About the Role
Early Media is establishing a new scripted production department and seeks a Scripted Producer to manage series end-to-end, from pre-production to delivery. This role involves owning creative, logistical, and operational elements while simultaneously building the department's infrastructure, processes, and standards.
Responsibilities
- Own assigned series from kickoff through delivery, managing timelines, budgets, crew, and logistics with minimal oversight.
- Drive pre-production, including breakdowns, scheduling, budgeting, location scouting, and crew/vendor coordination.
- Manage production through principal photography, ensuring projects stay on schedule and budget while maintaining creative integrity.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between the creative team, Production leadership, and the broader Early Media organization.
- Collaborate with the Post Supervisor for a smooth production-to-post handoff and ensure deliverables meet requirements.
- Work with the Production Coordinator to delegate logistics and maintain communication across productions.
- Help establish production workflows, templates, and standards for the scripted department.
- Identify and provide feedback on what is working and what is not across productions to inform the department playbook.
- Build repeatable systems for scheduling, budgeting, crew onboarding, and project tracking.
- Partner with Scripted Production leadership to align on process priorities and operational improvements.
- Maintain and grow relationships with writers, directors, and key crew members.
- Contribute to talent sourcing efforts by identifying emerging filmmakers, writers, and collaborators.
- Bring a creative perspective to projects, supporting directors and writers while considering the target audience (13-30 year olds).
Requirements
- 4-7 years of producing experience in scripted television, film, commercial, or high-volume digital/streaming content.
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage a scripted project from development through delivery across multiple formats or lengths.
- Strong budget management skills with experience holding numbers on productions.
- Comfort with ambiguity and a builder's mentality, capable of creating structure where processes do not exist.
- Collaborative working style, willing to roll up sleeves and ask for help.
- Experience managing and directing junior production staff, including coordinators and assistants.
- Experience producing across multiple simultaneous projects.
Skills
- Budget management
- Project management
- Team management
- Relationship building
- Creative problem-solving
- Process building
- Production management tools (Wrapbook, Hot Budget, Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling)
- Understanding of vertical, social-first content production
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
About the Company
- Early Media is building a scripted production department from the ground up.
- The company is focused on producing a portfolio of scripted series.
