• Job Description

  Req#: 2992136
  Amazon Studios is a premium audio-visual content development and production company. We are looking for an experienced Production Executive (who can be based in Chennai/ Hyderabad) to work on Regional language Original series (scripted/unscripted & Movies) that will be produced in India.
  The candidate should have production management skills, be able to prepare and read budgets and schedules, be aligned with the studio production goals, and should have production experience in the Tamil/ Telugu film/TV market, should have strong relationships with Producers/Executive Producers/Line Producers in the local market and demonstrate thorough understanding of the local industry, and should possess on-set experience with problem solving skills.
  
  
  Key job responsibilities
  Core Responsibilities:
  Team Collaboration & Project Management
  • Ability to negotiate and analyse budgets independently of low-mid level shows
  • Collaborates with team members on development and production projects
  • Partners with line/executive producers, show production managers, and creative executives to negotiate development and production budgets
  • Is present on-set when necessary to evaluate workflow, budgets, and identify potential challenges
  
  Financial Oversight
  • Analyse cost reports and budgets
  • Tracks and processes various payments, including purchase orders, overages, and Above-the-Line expenses
  • Manages development and package fees through the studio system tool
  
  Documentation & Communication
  • Maintains and oversees project specific schedules or budgets. In partnership with senior
  leadership, may contribute to department policies and procedures.
  • Maintaining and adhering to Studio policy and standards for Production.
  
  Project Monitoring & Compliance
  Maintains comprehensive show checklists to track major milestones, including:
  • Budget lock and approval
  • Kick-off calls
  • Deliverables
  • International filming activities • Ensures shows adhere to studio guidelines and procedures
  
  Additional Tasks
  • Performs other tasks as required by Production Executive role, aligned with studio's production and business objectives
  
  Preferred qualifications
  • Understanding of budgeting, scheduling and cost reports.
  • Updated with the local industry policies.
  • Collaborative problem solving abilities.
  • Ability to handle multiple projects at once.
  • Willingness to learn, be flexible and adapt to new work conditions.
  • Experience with a variety of digital media workflows and post production.
  • Experience with local guilds and unions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and respond effectively in fast paced environment, across shows in various points of production.
  • Fluent in Tamil & Telugu (written and spoken)
  
  
  - 5+ years of budgeting, scheduling and cost reporting experience
  - 5+ years of producer, production manager or line producer experience
  - 5+ years of overseeing and managing projects and deadlines experience- Experience with a variety of digital media workflows and post production
  - 6+ years of budgeting, scheduling and cost reporting experience
  
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• About the company

  Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.

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