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Media Production

Media Production Managers oversee the production of media assets for athletics, educational, entertainment, or other communicative purposes; collaborate with leadership to evaluate production needs and establish project timelines; work with Producers, Directors, and Production Specialists to develop creative or other content; plan and monitor production, including scriptwriting, research, lighting, recording, or editing; ensure final product adheres to established timelines and budgets.

• Oversee strategic planning and implementation of media production and distribution
• Lead production personnel in the operation of production studios, editing suites, remote equipment, and live events
• Hire, train, manage, mentor and evaluate performance of staff
• Develop and implement guiding principles and practices governing media production and distribution
• Manage the efficient use of resources; assign staff, facilities, and equipment.
• Contact necessary vendors, suppliers, and other resources to allocate equipment and services to meet productions needs
• Guide production staff in the assigning and scheduling of internal and external production resources
• Ensure quality standards are met; provide advice and consultation on quality, design, and operations of productions
• Administer budgets, develop projections, and approve expenditures
• Serve as Executive Producer for projects from proposal through post-production
• Initiate and foster client relationships including preparing proposals and presentations, maintaining ongoing client contact, and providing informative communications
• Foster an inclusive environment where diverse styles, talents, and ideas are sought after and encouraged

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 12
• Minimum – $76,700.00
• MidPoint – $95,900.00
• Maximum – $115,100.00