Production Manager Original Productions Benelux, Fixed-Term Contract (Dutch Speaking)

Job ID 10127599 Location Amsterdam, Netherlands Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA) Date posted Sep. 03, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

The Production Manager will support the Director, Local Production in the daily execution of original productions across the Benelux region. This role is central to ensuring that creative ambition is matched with operational excellence, overseeing the production lifecycle from development through delivery. The Production Manager will act as a key advisor and liaison between internal stakeholders and third-party production partners, ensuring TWDC’s creative, financial, and compliance standards are upheld.

This position is within Disney+ and the Direct to Consumer business of The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) B.V.

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week in our office, with one day working from home.

Our belief

It’s TWDC’s belief and culture that Building a diverse and inclusive workplace is key to creating world-class entertainment and experiences that reflect our audiences around the world. Disney managers are responsible for assessing new talent and making hiring decisions and will have an opportunity to make a significant and positive impact in ensuring our hiring practices are truly inclusive, and equitable recruitment practices are key to our success.

What You Will Do

Manage the day-to-day execution of local original productions, ensuring timely and on-budget delivery

Review and assess third-party production budgets, schedules, and risk plans

Support the Director, Local Production in preparing greenlight documentation and production strategy

Monitor production health and safety, including standards for working with minors and talent

Liaise with internal departments (Legal, Finance, Marketing, Content Ops) to ensure alignment across all stages of production

Attend key production milestones (e.g., casting, location recces, principal photography) and provide regular updates

Track and report on production costs, tax incentive compliance, and delivery timelines

Coordinate project documentation, including cost monitors, status reports, and production logs

Ensure third-party producers adhere to TWDC’s Live Action Producer’s Handbook and Business Standards & Practices.

Coordinate regular communication with production companies, and vendors who are creating Disney+ content.

Maintain daily communication with Disney+ stakeholders, such as PR & Marketing teams regarding the status of projects and sharing of content and updates

Working with the Postproduction Manager in maintaining internal and external handbooks and workflows

Working to assist local markets with questions, and communicate new and updated templates, workflows and handbooks.

Booking Disney Staff travel and producing travel call sheets/travel packs.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Extensive experience working experience within the scripted/non-scripted production space, having had experience during preparation and shoot.

Extensive knowledge and understanding of Production Management and production processes; budgeting, scheduling, and compliance frameworks.

Experience working with third-party production companies and managing vendor relationships

Knowledge and hands on experience using production tools such as such as PIX’s, Scenechronize and Smartsheet.

Solid understanding of industry terms, systems, protocols.

Experienced in role for filming on location and studios.

Capable in Keynote (for Mac) and Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Comprehending the significance of reading schedules, daily production reports, call sheets.

Arranging location travel requirements for executive leads.

Excellent organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with fluency in English and Dutch

A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Familiarity with the Benelux production landscape and local filming regulations

Highly organized and possess the ability to multi-task and work across multiple productions at one time

Strong ability to report precisely, both internally with fellow colleagues and externally with production partners (often from different countries for whom English might not be their first language)

Strong problem-solving skills during high pressured situations

Exceptionally strong time management skills

Excellent communication both in written and verbal, possessing good interpersonal skills to share information with heads of departments and external producers

Additional Information

This role requires occasional travel within the Benelux region

You will be expected to uphold TWDC’s values of inclusion, creativity, and integrity

The role involves managing confidential information and sensitive production data

You will work closely with the Director, Local Production and other stakeholders to ensure the success of Disney+ originals in the region

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About The Walt Disney Company (EMEA):

Disney EMEA aims to drive growth, innovation and brand affinity across an extremely diverse collection of countries with a team of over 6,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 29 countries.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with TWDC (Benelux) BV, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA).

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