Head of Production

The Head of Production will be fundamental to the growth of the company and as such is actively encouraged to contribute ideas, workflows, improvements to continually evolve the knowledge base within the team. This role will collaborate closely with all members of the FNW team and will be responsible for managing all productions across our slate of domestic and international projects. Reporting to the Managing Director, with a dotted line to Finance, the Head of Production will be a key member of the Sydney-based team.

Finch No Worries is recognised for high standards of craft and execution. The role requires collaborating and on-boarding production partners across Australia and the U.S., tracking and communicating the progression of all projects from development to production, post production and delivery.

This role requires extensive production experience, strategic planning and excellent organisational skills. The Head of Production needs to be skilled and versed with Production Management. This includes budget and schedule management, copyright, legal, compliance, talent and team management, health and safety industry standards, finance and accounting.

Responsibilities

- Manage the team of producers across our slate of projects
- Facilitate the flow of production from development through pre-production, production, post production, and delivery
- Provide project budget oversight and produce regular reports and analysis, working closely with the finance team
- Oversight of government grants and rebates, ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met
- Oversee all legal and contractual work involved across the entire business
- Provide company-wide schedule oversight
- Manage team and individual personnel
- Provide and adapt detailed plans for the delivery of projects on the development slate, from financing to scheduling to budgeting
- Maintain constant communication with Managing Director and Head of Development
- Monitor industry standards and best practice, including health and safety practice, to ensure FNW projects are aligned
- Manage overall production operations strategy, continually seeking to provide increased value to each project/s success by challenging the status quo, reviewing production processes and shaping and implementing improved ways of operating
- Provide insights to the ANZ region on best practice by keeping abreast of government legislation and funding agencies, highlighting market challenges and the many local nuances and variances on the ANZ region.

Qualifications

- 5+ years producing experience in production (documentary production experience preferred but not essential)
- Technical skills to understand the needs of all Production departments
- Proven experience of managing crews in a professional and respectful manner
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- High level organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment, including excellence in verbal and written communication.
- Ability to identify and understand commercial opportunities and grow revenues
- Competent in Showbiz budgeting software
- Competent at creating cost reports, forecasts and finance plans
- Experience in industry reporting requirements including government grants and rebates
- An established network within the Australian film industry.

This is a unique opportunity to join one of Australia’s most interesting documentary production companies.