Production Manager

Corus is a driving force in the media industry with a diverse portfolio of strong brands that entertain and inform audiences through great storytelling and compelling content, reaching millions of people around the world every day.
Our culture and our people are what make us, US.

**We have a passion to connect with the world around us**: to express, to share, to be part of people's lives. Our award-winning culture is an expression of who we are, what we do, and how we thrive. Our values describe our culture in action. They outline how we achieve our goals, work together, engage with partners, and interact in our communities. At Corus, we Win Together, Think Beyond, Make it Happen, Learn Every Day and Show We Care.

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**Division**: so.da

**Work Status**: Full Time Contract - 6 months

**Location**: Toronto, ON. Option to work from home/remote with onsite attendance for meetings, shoots and events.

**About the Role**:
We have an exciting opportunity at our so.da social digital agency for a Production Manager. This role will join other Production Managers on many of the Corus brands and client projects. You will work directly with the production team, strategy team, sales team, managed services team, marketing team, clients and other stakeholders to manage and support projects in development and production.
Reporting to so.da’s Lead Production Manager, you will be responsible for managing so.da’s production and post projects that range from static illustrations to multi episode series. In this role you will manage budgets, schedules and logistics on multiple projects in pitch and in progress.
So.da’s content production department works closely with its brands, clients and stakeholders to produce data driven creative that drives results. So.da is at the heart of one of Canada’s biggest media companies and is a full-service, social digital agency offering strategy, content production, analytics and everything in between.

**You will contribute by**:

- Create, manage and lead production and post-production schedules and project budgets
- Provide production support for writers/producers/editors/graphic designers from project inception to completion
- Lead managing small and large scale social/digital client shoots
- Negotiate rates and fees, create work back schedules, hire and contract freelancers and work with other departments to secure resources
- Provide on-set management
- Research and proactively recommend solutions and help refine processes
- Understanding of social and digital media industry trends and algorithm changes
- Knowledge of best practices and specs for social and digital content an asset

**Skills and Experience you will bring**:

- A minimum of 5+ years of production management for client social and/or digital videos
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, experience working directly with clients on sales projects
- Excellent communication skills
- Impeccable organization skills and attention to detail
- Experience leading live-action production shoots and working with small and large production budgets
- Experience in managing the post-production process from ingest to delivery
- Connected to a large network of production freelancers
- Demonstrated ability in tracking budgets and strong negotiation skills
- Can work on multiple projects at various stages of production in a fast-paced environment
- Positive attitude, self motivated and resourceful
- Passion for creating engaging and impactful social media video content
- Knowledge of Corus brands

Every day, we work hard to become an even more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that supports the well-being of our people and makes a positive difference in our communities. Want to learn more? Have a look at our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan and Sustainability Report for more information on our approach to People, Planet and Responsibility.
We want our workforce to reflect the full diversity of communities across Canada.
- No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.