Executive Producer

Stage32; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A production company is looking for an Executive Producer to manage financial, legal, and logistical operations for a short film. This role focuses on ensuring production funding and compliance while collaborating closely with the director. Ideal candidates have strong financial management experience, organizational skills, and familiarity with UK funding bodies. The position offers remote work options, promoting applications from Cardiff-based individuals?

Benefits

Travel support for in-person days

Remote collaboration welcomed

Qualifications

• Experience producing or managing finances for short films or indie productions.
• Familiarity with UK/Wales funding bodies (Film Cymru, BFI NETWORK) is a plus.
• UK-based preferred, but remote candidates welcome.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the production budget.
• Oversee grants, funding applications, and crowdfunding strategy.
• Manage all financial workflows (expenses, invoices, payments).
• Handle insurance, risk assessments, and compliance.
• Oversee production schedule and logistics in collaboration with Line Producer.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

Organizational skills

Experience with funding bodies

Sensitivity to queer themes

Job description

Executive producer - a job post by Maria Calado

Seeking an Executive Producer to overseeall financial, legal, and logistical operationsfor this ambitious short film. This is a non-creative EP role focused on production management and funding strategy. Director retains full creative control; the EP ensures the production is funded, legally safe, and operationally strong.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and manage the production budget

Oversee grants, funding applications, and crowdfunding strategy

Manage all financial workflows (expenses, invoices, payments)

Handle insurance, risk assessments, and compliance

Oversee production schedule and logistics in collaboration with Line Producer

Support permit acquisition for public/street filming

Coordinate post-production handoff (composer, sound, editor, colorist)

Ensure all legal documentation and contracts are completed

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Experience producing or managing finances for short films or indie productions

Strong budgeting, planning, and organisational skills

Familiarity with UK/Wales funding bodies (Film Cymru, BFI NETWORK) is a plus

Comfortable working with sensitive, emotionally intense queer themes

UK-based preferred, but remote candidates welcome

COMPENSATION

This is apaid role contingent on secured funding(grants + crowdfunding).
Once funding is confirmed, rates will align with industry-standard short film compensation.

This isnotprofit sharing andnotdeferred payment.

Travel support provided for any required in-person days.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

All applicants must be18+due to R-rated thematic content

Zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind

Production is intimacy-free (no sex or nudity), though themes are emotionally intense

Remote collaboration welcomed; Cardiff-based applicants encouraged

TO APPLY

Please include:

Your CV

A short note about your experience and interest

Your general 2026 availability

Links to past projects or credits (Stage32, Vimeo, IMDb, etc.)

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