Production Manager (Temporary)
Job description
- Own day-to-day production operations across FOS video, social, studio, branded, and event productions
- Build and maintain production calendars, shoot schedules, call sheets, crew plans, and run-of-show documents
- Coordinate freelance crews, vendors, studios, equipment rentals, travel, permits, releases, vendor agreements, insurance requirements, and other production logistics
- Serve as a central operational point of contact between editorial, video, social, talent, sales, creative, finance, and external production partners
- Manage production budgets, estimates, purchase orders, invoices, expenses, and reconciliations in partnership with finance and department leadership
- Support the operational needs of daily and recurring programming, including Front Office Sports Tonight, while ensuring field productions and social shoots remain on track
- Anticipate production risks and create practical contingency plans for schedule changes, travel disruptions, staffing gaps, equipment needs, and last-minute editorial pivots
- Maintain organized production documentation, vendor records, rate cards, crew contacts, equipment inventories, templates, and shared project trackers
- Help uphold production standards around safety, releases, rights, brand requirements, and talent/partner obligations
- Identify ways to improve workflows, reduce unnecessary costs, and make it easier for creative teams to move quickly without sacrificing quality
- 5+ years of production management, line producing, or production operations experience in digital media, television, live events, agency, or sports media
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple productions at once, often on tight timelines and with shifting priorities
- Strong command of production budgeting, scheduling, crew/vendor management, travel logistics, equipment rentals, and expense reconciliation
- Experience supporting studio, field, live, and social-first productions
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative working style; you are comfortable working across creative, editorial, commercial, and operational teams
- Exceptional attention to detail, follow-through, and comfort operating independently.
- A calm, solutions-first approach when plans change
- Familiarity with sports media, talent-driven content, and branded production is a plus
Skills mentioned
Front Office Sports is the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the intersection of sports, business, and culture. Founded in 2014, the company has established itself as the premier destination for executives, fans, and industry professionals seeking insights into the rapidly evolving business of professional and collegiate sports. The organization delivers comprehensive coverage across multiple formats, including its flagship daily newsletters, original video content, podcasts, and live events. Front Office Sports has built an influential audience of sports business professionals, with a monthly owned reach exceeding 130 million. The company covers major industry topics including media rights, sponsorship deals, stadium development, private equity investment in sports, and the business of women's sports. Front Office Sports has garnered significant industry recognition, being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2021, AdWeek's Hottest in Sports in 2022 and 2024, and appearing on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies in both 2023 and 2025. The company is backed by RedBird IMI, a prominent investment firm, and continues to expand its multimedia operations with original programming like FOS Tonight.
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