18 month attachment

DEPARTMENT: EastEnders

LOCATION: Elstree

START DATE: ASAP

WORKING HOURS: Full time - 5 days per week in the office at Elstree

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 55000 - 60000 (including London weighting). Salary is dependent on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the worlds most sought-after TV audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful entertaining and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The UKs most popular soap EastEnders is looking for a Design Production Manager to support the effective running of the Art and Design Department. Overseeing operational requirements for a large and complex department you will work to the Series Designer and alongside Construction and Props managers to improve communication coordination administrative & budgetary processes. Gatekeeper for the Series Designer you will manage non-design queries oversee departmental support staff track crew budgets and reporting systems and ensure compliance with BBC policies.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The EastEnders Art & Design Department support the show to deliver 4 x 30m episodes every week. The scale and ambition is unparalleled and demands fastidious organisation planning and team management to keep the show on track fresh and exciting.

The Design Production Manager is fundamental to the success of the team and a conduit between the department and the rest of production. This role would suit an experienced PM looking for a fresh challenge and an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to excel in a fast-moving multi-faceted creative environment.

Given the focus of this role the PM is not required to work shoot hours.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Oversee production support for the Art & Design Department; ensuring alignment with the wider schedule and budget robust and efficient processes excellent communication team wellbeing workforce planning and accurate filing and maintenance of all production paperwork and BBC reporting systems

Line manage of Production support staff overseeing performance management training and development mandatory training compliance crew tracking and staff records (leave sickness working hours).

Source and book a diverse range of multi-skilled freelance talent maintaining the talent pool and approving additional resourcing within budget and workforce guidelines

Provide specialist operational insight and extensive budgetary support to the Series Designer working closely with team managers Accounts and Production to manage costs constraints and efficiencies

Ensure compliance with BBC policies legal and regulatory requirements rights acquisition health and safety standards and escalation of risks or issues to protect the production and organisation

Drive efficiency sustainability and innovation across Art & Design by supporting change management environmental impact reduction and effective deployment of new technologies

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Significant Production Manager experience in broadcast TV - preferably drama but open to other genre background (unscripted news etc)

Experience managing production operations resource scheduling with strong project management skills and a track record of delivering complex projects

Demonstrable experience as a line manager; ability to lead motivate and develop production teams while managing relationships effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders

Evidence of strong business and financial skills including analysing forecasting and managing multiple and significant production budgets negotiating deals and contracts

Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and delivering to tight deadlines with multiple competing demands. Evidence of

striving to improve processes and identify more efficient ways of working

Evidence of advanced technical skills and appetite for learning new technologies and ways of working as well as encouraging and leading others to embrace change

Knowledge passion and interest in drama and specifically EastEnders

DESIRABLE

Recognised formal health and safety training (including risk assessment)

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply