Production Manager

What are we looking for in our Production Manager?

Russell Tobin's client, a multinational music entertainment company is hiring a Production Manager to work in Los Angeles, CA

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Employment Type : Contract / Hybrid

Location : Los Angeles, CA

Pay rate : $24-$27 / hr. DOE

Responsibilities :

• Receive and review raw metadata and assets delivered by clients prior to submission into supply chain systems.
• Directly create and submit releases into client’s digital supply chain systems, ensuring client’s metadata and asset standards are met.
• Master the client’s style guides and their relation to delivery systems and DSP requirements.
• Ensure submission lead time requirements are met given a project’s timeline.
• Anticipate technical and operational issues around projects and work with clients, operational teams and other stakeholders to mitigate risk.
• Communicate within the production team, with clients and across relevant internal teams and stakeholders regarding project status, key operational activities, and issue resolution.
• Work with production teammates and leaders to develop processes that improve results, efficiency, client experience and relations, and coordination with other teams.
• Help manage client and interdepartmental expectations on feasibility of requests, system capabilities and standard operating procedures.
• Understand and advise when and where special exceptions can be reasonably deployed for greatest impact and minimal risk.
• Work in coordination with the supply chain and operations teams to address technical and DSP issues on critical projects.
• Manage physical planning, production and timelines in coordination with clients and relevant internal teams.
• Oversee delivery of physical release elements to manufacturing vendors.
• Act as an invested, expert stakeholder in ongoing system development and process improvement efforts.
• Work closely with the catalog migration team on incoming artist catalogs that you will ultimately handle.
• Provide backup coverage for other team members and contribute to special projects and wider business initiatives.
Required Skills :
• Metadata
• Metadata
• Administrative operations
• Experience working in complex operational environments and software systems.
• Legendary attention to detail and tireless drive to solve problems.
• Strong organizational, administrative, and analytical skills.
• Strong ability to follow through and a desire to see even minor issues through to resolution.
• Strong relationship building skills, creativity and resourcefulness in getting projects to the finish line.
• Excellent client service capability always with a professional demeanor.
• Keen interpersonal and client service skills, including an ability to manage finely balanced client and internal relationships while maintaining an understanding, professional and friendly manner, is required.
• Meticulous data entry and proofreading skills a must.
• Ability to maintain multiple project timelines while being accountable and responsive.
• Understanding of music operations in a social media context (e.g.., Instagram Stickers, TikTok Sounds, etc.).
• Knowledge on specific partner operations (i.e., Apple Music, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch) a plus

Requirements :

• Solid technical and operational expertise in production related areas.
• 1-2 years’ experience with label copy.
• Stellar organizational, administrative, and analytical skills

Nice to have :

• 1-2 years music industry experience preferably in a label management, metadata or supply chain capacity.
• Experience with Monday, Slack, Airtable and similar tools a plus.
• Experience with top digital music service interfaces, social media applications, and digital music best practices a major plus.
• Knowledge of and relationships within the independent music community a major plus
• Understanding of audio, video and image formats a major plus.
• Some expertise in physical operations and production, keeping up to date with current trends, a plus.

Benefits that Russell Tobin offers :

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.

Rate / Salary : $24-$27 / hr. DOE