Head of Production
Location: Durban, South Africa
Reports to: Chief Growth Officer & Creative Director
Industry: Sports, Entertainment or Media
Salary: R 50 000.00

The Head of Production is responsible for leading the multimedia production function, overseeing a multidisciplinary team of videographers, editors, and photographers. Operating within an internal agency, this role is critical in managing production operations, elevating content quality, and delivering creative output that fuels audience engagement and brand growth across all owned channels.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and inspire multimedia production teams across videography, photography, and editing functions.
• Build and maintain a highperforming culture across content hubs in multiple cities.
• Set clear objectives, workflows, and development plans for all team members.
• Balance daytoday production demands with longterm creative planning and innovation.
• Oversee all aspects of video and photo production from preproduction planning to final delivery.
• Manage production pipelines for live events, training content, editorial shoots, player campaigns, and partner activations.
• Ensure efficient allocation of production resources (crew, gear, edit time) across multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead preproduction scoping on major projects, including timelines, formats, staffing, and budgets.
• Guarantee all content is delivered to brief, on time, and to platform and brand standards.
• Collaborate with creative leadership to develop the organizations visual identity across video and photography.
• Set quality benchmarks for all multimedia content and ensure consistency across formats.
• Provide handson feedback and guidance to editors, videographers, and photographers to elevate execution.
• Lead creative ideation and format development for new content strands.
• Stay ahead of content and format trends (especially shortform video and cinematic storytelling) and push creative boundaries.
• Coordinate all production planning for live events and fixtures, including live capture, rapid editing, and delivery.
• Ensure seamless collaboration between production and social teams to meet realtime content demands.
• Implement systems and workflows that allow the team to deliver highquality, fastturnaround content under pressure.
• Oversee production of content for sponsors and brand partners, ensuring creative quality and contractual delivery.
• Partner with commercial leads to bring branded content to life in a way that balances sponsor goals with audiencefirst storytelling.
• Ensure all commercial deliverables are integrated seamlessly into the production pipeline.
• Develop and optimize postproduction workflows, including file management, asset storage, and version control.
• Manage equipment inventory, licensing, and technical standards across locations.
• Own freelance and thirdparty crew onboarding and management when needed.
• Champion production efficiency while maintaining a commitment to creative excellence.

Requirements:

• Diploma/Degree in a related field
• 6+ years of experience in video and photo production leadership ideally in sport, entertainment, or media
• Proven track record leading teams of videographers, editors, and photographers
• Exceptional production planning, resource management, and timeline management capabilities
• Deep understanding of content production in fastpaced, live environments
• Strong creative vision paired with technical fluency across video formats, gear, and editing platforms
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to work crossfunctionally with creative, social, and commercial teams
• Proficient in production and editing tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, DaVinci Resolve, Capture One, etc.
• Experience within a professional sports team or league
• Understanding of socialfirst production techniques and mobileoptimized formats
• Familiarity with remote production tools and crosslocation workflows
• Experience in longform or documentary content

How to Apply:

• Contact Hire Resolve today for your next career-changing move
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Send your CV to: *****@*****.co.za  or connect with Mischa Bornman via LinkedIn.
• Alternatively, you can also contact me directly at Hire Resolve *****@*****.co.za 
• We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.

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