Producer, Studios (KSA)

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Producer to provide production and editorial support to the Executive Producer in the planning and delivery of live football production in Saudi Arabia. Initially focused on the Saudi Pro League, this role may also support Women's Premier League, SAFF and related studio productions as needed. The ideal candidate will ensure that matches, content strands, crews, suppliers, and stakeholders are planned and delivered safely, consistently, on time, and within budget. This role requires working within a Sports Broadcast environment, necessitating the ability to work unsociable hours and weekends when required.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Support the Executive Producer with the day-to-day editorial, operational, and production leadership of SPL match coverage and associated content.
• Lead or support assigned matches, match rounds, highlights, world-feed, and other content strands from planning through to post-event close-out.
• Collaborate with the Executive Producer, Senior Producers, Production Manager, Technical Producer, Match Directors, and Production Coordinators to ensure clear responsibilities, deadlines, and escalation routes.
• Mentor and train local editorial support roles (e.g., Assistant Producers, self-shooters/editors, researchers) to enhance their skills and quality of work.
• Contribute to seasonal forward planning, including match schedules, production plans, running orders, editorial priorities, crew requirements, and key milestones.
• Coordinate with SPL/SAFF, OB providers, Alamiya, venues, clubs, rights holders, and other production partners to ensure requirements are understood and fulfilled.
• Support the briefing, booking, onboarding, and management of freelance crew and production personnel.
• Assist and lead production meetings, pre-production calls, matchday briefings, and post-match reviews as needed.
• Prepare, issue and maintain call sheets, production plans, risk assessments, permits, access arrangements, and contact sheets.
• Work with HR, Legal, Finance, Immigration, Health & Safety, and other internal functions to meet staffing, contracting, visa, work permit, insurance, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, and welfare across production activities, ensuring risks are identified, controlled, communicated, and escalated.
• Provide editorial guidance and practical support to Match Producers and Assistant Producers, ensuring consistent coverage and skill development.
• Contribute to the structured development of Saudi production talent through coaching, shadowing, feedback, and evidence-based assessment.
• Help to establish and improve production workflows, templates, reporting, and communication processes across SPL/WPL and other Saudi productions.
• Produce accurate production updates, issue logs, post-match reports, and lessons learned for the Executive Producer and broader leadership team.
• Represent the organization professionally with clients, partners, suppliers, venues, clubs, freelancers, and internal stakeholders.

Knowledge and Experience
Mandatory

• Previous experience as a Producer in live sport, outside broadcast, television, or a comparable high-pressure live production environment.
• Experience in football or another high-volume live sports production environment.
• Proven ability to plan and deliver complex live productions involving multiple teams, locations, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Strong editorial judgment with the ability to make calm, practical decisions under live-production pressure.
• Experience working with broadcasters, rights owners, governing bodies, clients, OB providers, and/or major production partners.
• Familiarity with crew planning, production documentation, production meetings, running orders, call sheets, and post-production reporting.
• Working knowledge of production budgets, cost tracking, supplier management, and financial controls.
• Good understanding of production health and safety, risk assessment, insurance, permits, and compliance requirements.

Desirable (not essential)

• Previous experience working in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East.
• Experience in host broadcast, world-feed, highlights, or short-form sports content.
• Experience developing junior or locally based production talent.
• Arabic language capability and/or strong cultural awareness of working in Saudi Arabia.
• Experience in remote production, multi-match operations, or production across multiple venues on the same day.

Core Competencies
Success in this role is driven by four core competencies that apply to all employees:

• Business Acumen – Understanding financial drivers, interpreting business data, and aligning decisions to strategic outcomes.
• Operational Excellence – Driving efficiency, governance, and continuous improvement in delivery and operations.
• Innovation Mindset – Cultivating curiosity, experimentation, and forward-looking capability development.
• Leadership & Collaboration – Inspiring others, building trust, and enabling collaboration across teams.

Working Conditions

• This is an initial 12-month fixed-term contract role.
• The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Availability to work on weekends, public holidays, and unsocial hours when needed.
• Travel within KSA, across various match locations and stadiums.
• Unsocial hours dictated by production schedule demands.