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...

This role is important in shaping the entire remote production management department and is focused heavily on people development, workflow strategy, and external league communication. 

Role Accountabilities...

Team Management & People Development

• Lead a team of 9 production managers and coordinators supporting all live remote broadcasts for NHL, NCAA March Madness, Roland Garros, NASCAR, College Basketball, College Football, USSF, and Unrivaled
• Responsible for constantly assessing team workflows and implementing more optimal and efficient solutions while collaborating with technical and remote operations, production, and crewing departments in making sure their needs are also met
• Evaluating staffing and scheduling and ensuring there is an equitable distribution of responsibilities among the team
• Responsible for people/team development and aligning the team’s priorities with the strategic vision of content leadership – work closely with the Sr. Director of the department in making sure that alignment happens and team is positioned well for high performance in an everchanging content landscape
• Solicit feedback from various stakeholders in the content and operational groups and assess any team weaknesses or strengths and needed adjustments
• On-site management at tentpole remote events

Communication & Collaboration

• Day-to-day contact for the leagues on logistical and operational elements spanning content, production, technical, and crewing and then responsible for engaging the proper internal teams
• Oversee the process of informing production of and documenting logistical opportunities and/or limitations as it relates to our remote game and studio shows and compiling comprehensive production plans to reference as we build out the shows
• Lead collaboration with our technical operations, crewing, engineering, production, and planning teams in building out the production plans
• Periodically lead all-in planning meetings with key stakeholders in the TNT sports ecosystem from marketing and sales to content and production and responsible for disseminating notes after the meeting

Budget Strategy & Management

• Responsible for day-to-day budget oversight and management for an $80M spend across all remote games and remote studio shows
• Accountable for auditing budgets and making sure all information is captured accurately by the production managers, technical operations managers, and crewing department
• Collaborate on timelines for budget finalization and ensuring key stakeholders are meeting deadlines
• Report final budget numbers as well as variances/overages to Sr. Director of department for monthly and annual forecast meetings

Qualifications & Experience...

12+ years experience working in live production

Experience working in sports and contacts with major sports leagues

Minimum of three years leading a team of 5+ people

Has sports knowledge/insight – understanding of what is important to certain leagues

Budget management and oversight of a multi-million dollar spend

Has live technology knowledge and general understanding of how that equipment operates – understanding of new technology initiatives in the industry

Experience leading cross departmental collaboration and documenting comprehensive production plans

College Degree required

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 www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ 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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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