Studio Line Producer; LA Times Studios

The L.A. Times Studios LLC vision is to be the premier studio for groundbreaking and impactful storytelling, setting high standards for excellence in content creation and production. We push the boundaries of traditional media, exploring new formats and platforms to reach diverse and global audiences. By championing innovative ideas and diverse voices, we aspire to create a more connected world through storytelling and events supported by robust revenue streams from advertising sales, branded content, event production, products and business development.

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The Studio Line Producer leads the strategic planning, budgeting, and execution of productions from concept through delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and at the highest creative standards. This role bridges creative vision and operational execution-partnering with creative, production, and post teams to translate ideas into achievable plans that uphold storytelling excellence. Operating with minimal supervision, the Studio Line Producer drives efficiency and fosters collaboration.

The role provides production expertise, guidance, and operational support across all phases of development and delivery, ensuring teams have the resources and clarity needed to execute. The Studio Line Producer oversees diverse video and written production types, from large-scale scripted content to short-form digital and marketing deliverables, and contributes to budget development, monitoring, and risk management for assigned projects.

• Oversee all phases of physical production to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with creative objectives.
• Serve as the operational lead connecting creative, production, and post teams to drive clarity, communication, and execution.
• Develop, manage, and report on production budgets, ensuring financial accountability through cost tracking, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Build and maintain production schedules, proactively identifying and resolving risks to meet milestones and delivery deadlines.
• Oversee daily logistics—including crew staffing, locations, vendors, and compliance—to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Partner with production teams by providing expertise, clarity, and operational support to enable effective execution.
• Negotiate and manage contracts with vendors and freelancers in partnership with Legal and Finance, ensuring cost efficiency and quality output.
• Lead production planning and execution across multiple content types, including scripted, unscripted, digital, and marketing-driven productions.
• Independently coordinate on-set and production-day activities to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution.
• Provide regular production and financial updates to leadership, offering recommendations that balance creative ambition with operational feasibility.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Media, Communications and 8+ years of experience in film, television, or media production, including at least 5 years of senior-level production experience, including oversight of crews, set operations, permitting, safety, and daily production logistics (Senior or Line Producer level) OR 10+ years of experience in film, television, or media production, including at least 5 years of senior-level production , including oversight of crews, set operations, permitting, safety, and daily production logistics (Senior or Line Producer level)
• Proven track record leading the operational execution of large-scale productions from concept through delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to creative standards.
• Demonstrated experience developing, managing, and reporting on production budgets and cost tracking.
• Strong understanding of physical and post-production workflows, budgeting, accounting, permitting, and logistics.
• Experience collaborating with union and non-union crews, vendors, and external production partners.
• Knowledge of compliance requirements related to safety, labor rules, location…