Head of WW Production Facilities, Production + Post

We are seeking a Head of WW Production Facilities and Services to lead our growing Production Facilities Management and Operations needs. This position will be responsible for managing the various production and post production facilities infrastructure globally.

Amazon Studios is the movies and television development and production arm of Amazon. It is our role to produce original content worldwide in exclusive service of Amazon’s Prime Video customers. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.

The Role
The facilities leader will help build a new department in the WW Production organization. We seek a candidate with experience building and launching new initiatives and demonstrated track record of working with cross-functional studios and corporate partners successfully. A successful candidate will be passionate, self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, able to pivot when necessary, thorough and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with a strong emphasis on organization and an unwavering attention to detail. This is a position that requires someone who is a proactive and positive thinker, and able to exercise good judgment and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

- Build operational and headcount plan to manage Studios facilities infrastructure and staff
- Create and oversee billing processes of facilities usage coordinating with production finance
- Oversee the maintenance programs for production and non-production
- Project manage studio infrastructure capital improvement projects
- Manage third-party contractors/vendors engaged in operating and maintaining properties, including third party studio operations partners at company’s various studio leaseholds
- Comfortable with legal terms and structures for standard commercial contracts and leases
- Develop strong relationships with key business stakeholders by monitoring and listening to feedback, delivering reporting for business-critical elements
- Accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment, able to multitask, and meet multiple tight deadlines
- Work with Production Real Estate on potential new projects and launch those projects into operation
- Work with Amazon Procurement on equipment and supplies purchasing

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Culver City, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of experience managing a team
- 10+ years experience in entertainment-specific campus operational and facilities management and overseeing Production and Post Production infrastructure
- Demonstrated track record of managing a profitable P&L
- Experience in creating and managing maintenance programs
- Experience building and managing a team or department within a startup or entrepreneurial setting, particularly one with both proprietary and contract resources

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Comfortable with legal terms and structures for standard commercial contracts
- Experience reading and translating CADs / blueprints
- Knowledge of facility infrastructure repairs and restoration
- Knowledge about sustainable infrastructure and practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $149,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $277,400/year in our highest geographic market.