Commercial Production Manager

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.

 

 

 

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Production Manager to oversee the production of high-quality commercial video content from concept to completion. In this role, you will manage all aspects of production, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of video production processes, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You will work closely with creative teams, AI tools, TEGNA local sales teams, clients, and vendors to deliver exceptional commercial content that meets the company's and clients’ objectives.

This position can sit at any TEGNA station location.

Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Oversee the entire commercial production process, from pre-production to post-production, ensuring efficient workflows, meeting deadlines, and staying within budget.
• Production Planning: Develop and manage production schedules, ensuring all milestones are met, and resources are allocated effectively. This includes budgeting, location scouting, talent coordination, and equipment management.
• Sales Production Workflow: Oversee and build systems that operate seamlessly between sales floor and production.
• Client Liaison: Serve as the key point of contact between clients and the production team, ensuring that client expectations are clearly understood, communicated, and met throughout the production process.
• Budget Management: Create and manage production budgets, ensuring costs are controlled and that projects are delivered within financial constraints. Handle all negotiations with vendors, suppliers, and freelancers.
• Quality Control: Maintain high standards of production quality, overseeing all creative and technical aspects of production to ensure the final product meets both the company's and clients’ expectations.
• Vendor & Contractor Management: Source and manage external vendors, freelancers, and contractors (e.g., cinematographers, sound engineers, lighting technicians), ensuring that all third-party participants deliver their services on time and within budget.
• Compliance & Legal: Ensure all production activities comply with legal, safety, and contractual requirements, including acquiring permits, managing rights and clearances, and overseeing insurance needs.
• Troubleshooting: Proactively address and resolve production issues, whether logistical, technical, or creative, ensuring minimal disruption to the production schedule.
• Post-Production Coordination: Work closely with post-production teams (editors, sound designers, etc.) to ensure that the final product aligns with the creative vision and meets the agreed-upon quality standards.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate records of production expenses, timelines, and deliverables, providing regular updates to senior management and clients.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Film Production, Media Studies, Communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in commercial production management, with a proven track record of managing large-scale video projects.
• Strong understanding of video production workflows, including pre-production, shooting, post-production, and delivery.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Experience managing production budgets, including the ability to negotiate and manage costs effectively.
• Strong leadership and team coordination skills, with experience managing both internal teams and external vendors/contractors.
• Excellent communication and client management skills, with the ability to clearly articulate production needs, progress, and expectations.
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and handle production challenges effectively.

Benefits: 

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year. 

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com 

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