Manager, Live Action Production

Company Description LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

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Job Description

This role is based in Carpinteria, CA

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what's best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.

We are seeking a Manager of Live Action on the LinkedIn Learning Recording Operations Team. The Manager of Live Action is responsible for leading a team of Directors and Video Production Technicians, developing team skills, and ensuring the quality of coursework for their team. This position is Hybrid, and will be based in the Carpinteria, California office.

LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and everyday millions of people use our products to make connections, discover opportunities and gain insights. Our global reach means we get to make a direct impact on the world's workforce in ways no other company can. We're much more than a digital resume – we transform lives through innovative products and technology.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage a team of Live Action Directors and/or Video Production Technicians.

Ensure the overall quality and effectiveness of coursework.

Drive 1:1s and team meetings.

Review team content and provide individuals with ongoing open, honest, and constructive feedback to continually improve courses, the production process, and grow their skills.

Perform and oversee all functions of staff management of Live Action team members, such as hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, developing, and assessing performance.

Drive initiatives to improve workflows and resolve issues across the Content organization.

Work closely with other Recording Operations managers to unify and enhance processes and workflows.

Act as a logistical and creative connection between relevant Managers of Content, producer teams, post production teams, and Content Managers.

Collaborate with key stakeholders across other Content teams

Assign courses to team members based on production goals and business needs.

Schedule resources of employees, stages, and gear to align with team capacity.

Coordinate with facilities team to ensure effective Studio Operations.

Manage Budget tracking and reporting against annual approved budgets.

Recommend and report against team capacity forecasts. Ensure that team capacity is tracked and that workloads meet business needs while supporting a healthy work-life balance for team members.

Possess strong communication skills and the ability to share open, honest, and constructive feedback

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

6+ years of experience in an audio/video production environment

3+ years of experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a product development cycle, including driving business initiatives

3+ years of people management experience, including assessing performance, giving feedback, and delivering performance reviews to direct reports OR 2+ years management experience and 1+ years of LinkedIn Learning Content experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in producing educational content

Experience in onboarding, training, coaching, and leading team meetings in an organization

Excellent software skills and experience with both Mac and Windows

Excellent communication, writing, editing, interpersonal, and organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple deadlines while organizing and prioritizing work in a fast-paced environment with little supervision

Thrives in a fast-paced environment of ambiguity and change.

Suggested Skills:

Leadership skills

Adobe Professional Video Suite Experience

Video Production

Proposal Writing

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $114,000 to $174,000 Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

Additional Information

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