What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager 2 position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to oversee the production of materials and messages that invite all God's children to follow Jesus Christ. Through the leadership of multiple video production professionals, the Video Production Manager 2 adds strategic and operational value through leadership of the people and processes of designated production areas within PSD. This leadership role provides qualified resources to accomplish the work in an efficient and effective way; oversees and improves/innovates the production processes, methods, and workflows within his/her stewardship; and ensures that best business practices occur. With the assistance of multiple team leads, the Production Manager 2 directly oversees a large group of full-time, part-time, on-call and contingent employees. This role is actively involved in the strategic decisions of a publishing division, and regularly interfaces with senior leadership and/or key internal/external organizations.
Responsibilities
Strategically lead and manage the day-to-day operations and production efforts of the video producers within PSD, including the management of associated staff, budgets, planning, and compliance.
PEOPLE LEADER
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
The purpose of this position is to oversee the production of materials and messages that invite all God's children to follow Jesus Christ. Through the leadership of multiple video production professionals, the Video Production Manager 2 adds strategic and operational value through leadership of the people and processes of designated production areas within PSD. This leadership role provides qualified resources to accomplish the work in an efficient and effective way; oversees and improves/innovates the production processes, methods, and workflows within his/her stewardship; and ensures that best business practices occur. With the assistance of multiple team leads, the Production Manager 2 directly oversees a large group of full-time, part-time, on-call and contingent employees. This role is actively involved in the strategic decisions of a publishing division, and regularly interfaces with senior leadership and/or key internal/external organizations.
Responsibilities
Strategically lead and manage the day-to-day operations and production efforts of the video producers within PSD, including the management of associated staff, budgets, planning, and compliance.
PEOPLE LEADER
- Manage a large group of full-time, part-time, on-call and contingent employees. Help capacity meet demand through a combination of internal resource management and outsourcing and ensure the correct workforce mix is optimized to meet current demand.
- Administer the implementation of workforce strategies and plans, including capacity planning.
- Select, train, and directly supervise team leads to oversee the day-to-day activities and scheduling of a team of professionals in accomplishing the work. Provide training and development to team leads and future key leaders.
- Recruit and hire employees with the proper skill sets to accomplish the work.
- Directly administer ATI/performance plans for all team members with contribution from team leads.
- Ensure that all team members possess the skills and knowledge to perform the work they have been hired to perform. Provide training and professional development opportunities.
- Understand, interpret, and implement PSD production strategy, operating under the division director.
- Own, implement, improve, and innovate complex production processes that lie within his/her stewardship, some with broad reach and impact with implications that affect PSD and/or church publishing at large.
- Maintain a strong working knowledge of the areas and disciplines supervised.
- Maintain awareness of industry trends and how to accomplish the work efficiently and effectively.
- Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and engage their services where appropriate. Partner with producers/project managers and the VMO to identify and select vendors to accomplish the work.
- Establish and accomplish goals and objectives to meet client product outcomes.
- Maintain the proper parameters of the team's work.
- Enact proper business controls.
- May engage in large, multidimensional operational management challenges and situations requiring multilateral support and coordination. Outcomes may have far-reaching and long-term effects to domestic, regional and/or global production operations.
- Not responsible for managing client relationships.
- Typically is not directly involved in production work.
- Bachelor's degree and minimum ten year’s experience in video or film production, with at least five of those years managing multiple teams in a production environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Managing individual and team performance
- Strategic workforce planning and staffing
- In-depth understanding of designated area of film/video production. Ability to provide innovative and seasoned direction in area of expertise.
- Strong communication and diplomacy skills
- Translating strategy into implementation plans
- Production planning and project management
- Budgeting, budget management, forecasting, and capacity planning.
- Advanced presentation and communication skills to senior leaders.
- Operational execution/collaboration with other businesses or external entities.
- Expertise in product, technology, service, strategy, and business complexities.
- A proven track record of successfully completing large, complex initiatives requiring multilateral support and coordination.
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
