Production Manager – Broadcast & Audiovisual

📍Location: Alicante (HQ) + International travel (Race Stopovers)

📅 Contract: Full-time | As soon as possible - 31st July 2027

🌊 About The Ocean Race

For over five decades, The Ocean Race has been the ultimate test of teamwork, endurance, and ocean exploration. Today, it is also a global platform for sustainability - using the power of sport to drive awareness and action for ocean health.

As we gear up for the iconic The Ocean Race Round-The-World 2027, we continue to grow our global audience through high-quality storytelling, cutting-edge broadcast production, and impactful media engagement.

🎯 Your Mission

As our Production Manager – Broadcast & Audiovisual, reporting to the Head of Broadcast & Audiovisual Content, you will be the operational backbone behind our broadcast and audiovisual delivery for The Ocean Race Round-The-World 2027.

Based at our headquarters in Alicante and travelling to race stopovers as required, you will manage the planning, budgeting, and operational execution of our global productions. Working closely with editorial, technical, and event teams, you will ensure crews, schedules, facilities, and international logistics run seamlessly so our teams can bring the intensity of offshore racing to global audiences.

🚀 What You’ll Be Doing

• Production Planning & Scheduling: Develop and maintain an integrated production schedule covering filming, live broadcasts, offshore programming, edits, and delivery deadlines, while preparing call sheets, crew schedules, and key production information.
• Crew Management: Arrange crew bookings and contracts, negotiate rates within agreed budgets, track working days, and coordinate assignments so crews know exactly where to be, when they are needed, and what deliverables are expected.
• Budgeting & Cost Control: Prepare and maintain production budgets, track committed and actual expenditure, forecast final costs, and provide regular financial updates, managing quotes, purchase orders, expenses, timesheets, and invoice approvals alongside the finance team.
• Travel & Logistics: Coordinate flights, accommodation, transfers, visas, accreditation, and detailed travel itineraries, as well as equipment transport and customs documentation with relevant teams.
• Stopover Operations: Oversee production arrangements on location to ensure crews, equipment, and facilities are ready for scheduled activity, adapting plans swiftly to changing race timings, weather, and operational needs.
• Host City & Venue Coordination: Act as the main production contact for host city and venue teams, arranging production spaces, access, filming permissions, local suppliers, and facilities.
• Technical Coordination: Work closely with the Technology team to confirm production requirements, book equipment and services, and coordinate installation, testing, and delivery schedules across internal teams and external suppliers.
• Editorial Support: Translate agreed editorial briefs into practical filming schedules and crew assignments, collaborating with producers and directors to track planned coverage and flag logistical risks early.
• Post-Production & Delivery: Coordinate editor bookings, edit schedules, and facilities, working with editorial and technical teams to ensure footage is accessible and finished content reaches its destinations on time.
• Safety, Permissions & Crew Welfare: Coordinate risk assessments, insurance requirements, filming permissions, and production paperwork with specialists, while planning realistic working hours, rest, and travel arrangements.
• Contingency Planning & Communication: Maintain solid backup arrangements for unexpected disruptions and keep editorial, technical, event, and management teams informed of changes, costs, and delivery risks.

📈 Impact of the Role

• Ensure seamless, on-schedule, and on-budget operational delivery of world-class broadcast and audiovisual productions across the globe.
• Empower production crews, editors, and technical teams to perform at their best in complex, fast-moving stopover environments.
• Directly enable the global broadcast reach and storytelling impact of The Ocean Race Round-The-World 2027.

💼 What We Offer

• Opportunity to be part of a globally recognised sporting event.
• Dynamic, international, and fast-paced working environment.
• Direct involvement in world-class event delivery and digital operations.
• Collaboration with passionate and high-performing teams.

🧩 What We’re Looking For

• Proven Production Experience: Solid background in production management within television, live sport, outside broadcasts, or major international events.
• Operational & Financial Mastery: Hands-on experience managing production budgets, crew bookings, suppliers, and complex international travel logistics, backed by strong spreadsheet and scheduling skills.
• Workflow & Technical Fluency: A good understanding of live production and post-production workflows, with the confidence to coordinate technical facilities and services alongside specialist teams.
• Safety & Compliance Focus: Experience coordinating production safety, risk assessments, insurance, and filming permissions.
• Cool Under Pressure: Strong organisational, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and adapt calmly to changing race circumstances.
• Bonus Points: Experience in sailing, remote production, or multi-location international events is a strong advantage.

✅ Requirements

• Minimum of 3–5 years of professional experience in a relevant production management role.
• High level of written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to be based in or relocate to Alicante (Spain), with full availability to travel internationally to race stopovers.
• Flexibility to work adaptable hours around live race operations.
• Alignment with The Ocean Race values: Care, Trust & Excellence.

🌱 Our Commitment

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will ensure an accessible recruitment process for all candidates.

📩 How to Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter in English. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

🌎 Join us in delivering world-class broadcast operations and bringing the excitement of The Ocean Race to global audiences.