Line Producer

• ensures that the show stays on schedule and within budget
• plays a crucial role in ensuring that the show is produced efficiently
• works closely with the production manager to ensure that all logistical aspects of the production are running smoothly
• reports to executive producer
• Understand and evaluate the working budget against the objectives
• Evaluate the scripts in terms of the objectives of the production available and make recommendations to the director and producer
• Consult with EP to make the best decisions, follow best procedure for the needs of the production, ensure that decisions made within budget and make all arrangements necessary to complete pre-production, production and post production.
• Work closely with production accountant to make sure that all payments are according to budget
• Maintain cash flow for completion of all aspects of the production and create weekly and monthly cost reports for internal production
• Estimate, manage and control the petty cash required for the varies shooting locations/periods
• Ensure that purchase orders and records of payments are kept
• make sure all expenses are accounted for and petty cash book is kept
• Make sure all creditor commitments are written and presented in good time for accountant to process payment
• Evaluate upcoming expenses and compare these to the budget, make sure that no unanticipated or planned overspends are made
• Where overspends are made line producer must make sure that these are perfected by prior savings elsewhere in the budget
• Where the line producer is not able to find equal saving, notification of such possible overspend should be communicated to the executive producer
• Reconcile the books of expenditure and petty cash together with the accountant and ensure that an accurate monthly cost report is delivered 
• On completion of the season the line producer will ensure that all creditors have been paid, any commitments to complete have been posted with the accountant and that all documents and records pertaining to the production are handed over
• Keep constant communication with HR manager and producers to employ the most appropriate and best available heads of department
• When booking cast and crew, line producer in liaison and agreement with HR manager, will make sure that the relevant contracts, insurance and other industry standard basic conditions of service and practice are adhered to
• Ensure that all cast and crew personal details, in line with HR manager processes are kept on file
• Ensure that all cast and crew members are capable and performing their duties to create the best possible production required
• Ensure that all departments communicate effectively and that all elements of the production are in place
• Ensure that all staff treat each other with mutual respect with regards to company HR policy and codes of good conduct 
• Ensure that the logistics of the music composition and recording are in place
• Ensure that all logistics for the post production are in place and that the relevant stock is ordered and delivered
• Ensure that all completed episodes are delivered as required
• Ensure that HOD' responsible for travelling external drives and raided hard drives are stored, kept safely at the end of production and returned
• At the end of production, the line producer must ensure that a textless and texted master in HD of each episode is kept for production in a raided external hard drive