Producer, Studios

Job description

We are IMG, a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. We contribute to the growth of revenues, fanbases, and IP for over 250 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euroleague Basketball, CONMEBOL, World Rugby, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and PBR. IMG is a subsidiary of another company, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company. We are looking for an experienced Producer to provide production and editorial support to the Executive Producer in the planning and delivery of IMG’s live football production in Saudi Arabia, initially focused on the Saudi Pro League and with flexibility to support WPL/SAFF and related Studios productions as required. This role will help ensure that matches, content strands, crews, suppliers, and stakeholders are planned and delivered safely, consistently, on time, and within budget. As this role requires working within a Sports Broadcast environment, you must be able to work unsociable hours and weekends when necessary.

Requirements

• Previous experience as an established Producer in live sport, outside broadcast, television, or a comparable high-pressure live production environment
• Experience of football or another high-volume live sports production environment
• Experience of planning and delivering complex live productions involving multiple teams, locations, suppliers, and stakeholders
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to make calm, practical decisions under live-production pressure
• Experience of working with broadcasters, rights owners, governing bodies, clients, OB providers, and/or major production partners
• Experience of crew planning, production documentation, production meetings, running orders, call sheets, and post-production reporting
• Working knowledge of production budgets, cost tracking, supplier management, and financial controls
• Good understanding of production health and safety, risk assessment, insurance, permits, and compliance requirements
• Previous experience of working in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East
• Experience of host broadcast, world-feed, highlights, or short-form sports content
• Experience of developing junior or locally based production talent
• Arabic language capability and/or strong cultural awareness of working in Saudi Arabia
• Experience of remote production, multi-match operations, or production across multiple venues on the same day.

Skills