A24 is seeking a Production Executive to join the growing documentary team based out of our LA offices. This person will oversee and support all elements of documentary production - from in-house productions to acquired projects, to active development.
Initial Responsibilities
- Support and expand all production processes as our business grows
- Provide overall support to in-house productions which may include:
- Processing entity and legal setup, accounting structure, insurance, and assisting in get each show up and running
- Working with each show to help staff & build their team, making sure information is being distributed correctly both in-house and to any partners/distributors, and helping team reach schedule & budget goals
- Working with each show to oversee digital wrap elements and organization.
- Provide overall support of acquired productions which may include:
- Working with outside producing teams to confirm all A24 production requirements are being met
- Updating the necessary A24 departments with any schedule, financial, legal & post updates
- Working with outside partners and internal A24 teams to confirm fully-received post & legal delivery
- Provide overall support & execution of active development:
- Working with internal team members or outside producers to create development budgets & execute development production
- Oversee and manage all aspects of dev shooting
- Work with A24 Post team to manage and organize all development media
- Assist in creating and maintaining trackers for all documentary projects that can be used to share internally at A24
- Work with production teams & outside networks to build a solid database of potential producers and crew
- Be the communication epicenter on all production needs
- Continue to find ways for the department to run more efficiently - create & maintain systems of organization (ie: Google Drive, Dropbox)
Ideal Candidate
- 5-7 years production management experience within the documentary film/television industry at a production company or documentary division of a studio
- Strong organization and planning skills; able to track multiple projects effectively
- Ability to create & manage development budgets with strong interest in larger budget creation & growth
- Proficient Movie Magic skills
- General knowledge of post production workflow - both theatrical and streaming
- Motivated self-starter skilled in multitasking and time management
- Polished and effective communicator
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship management skill
- Humble, diligent and resourceful
We are looking for diverse perspectives. A24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all kinds of candidates.