Production Executive, Studios

Who We Are:

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 250 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euro league Basketball, CONMEBOL, World Rugby, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and P .

IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and P , the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans.

TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

IMG Studios is searching for an experienced and talented Production Executive to join our busy and dynamic golf team. Supporting the Head of Golf Content and Head of Production and overseeing a team of Production Managers (PMs) this is a senior, client-facing role that will oversee and drive the day-to-day production output for European Tour Productions golf content. Live events take place year-round globally and include World Feed coverage of the DP World Tour.

The adjacent non-live content team produce Challenge Tour events, Digital, and Original & Branded content. This is a challenging and demanding role that links up production and all the shared services, including Finance, Legal, and Risk Management to ensure operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities Finance Oversees  multiple cost trackers, across a range of scales, providing recommendations to Producers and Production Managers for bringing budgets in on target. Advising the Executive Producer/Producer, Head of Production, and Head of Finance (HoF) in situations when concerns arise. Submit monthly financial forecasts - effectively project managing the process to ensure timely delivery by the production management team alongside narrative on variances.

Ability to interpret editorial brief into a schedule for budgeting/operational purposes across a season.

Budgeting for new and existing complex live events or shoots with multiple stakeholders.

Alongside HoGC, HOP, other PEs & HOF ensure that there is a clear project plan and timetable for the annual budget round ensuring that key stakeholders and the PM team deliver all elements in a timely way.

Create comparative financial documents to aid client decision-making.

Legal Manage larger commercial negotiations with key event suppliers and Legal team.

Ensure all crew and suppliers are appropriately contracted for services provided. Ensuring appropriate legal paperwork is in place to include, but not limited to, Freelancer T&C’s, 3rd party supplier contracts, on-screen team agreements, other rights agreements etc., for all the programme areas the Production Executive is responsible for.

Work with other PEs/HOP to feed into commercial and legal discussions for cross-departmental/multi-year suppliers.

Liaise with Executive Producer on various schedules, including commentary, freelancers, and staff, and ensure contracts are issued, negotiated and signed. Manages issues within freelance and crew teams which may arise.

Ability to draft deal memos to third party suppliers and ensures Company's commercial interests are met.

Proactively suggests and implements solutions to standard contractual issues.

Uses judgement to know when to escalate legal issues to HoGC / HOP / Legal.

HRLine manage a team of PMs,…