Production Lead

At Cowshed Collective our mission is to create pioneering content that builds communities, drives culture and challenges tradition. We want to entertain audiences, wherever they are, by making what they actually want to watch. We have a shared purpose, to build the new era of entertainment.

The Production Lead is responsible for overseeing the smooth running of Cowshed Collective's production and post‑production teams. This is a pivotal operational role balancing people, process, budgets and creative ambition, ensuring that projects are properly resourced, budgeted, scheduled, delivered and compliant from small, fast‑turnaround shoots through to larger‑scale entertainment formats and TV‑style productions. The role is about making work happen without compromising quality, safety, compliance or team wellbeing.

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  Oversee production schedules, shoot logistics, edit timelines, post workflows, delivery deadlines and internal capacity planning.
• Work closely with creative, social, talent, client services, operations, finance and senior leadership teams to ensure each project is achievable, properly supported and commercially sound.
• Act as a key escalation point for production challenges, resourcing conflicts, budget pressures, supplier issues and delivery risk.

• Own production resource planning across internal teams, freelancers, crew, editors, producers, post‑production talent and suppliers.
• Allocate the right people to the right projects based on skillset, availability, budget and project complexity.
• Maintain a strong view of upcoming production demand, identifying pinch points early and putting solutions in place.
• Build and maintain a trusted network of freelancers, suppliers and production partners.

• Control, create, manage and track production budgets across a wide range of project sizes.
• Work with producers and finance to ensure budgets are accurate, realistic and regularly updated.
• Monitor project spend, forecast costs, flag risks and ensure final reconciliations are completed.
• Support teams in finding smart, nimble production solutions that protect creative quality while working within budget.
• Help improve margin, cost control and production efficiency across the department.
• Oversee planning across pre‑production, shoots, post‑production and final delivery.
• Ensure call sheets, risk assessments, schedules, supplier bookings, crew requirements, kit, locations, permits, travel, accommodation and release forms are properly managed.
• Support producers in troubleshooting live production issues and making quick, informed decisions.
• Ensure each production is set up appropriately for its scale, whether a lean social shoot, branded content campaign, creator‑led format or larger TV‑style production.

• Work with post‑production teams to manage edit schedules, capacity, review rounds, feedback loops, versioning, delivery specs and final assets.
• Ensure post‑production workflows are clear, efficient and realistic.
• Help balance creative ambition with delivery timelines and available post resources.
• Support improvements to asset management, storage, archiving and delivery processes.
• Ensure productions are delivered in line with relevant production, broadcast, advertising, platform, legal, health and safety and duty‑of‑care requirements.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of contributor release forms, location permissions, child licensing where relevant, insurance, risk assessments, brand/product references, sponsorship, product placement, advertising disclosure and creator‑led commercial content.
• Ensure responsibilities, processes and risk‑management systems are clear and proportionate to each shoot or project.

• Line‑manage, support and develop members of the production and post‑production teams.
• Be a visible, approachable and trusted leader who helps teams feel supported, clear and motivated.
• Encourage high standards while creating a positive, collaborative and solutions‑focused production culture.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, feedback, performance development and team structure planning.
• Promote good communication between production, post, creative, finance and leadership.

• Improve production systems, workflows, templates and ways of working.
• Introduce clear processes for resourcing, budgeting, approvals, shoot planning, risk management, post schedules and delivery.
• Identify recurring operational issues and put practical solutions in place.
• Help the business stay nimble as it scales, without over complicating production.