WNBA Production Manager

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Position Summary

Are you passionate about the WNBA and excited to help bring bold, creative ideas to life? We’re looking for a Production Manager to manage day-to-day production for assigned projects across photo, video, social, digital, and print, delivering high-quality work on time and within budget.

Your job will be to coordinate production activities from brief to final delivery: scoping, scheduling, contracting, and coordinating with partners, vendors, and stakeholders to keep projects moving smoothly and protect creative quality at every stage.

 From managing post-production, negotiating with vendors, to  quality-checking final assets, this is an opportunity to help shape how fans experience the WNBA across every platform and moment that matters.

Major Responsibilities

• Coordinate partner and vendor sourcing and onboarding.
• Assist with contract negotiations by compiling rate cards for legal review; manage the approval submission process.
• Manage day-to-day shoot logistics: schedules, locations, crew, equipment, casting, and prep
• Track project budgets, POs, billing, and cost actuals; ensure financial and process compliance
• Collaborate with WNBA Marketing Ops Manager to build and maintain timelines; communicate milestones, risks, and resourcing needs early
• Participate in pre-production check-ins and keep stakeholders across teams informed.
• Coordinate post-production workflows; route feedback clearly and ensure assets meet specs.
• Audit final files prior to distribution and approvals
• Maintain file management from intake through delivery: file organization, naming conventions, version control, archiving, and final exports/distribution for all creative assets.
• Identify and surface workflow gaps to contribute to process improvements that increase efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Comms and Player Ops to secure talent availability/participation

Required Skills/Knowledge

• 3-5 years of production experience (agency, production house, or in-house team).
• Strong production management across video, digital, social, print; working knowledge of post workflows
• Proven ability to manage budgets/timelines and juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and vendor negotiation skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and solutions-driven
• Proficiency with standard office tools and project/workflow platforms
• English required

Salary Range:

$95,000-$105,000

Job Posting Title:

Employees currently are eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance bonus, awarded at the sole discretion of the Company and subject to any terms and conditions set by the Company. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company-sponsored employee benefit programs: medical; dental; vision; life/AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; fertility and family-forming assistance; wellbeing allowance; educational assistance; mental health coaching/therapy; tax advantaged accounts such as HSA and healthcare/dependent care FSAs; a 401(k) retirement plan; and time off benefits that include vacation, sick time, and personal days.

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The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

About the WNBA
The WNBA is a bold, progressive basketball league that stands for the power of women.  Featuring 15 teams, the W is a unique sports property that combines competition and entertainment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion and social responsibility.  Through its world-class athletes, the in-game fan experience, TV and digital broadcasts, digital and social content and community outreach programs, the league celebrates and elevates the game of basketball and the culture around it.