Director, Production & Operations

The Director, Production & Operations is responsible for overseeing all production and operational aspects of assigned unscripted programming from development through final delivery. This role serves as a key liaison between production companies, creative teams, and internal NBCUniversal departments to ensure projects are produced efficiently, delivered on schedule, and meet creative, technical, financial, legal, and operational requirements.

The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative and solutions-oriented leader with extensive production management experience, strong financial acumen, and the ability to effectively manage multiple high-profile projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Review, negotiate, and approve budgets – series, specials, development reels, pilots, additional episodes, breakage, etc.

• Manage and solve day-to-day production issues for assigned projects

• Review and monitor weekly production company cost reports for assigned projects

• Manage and improve all systems relating to how production companies prepare, shoot, and deliver episodes to NBCUniversal

• Liaise between producers and all internal departments (i.e., Creative Executives, Business Affairs, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Digital, Network Operations, etc.)

• Ensure all deliverables are complete and on time for both domestic and international purposes

• Manage, decide, and approve any insurance related decisions for assigned projects

• Review Program Planning rollouts and ensure production readiness of all series, in addition to providing Greenlight to Air projections as requested

• Facilitate and manage all foreign compliance requirements

• Develop and maintain relationships with all active and potential production companies

• Attend weekly internal department meetings and act as the point person for Production Operations for assigned projects

• Assist in managing the extensive duties of the Production Managers and Coordinators within the P&O team

• Generally support any requests from the EVP, SVPs, and VPs of Production Operations

• Occasional domestic and international travel required

• Other duties as assigned

Working with Third Party Productions:

• Work with Executive Producers / Network Executives from project conception through and including final delivery of all program materials to determine and anticipate needs of each project

• Find and vet third-party production companies

• Assess and approve various third-party production companies’ production plans, including budget and schedule, to make sure that the network’s needs are met, as they relate to creative, technical, legal, cost, and schedule

• Explain production and technical standards, show formatting, deal memos, contracts, financial reporting, insurance, production and safety policies, and wrap requirements to all third-party production companies

• Review and approve cash flow payment schedule for series

• Review production handbooks and materials for distribution

• Review cost reports for accuracy and conduct audits of project spending

• Other projects and duties as assigned