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Purpose of the Role
The UK’s most popular soap, EastEnders, is looking for a Design Production Manager to support the effective running of the Art and Design Department. Overseeing operational requirements for a large and complex department, you will work to the Series Designer and alongside Construction and Props managers to improve communication, coordination, administrative & budgetary processes. Gatekeeper for the Series Designer, you will manage non-design queries, oversee departmental support staff, track crew, budgets, and reporting systems, and ensure compliance with BBC policies.
Why Join the Team?
The EastEnders Art & Design Department supports the show to deliver 4 x 30m episodes every week. The scale and ambition is unparalleled and demands fastidious organisation, planning and team management to keep the show on track, fresh and exciting.
The Design Production Manager is fundamental to the success of the team and a conduit between the department and the rest of production. This role would suit an experienced PM looking for a fresh challenge and an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to excel in a fast-moving, multi-faceted, creative environment.
Given the focus of this role, the PM is not required to work shoot hours.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
* Oversee production support for the Art & Design Department; ensuring alignment with the wider schedule and budget, robust and efficient processes, excellent communication, team wellbeing, workforce planning and accurate filing and maintenance of all production paperwork and BBC reporting systems
* Line manage production support staff, overseeing performance management, training and development, mandatory training compliance, crew tracking, and staff records (leave, sickness, working hours)
* Source and book a diverse range of multi-skilled freelance talent, maintaining the talent pool and approving additional resourcing within budget and workforce guidelines
* Provide specialist operational insight and extensive budgetary support to the Series Designer, working closely with team managers, Accounts, and Production to manage costs, constraints, and efficiencies
* Ensure compliance with BBC policies, legal and regulatory requirements, rights acquisition, health and safety standards, and escalation of risks or issues to protect the production and organisation
* Drive efficiency, sustainability, and innovation across Art & Design by supporting change management, environmental impact reduction, and effective deployment of new technologies
Your Skills and Experiences
Essential Criteria:
* Significant Production Manager experience in broadcast TV – preferably drama but open to other genre background (unscripted, news, etc.)
* Experience managing production operations, resource scheduling, with strong project management skills and a track record of delivering complex projects
* Demonstrable experience as a line manager; ability to lead, motivate, and develop production teams, while managing relationships effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders
* Evidence of strong business and financial skills, including analysing, forecasting, and managing multiple and significant production budgets, negotiating deals and contracts
* Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and delivering to tight deadlines with multiple, competing demands. Evidence of striving to improve processes and identify more efficient ways of working
* Evidence of advanced technical skills and appetite for learning new technologies and ways of working – as well as encouraging and leading others to embrace change
* Knowledge, passion and interest in drama and, specifically, EastEnders
Desirable:
* Recognised formal health and safety training (including risk assessment)
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
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