Manager Production Management (m/f/d)
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10091072 Location Munich, Germany Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) Date posted Jun. 06, 2024Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
Do you want to play a role in creating magical stories? Then join us as our new Manager Production Management! From our beloved characters to our exciting experiences, we are committed to delivering unparalleled entertainment across the globe. As a leading international media company, we bring stories to life through innovative production and a collaborative spirit.
In this role you will serve as the point of contact for production companies, being responsible for all aspects of day-to-day production duties, issues, and administration. You’ll be reporting to the Director Production Management and will play a crucial role in ensuring our local productions are completed efficiently, on time, and within budget.
This role will require you to be onsite in our Munich office 4 days a week.
What You Will Do
- Contact person for the production companies for all day-to-day production duties, issues and administration.
- Analyzing and adjusting the planning of budgets, schedules, scripts, health and safety aspects, etc. for our local productions
- Preparing budgets and schedules for pilot and series productions
- Negotiation of production and development budgets for series and single formats
- Benchmarking of prices and industry rates
- Review of cost report, cash flows and all production processes with reporting to management in Germany and the UK
- Supporting the finance department with annual budget planning and its monitoring
- Tracking of Green Light budgets and support of Green Light processes
- Preparation of regular project status reports
- Anticipating problems and advising the Disney creative team on production, budget and legal issues
- Work closely with Legal, Finance, PR, Marketing, Procurement, Compliance, Security, etc.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Degree educated or equivalent experience in Business or Media Studies
- Extensive professional work experience in TV stations, high-end production companies or within an international media group
- Excellent network of contacts in the industry
- Proven success at a management level
- Expert in production management and proven negotiation skills
- Strong business opinions and confident in expressing them
- Experienced in communicating and aligning across multiple business areas
- Experienced in contract management
- Very good language skills in German (spoken & written)
- Proficient in English (written & spoken)
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
About The Walt Disney Company (EMEA):
Disney EMEA aims to drive growth, innovation and brand affinity across an extremely diverse collection of countries with a team of over 6,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 29 countries.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with The Walt Disney Company Germany GmbH, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA).