Production Coordinator

Who We Are

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

IMG is searching for a highly enthusiastic and organized Travel Production Coordinator. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in our production management team, and to contribute to a large sports production.

• Coordinate talent and crew travel and logistics for 600 MLS matches, shoots, championship matches and other events each season, including concurrent match weeks and high-volume travel windows
• Maintain accurate, real-time updates in internal tracking systems to ensure production visibility
• Verify and confirm all travel-related details, such as departure and arrival times, accommodation reservations, and necessary travel documentation to ensure accuracy
• Maintain clear and effective communication with talent, crew and internal team members throughout the travel planning process, addressing any questions, concerns, or changes promptly and professionally
• Liaise with travel agency on day-to-day operations and requests
• Must be able to work outside of normal business hours, especially during busy times of the season
• Provide support to Studio PM, Match PM and Lead PM to assure production and client needs are met
• Track and reconcile travel spend against approved budgets; flag overages or discrepancies to Production Manager.
• Flexibility required for evenings/weekends during peak match periods and live event windows.
• Troubleshoot and provide support to ad hoc production queries/duties within the department in conjunction with broader production team
• You may also be required to carry out any other duties within the reasonable scope of production operation
• Excellent production coordination and support across productions, delivering accurate itineraries and documentation with minimal revisions resulting in effective production support for broader production management team
• Compliance with company procedures as detailed in IMG’s Production Guide
  
  

Knowledge and Experience

Mandatory

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience arranging travel logistics
• Understanding the process and rationale of cost tracking systems
• Previous experience at Production Assistant or Coordinator level
• Experience in customer service or client facing role
  
  

Skills And Abilities

Mandatory

• Previous experience of working to deadlines – works well under pressure, managing and prioritizing workload effectively
• Microsoft Excel
• Smartsheet experience preferred but not required
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Plans ahead and effectively organizes workload
• Ability to adapt to various ways of working and working across multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent time management - reliable and punctual
• Willingness to learn new systems and processes
• Calm under pressure
• Positive, professional and pro-active approach to work effectively as part of a team and independently (without close supervision) – showing initiative
  
  

Working Conditions

This role is based at IMG Offices, Stamford, CT.

This is a permanent contract.

Requires weekend working and occasional regional/international travel.

Flexibility required for evenings/weekends during peak match periods and live event windows.

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