Main Responsibilities of a Line Producer at Major Media Company
Danielle, a line producer at a major media company, manages "the schedule, the budget, and making sure the show functions well," including overseeing a large crew (40-80 people), negotiating contracts with overseas studios, and balancing creative needs with budget and deadline constraints. This involves significant team and personality management across multiple locations and complex partnerships.
Project Management, Teamwork, Communication, Negotiation, Budget Management
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Danielle Witz
Producer
Major Media Company
Occidental College
History, Art History
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Operations and Project Management
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Manages budgets and schedules for shows, ensuring projects stay on track and within budget.
2. Oversees a large team (40-80 people), requiring strong team management and interpersonal skills to keep everyone productive and happy.
3. Works with both domestic and international teams, necessitating skills in contract negotiation, business agreements, and cross-cultural communication
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What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
In my current role as a line producer, I am responsible for the schedule and budget of our show. I also make sure that the show functions well, which we kind of call the pipeline of the show.
I'm also responsible for the crew. Most of the shows I manage have between 40 to 80 people on them, give or take the size. So it's a lot of team management, making sure everyone is on top of their work and getting it done.
I work with a lot of artists, so it's also a lot of personality management. I also work with creative producers, so it's a lot of making sure everyone is happy.
At the same time, we have targets, deadlines, and budgets we have to meet, so I keep the ball moving forward. We work with partner studios as well. Typically, how animated shows are done is that pre-production is done in-house with a big team of artists for design and storyboarding and post.
Then we go overseas for animation, layout, lighting effects, and shop production. So you have big teams overseas that you work with. This means it's also a lot of contract negotiation and business agreements, and working with your partner studios to find solutions to challenges or overages. All those things make up the day-to-day of my job.