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Freelance Live Production Manager
Nexus Studios. Manage the day-to-day logistics of live-action branded content and commercial productions .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing live-action branded content and commercial productions, with a strong focus on production workflows, budget management, and logistical coordination. Proven ability to collaborate with creative stakeholders and navigate complex production environments while ensuring adherence to health and safety protocols.
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Production ManagementBudget ManagementLogistics CoordinationProblem-SolvingCommunication Skills
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Hard Skills
Production SchedulingCost TrackingRisk AssessmentSupplier NegotiationFreelance Crew SourcingHealth And Safety CompliancePost-Production CoordinationFinancial ReconciliationCall Sheet ManagementInternational Shoot Coordination
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsAdaptabilityCalm Under PressureProactive ApproachInterpersonal Skills
Industry Keywords
Live-Action ProductionBranded ContentCommercial ProductionCreative StakeholdersVFX-Heavy ShootsAnimation-Integrated ProductionsMixed-Media ProductionsPremium Branded ContentProduction ProtocolsMultidisciplinary Crews
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage the day-to-day logistics of live-action branded content and commercial productions
- Coordinate pre-production, including scheduling, crew bookings, locations, equipment, travel and accommodation
- Develop and maintain production schedules, budgets and cost reports with Producers
- Source, negotiate and book freelance crew, suppliers and production services
- Oversee shoot logistics and ensure production requirements are met efficiently and safely
- Coordinate with Directors, DOPs, Production Designers and other department heads
- Manage production paperwork, including call sheets, risk assessments, permits, insurance documentation and release forms
- Track expenditure, purchase orders, invoices and supplier payments
- Troubleshoot production challenges and provide practical solutions
- Ensure productions follow health and safety requirements and production protocols
- Support post-production handovers, reconciliation and project wrap
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven experience as a Production Manager within live-action commercials, branded content or advertising production
- Strong understanding of commercial production workflows, from pre-production through to shoot and delivery
- Experience managing complex shoots, multiple suppliers and multidisciplinary crews
- Confident working with production budgets, cost tracking and financial reconciliation
- Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills
- Strong network of freelance crew, production suppliers and service providers
- Comfortable working with high-profile brands, agencies and creative stakeholders
- Able to balance creative ambition with practical production requirements
- Calm under pressure, proactive and adaptable to changing production needs
- Experience working across both live action and animation or mixed-media productions would be a bonus
- Experience delivering visually ambitious or technically complex commercial productions
- Familiarity with VFX-heavy, animation-integrated or hybrid live-action shoots
- Experience coordinating international shoots and production partners
- Previous experience working with creative studios or production companies producing premium branded content