Senior Production Manager (Media Production)

About the role

Al‑Ain News is seeking a senior Production Manager to lead the end‑to‑end production and post‑production engine for its multilingual digital news platform. The role combines hands‑on technical leadership with team supervision to ensure high‑volume daily video output across multiple platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Design, optimise and own the full production pipeline – from field filming to final multi‑platform delivery.
• Manage, schedule and develop a team of editors, graphic designers, cameramen and post‑production staff.
• Maintain production master templates, pacing guidelines, graphics packages, subtitles, aspect ratios and social‑media specifications.
• Allocate crew and editing resources against the content calendar and coordinate with other departments to remove bottlenecks.
• Define editing workflows, project structures, codecs and export presets; troubleshoot complex editing or graphics issues.
• Monitor vendor billings, talent day‑rates and equipment tracking against monthly budgets.
• Analyse video performance metrics with the Growth team to optimise visual sequencing for higher viewer retention.
• Oversee the software stack, media storage, review tools and hardware equipment, recommending upgrades to reduce turnaround time.
• Establish and track KPIs related to turnaround times, asset retrieval efficiency and pipeline speed.

Required profile

• University degree in Film, Media Production, Broadcasting or a related field.
• Professional certifications in industry‑standard editing tools (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects) are a plus.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in newsroom or high‑volume video production environments.
• Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple locations.

Required skills

• Video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro)
• Motion‑graphics software (e.g., Adobe After Effects)
• Media storage and asset‑management systems
• Review and quality‑control tools
• Hardware equipment configuration and troubleshooting