Footballco is hiring: Production Manager in New York

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Base pay range

$85,000.00/yr - $95,000.00/yr

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Global Head of Talent Acquisition @Footballco

Footballco is the world’s leading football media company, built for the next generation of fans.

Our portfolio includes some of the game’s biggest and most iconic football platforms; including GOAL.com, MUNDIAL and Indivisa. Fuelling these platforms is a global editorial team spanning 17 different counties and an award-winning branded content team, who work with some of the world’s biggest brands to create fully integrated campaigns that connect to modern football’s ever-evolving audience.

At Footballco we are building a modern football media company that entertains & informs users with credible and original news, reporting, and content from our portfolio of consumer-facing brands. A company that services the fan’s desire for knowledge and brings them new entertainment no one else can make. A global publisher that can ensure the best content travels to fans everywhere.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning production operations in the United States, spanning YouTube originals, vertical short form and custom commercial content.
• Managing department budget and overseeing a network of freelancers to execute content strategy with quality and margin as top priority. Working with VP, Head of Content to properly budget for content opportunities at tentpole soccer events.
• Best in class commercial content execution, from creator driven social campaigns to segment integrations into our existing IP.
• Optimizing production operations and internal workflows, helping create better processes and more efficiencies.
• Alongside client services, engineering a consistent, agile pre sale to production to post sale process.
• Collaborating with the Global Content Team on premium content initiatives
• Sourcing talent - creators, celebrity guests, etc - for original programming and custom commercial content
• Building turnkey budget models against a variety of content campaigns, ability to work quickly with clients services and sales teams to develop production campaigns on tight deadlines.
• Oversee administrative engine for content team, including freelancers, invoices, fixed term contracts etc in line with FootballCo global policies

What you have

• A strong portfolio of custom and integrated commercial content projects.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, the ability to inspire and elevate more junior team members.
• Strong relationships in the world of production and talent.
• Demonstrated success launching productions of varying scales, from short form vertical to premium.
• Experience running studio, on location and remote productions.
• Ability to work diplomatically within a complex global organization.
• Can do, agile “start up” mindset: you wear many hats, can juggle multiple projects, are solution oriented, and know how to make the most of the resources available.
• A passion for sports culture and strong knowledge of the global soccer landscape.
• Elite time management skills and ability to consistently hit deadlines.
• New York or Los Angeles strongly preferred. Must be willing to work on EST and be in the NY office as needed to do the job right.

Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Production and Art/Creative

Technology, Information and Media and Information Services