Production Manager (Temporary)
New York, NY, USA
USD 35-40 / hour
Posted on Oct 8, 2026
Front Office Sports is seeking an experienced, highly organized Production Manager to serve as a three-month backfill supporting our fast-moving multimedia organization. This person will be the operational backbone for video productions across daily programming, social-first content, field shoots, branded work, live events, and tentpole coverage.
The ideal candidate is equal parts producer, project manager, and problem-solver: someone who can build a plan, manage the details, keep teams informed, and calmly solve for the inevitable changes that happen in production. You will help ensure FOS teams have the people, equipment, schedules, budgets, and logistical support needed to create high-quality work efficiently.
This is a 3-month 1099 contract position.
- Application Deadline
- November 02, 2026
- Department
- Multimedia
- Employment Type
- Contract / Temp
- Location
- New York, New York
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $35.00 - $40.00 / hour
- Reporting To
- VP, Multimedia
Key Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day production operations across FOS video, social, studio, branded, and event productions
- Build and maintain production calendars, shoot schedules, call sheets, crew plans, and run-of-show documents
- Coordinate freelance crews, vendors, studios, equipment rentals, travel, permits, releases, vendor agreements, insurance requirements, and other production logistics
- Serve as a central operational point of contact between editorial, video, social, talent, sales, creative, finance, and external production partners
- Manage production budgets, estimates, purchase orders, invoices, expenses, and reconciliations in partnership with finance and department leadership
- Support the operational needs of daily and recurring programming, including Front Office Sports Tonight, while ensuring field productions and social shoots remain on track
- Anticipate production risks and create practical contingency plans for schedule changes, travel disruptions, staffing gaps, equipment needs, and last-minute editorial pivots
- Maintain organized production documentation, vendor records, rate cards, crew contacts, equipment inventories, templates, and shared project trackers
- Help uphold production standards around safety, releases, rights, brand requirements, and talent/partner obligations
- Identify ways to improve workflows, reduce unnecessary costs, and make it easier for creative teams to move quickly without sacrificing quality
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- 5+ years of production management, line producing, or production operations experience in digital media, television, live events, agency, or sports media
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple productions at once, often on tight timelines and with shifting priorities
- Strong command of production budgeting, scheduling, crew/vendor management, travel logistics, equipment rentals, and expense reconciliation
- Experience supporting studio, field, live, and social-first productions
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative working style; you are comfortable working across creative, editorial, commercial, and operational teams
- Exceptional attention to detail, follow-through, and comfort operating independently.
- A calm, solutions-first approach when plans change
- Familiarity with sports media, talent-driven content, and branded production is a plus
About Front Office Sports
Front Office Sports is the leading multiplatform media and news organization covering the business of sports, boasting an audience that every month delivers more than 200 million social impressions, 35 million newsletter opens, 50 million video views, and 2.5 million page views. In addition, with more than 15 distribution partners, FOS content appears on screens in more than 50,000 buildings and venues across North America. Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021, AdWeek’s Hottest in Sports in 2022 and 2024, and listed on Inc. 5000 in 2023 and 2025, recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in America.
Compensation at Front Office Sports
At Front Office Sports, we approach compensation with fairness and transparency. Each role has a salary range that reflects the responsibilities of the position, the current market, and the value we place on experience and skills. Where a candidate falls within that range depends on several factors, including their background, expertise, and location. Decisions about final offers are made based on these variables, but inclusion in the range does not guarantee an offer at the top end.
Compensation at Front Office Sports
At Front Office Sports, we approach compensation with fairness and transparency. Each role has a salary range that reflects the responsibilities of the position, the current market, and the value we place on experience and skills. Where a candidate falls within that range depends on several factors, including their background, expertise, and location. Decisions about final offers are made based on these variables, but inclusion in the range does not guarantee an offer at the top end.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Front Office Sports is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to apply. We will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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