Great shows are made by people who love what they do.

If you’re as passionate about creative, high-quality content as we are, we’d love to hear from you.

Production Manager

Location — Manchester
Salary Band — C
Hybrid Working — Minimum three days per week in office

The Role

We’re a fast-paced company with multiple projects always running at once — across podcasts, radio, audiobooks and commercial campaigns. The Production Manager is the person who keeps all of it on track. This is a role for someone who loves the operational side of production: the planning, the systems, the detail — and who gets real satisfaction from a schedule that holds and a project that lands without drama.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Maintaining a clear overview of active and future projects — deadlines, budgets, staffing, risks and delivery — so nothing falls through the gaps.
  • Working closely with teams across the business to plan and manage resources across multiple concurrent projects.
  • Building and managing production schedules and budgets, and keeping on top of any changes as they happen.
  • Presenting resourcing plans as part of project kickoff meetings.
  • Keeping production management systems current and accurate.
  • Booking and managing freelancers, maintaining accurate records of availability, contracts and costs.
  • Managing studio bookings across our facilities in Manchester and London.
  • Ensuring all production-related paperwork is completed — contracts, compliance, rights and delivery documentation.
  • Forward planning production capacity across the business, proactively identifying resourcing gaps and flagging them early.
  • Supporting the wider team with the systems, trackers and workflows that keep a busy production company running well.

What We're Looking For

  • Strong production management experience, ideally in audio, TV or an agency, though other backgrounds are equally welcome.
  • Comfortable working on project management and budget tracking systems like monday.com and Productive.
  • A track record of delivering complex, multi-project workloads to deadline and budget.
  • Confident with schedules, forecasts, contracts and production risk.
  • Exceptionally well-organised and calm under pressure.
  • Communicates clearly with producers, freelancers, talent and suppliers alike.
  • Good judgement — and knows when to flag something and when to just sort it.
  • Takes a collaborative, practical approach and makes the people around them feel supported.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities and to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you have a need that we can accommodate in our hiring process, please let us know.

To apply, send your CV to work@audioalways.com before 11th September 2026.