Netflix maintains a broad definition for Production Innovation, covering emerging technologies across Virtual Production, VFX, Real-time engines, Post & Imaging, as a means towards creative problem solving and an approach to content creation that connects all parts of the production process (pre through post). Our Production Innovation group leads company strategy for enabling the adoption of these emerging & real-time workflows, with a focus on assessing content, technology and scalable opportunities that service creative development, adoption and sustainability.

As a Program Manager for the Production Innovation team, you will be responsible for the successful execution of a number of innovation projects in the UK and EMEA region. This will include projects that bring technical and workflow innovations to Netflix productions in the region, as well as non-production-facing efforts aimed at fostering awareness of technical innovations among the filmmaker and vendor communities in the region.  

While your work is regional, you are a key member of a global team. Your work will help us deliver on our global Production Innovation strategy to leverage tech to help produce otherwise unproducible stories.

Core Responsibilities:

• Communication: highly cross-functional program coordination and communication to keep local and global peers well informed of Production Innovation projects and events in-region.
• Engaging with our industry partners & institutes to capture & help steer initiatives occurring across the wider ecosystem
• Partnering with our cross functional teams & representing the department globally through our broader studio initiatives. 
• Data-informed decision making: using slate and business data to inform and shape Production Innovation projects and Outreach activations in-region.
• Program Success: assuming responsibility for successful execution of our Virtual Production and Digital Production projects in the region.
• Traveling regionally to support relationships, initiatives and events 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years industry experience leading complex, cross functional production technology programs; ideally including some aspects from Virtual Production, VFX, Real-time technologies, Gaming, Imaging or AI/ML.
• Broad knowledge of the production, post production, virtual production, and visual effects landscape (technology, services, and craft) across the region.
• Understanding of a variety of motion picture workflows and practices across different types of content.
• Experience driving change through inspiration—indirectly leading peer teams, technology partners, vendors, and local industry associations.
• Expert interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a self-directed, fast paced, and frequently changing environment.
• A sincere passion and entrepreneurial spirit for enabling the democratization of real-time technologies and workflows through the content adoption of virtual production. 
• Role is based primarily in the UK, but travel across EMEA would be required.
• Passionate about our culture and values in the workplace.