Contestant Production Manager Core Function: Serve as the operational hub for all confirmed contestants — aligning casting, production, and logistics to ensure participants are cleared, coordinated, and ready at speed.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work alongside Production teams to align contestant readiness with the master production schedule
• Partner closely with the Head of Casting to ensure creative shifts are routed back through the casting team efficiently
• Act as the central point of coordination between Casting, Care, Legal, and Production
• Own contestant readiness timelines and communicate timing impacts in fast-moving environments
• Forecast staffing needs based on volume and complexity
• Oversee medical, psychological, and legal clearance completion
• Ensure all required documentation is accurate and complete
• Manage travel, lodging, intake logistics, and on-set roster tracking
• Track contestant operations budget and flag risks or variances early
• Serve as the operational escalation point during production
• Supervise the Contestant and Care Coordinators and maintain organized tracking systems

What makes you a fit:

• 2+ years experience as a production manager
• Experience with contestants, cast, or taking care of a large group of people.
• Used to quick timelines to ensure standards are met
• Leadership
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills

A Place to Call Home

We are based in Greenville, North Carolina, widely recognized as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of Eastern North Carolina. Greenville is a university-medical community, home to East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center, as well as a vibrant Uptown Greenville District with a diverse art, music, and food scene featuring an increasing number of unique, locally-owned businesses and restaurants.

Our excellent affordability, geographic location, and natural resources, combined with cultural, economic, educational, and medical amenities make Greenville-Pitt County a preferred community to call home.