Job description
About Zinc Network
For over fifteen years, Zinc Network has been helping governments and businesses navigate the world’s most complex challenges using communications, technology, and behavioural science. We work on some of the toughest briefs: protecting children online, strengthening democratic resilience, and championing purpose-driven technologies and organisations.
Working in partnership with a global network of media outlets, communities, and influencers, we help clients understand complex issues, design and deliver behavioural interventions, create compelling campaigns, activate trusted grassroots networks, and evaluate impact.
We’re now building Kora — our AI-powered platform that systematises this expertise into scalable technology, enabling clients to work faster, more impactfully, and more cost-effectively.
We’re looking for people who want to operate at the intersection of geopolitics, security, and technological disruption, and who are committed to building a safer, more secure world.
Outline of the job
We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to oversee the planning and delivery of high-quality digital and audio-visual content as part of several strategic communications programmes.
This role requires someone who combines strong production management expertise with a clear understanding of sensitive operating contexts, including managing risk, logistics, and compliance when delivering content across multiple regions.
The Production Manager will work closely with creative, operations, and digital teams to ensure all content is delivered on time, within budget, and in line with Zinc’s editorial and safeguarding standards. They will report to the Head of Production & Operations.
Key responsibilities
· Manage the end-to-end production workflow for digital content (film, animation, audio, and social media assets) from concept to delivery.
· Schedule and resource multiple concurrent productions using a mixture of internal staff & freelancers, ensuring efficiency, quality control, and budget adherence.
· Serve as the first point of contact for new production requests — scoping briefs, planning timelines, and briefing producers and editors.
· Coordinate production-related travel logistics working to the projects policies and regulations
· Oversee on-location and remote shoots.
· Coordinate due diligence, contracting, insurance, and risk assessments for crews, talent, and third-party suppliers.
· Work with creative and digital teams to ensure outputs align with brand, editorial, and safeguarding standards.
· Maintain close collaboration with the operations team to ensure compliance with security, data protection, and ethical content guidelines.
· Monitor project budgets, process invoices, and track expenditure against forecasts alongside the Project Accountant.
· Ensure all production documentation, licensing, and consent paperwork is complete and archived.
· Manage post-production workflows, versioning, and delivery for multi-format, multi-language outputs.
What we need from you…
· 5+ years’ experience in production management for digital or broadcast content (agency, NGO, or international project experience preferred).
· Strong understanding of end-to-end production workflows, including pre-production, shoot management, and post-production delivery.
· Experience coordinating productions in sensitive or complex operating environments, with strong risk awareness.
· Proven ability to manage multiple deliverables, competing deadlines, and diverse creative teams.
· Strong financial and organisational skills, including budget management and resource planning.
· Experience in conducting due diligence, procurement, contracting and managing freelancers, agencies, and suppliers.
· Knowledge of digital content formats, dissemination strategies, and social media platform specifications.
· Familiarity with safeguarding, duty of care, and data protection requirements for content creation.
· Fluency in English.
· Exceptional attention to detail and communication skills, both written and verbal.
· UK SC Clearance would be beneficial, but not a requirement.
Area of Selection
We’re committed to hiring a diverse workforce from different professional and cultural backgrounds, and to that end we encourage a variety of people to apply to join our company to represent the diverse range of subjects associated with our projects.
Conditions of Employment
Candidates who receive a job offer will be required to:
- Disclose any previous disciplinary action against them resulting from a substantiated safeguarding (including any breaches involving trafficking- related activities) or workplace investigation.
- Undergo background checks including employment verification, sexual offender registry (as available), identity confirmation, and anti-terrorism vetting.
How to apply
Please include a cover letter stating how you meet each of the requirements.
If you require an accommodation to be made at any point throughout the recruitment process, please advise us when contacted.
