Producer, Studios

Job description

Providing production and editorial support to the Executive Producer in planning and executing live football productions in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on the Saudi Professional League and potential support for WPL/SAFF productions. The role includes ensuring safe and consistent planning for matches, content series, teams, suppliers and stakeholders, while adhering to timelines and budgets.

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 planning and delivering complex live productions involving multiple teams, locations, suppliers and stakeholders
• strong editorial judgement and ability to make calm, practical decisions under live-production pressure
• experience working with broadcasters, rights owners, governing bodies, clients, OB providers and/or major production partners
• experience with 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 working in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East
• experience of host broadcast, world-feed, highlights or short-form sports content
• experience 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