I’m a freelance production manager with a track record coordinating crews, budgets, and logistics for television, film, and live tours across the country. I build and lead production teams, secure location permits, negotiate vendor deals, and ensure smooth on-site operations from pre-production through wrap. I’m adept at managing schedules, tracking costs, and maintaining clear communication with talent and crew to deliver high-quality results on time and on budget. I thrive in fast-paced environments, juggling multiple productions with varying scales. My strengths include forging strong relationships with city officials and film commissions, maintaining studio and network compliance, and driving efficient workflows that keep productions on track while adapting to changing needs and challenges.

Ryan McGowan

I’m a freelance production manager with a track record coordinating crews, budgets, and logistics for television, film, and live tours across the country. I build and lead production teams, secure location permits, negotiate vendor deals, and ensure smooth on-site operations from pre-production through wrap. I’m adept at managing schedules, tracking costs, and maintaining clear communication with talent and crew to deliver high-quality results on time and on budget. I thrive in fast-paced environments, juggling multiple productions with varying scales. My strengths include forging strong relationships with city officials and film commissions, maintaining studio and network compliance, and driving efficient workflows that keep productions on track while adapting to changing needs and challenges.

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I’m a freelance production manager with a track record coordinating crews, budgets, and logistics for television, film, and live tours across the country. I build and lead production teams, secure location permits, negotiate vendor deals, and ensure smooth on-site operations from pre-production through wrap. I’m adept at managing schedules, tracking costs, and maintaining clear communication with talent and crew to deliver high-quality results on time and on budget.

I thrive in fast-paced environments, juggling multiple productions with varying scales. My strengths include forging strong relationships with city officials and film commissions, maintaining studio and network compliance, and driving efficient workflows that keep productions on track while adapting to changing needs and challenges.

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Experience Level

Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Production Manager at Self-employed
January 1, 2021 - Present
Hire crews, facilitate start of work, and approve timecards. Negotiate vendor deals for equipment rentals, production supplies, catering, etc. Obtain location permits working with established relationships with city officials and film commissions across the country. Oversee stage operations, including power, HVAC, security, and parking. Manage production teams of various sizes depending on scale. PO all engaged costs, reconcile credit cards, and petty cash. Track and project facilities and location costs, and track below the line spending as assigned. Build talent schedules and communicate all necessary logistics to their team. Highlighted credits include The Great Christmas Light Fight (NBC) S3; The Great Halloween Fright Fight (ABC) S10-S13; The Exhibit (PB&J Television, MTV).
Coordinator of Production at HBO MAX/TNT Corporate
December 31, 2021 - October 22, 2025
Act as liaison between productions and the studio/network during production. Monitor distribution of daily paperwork and union documents including SAG-AFTRA, DGA, and WGA. Ensure that production is following studio policies and guidelines. Update production manual, forms, and resources to create an efficient workflow with productions. Oversee Product Placement within productions. Manage the search, evaluation, and execution of contracts for Stages, Offices, and Writer’s Rooms. Facilitate Asset Management throughout numerous projects around the country.
Freelance Production Coordinator at Self-employed
December 31, 2018 - October 22, 2025
Oversee Production Assistant daily schedules, responsibilities, start paperwork, and timecards. Create and distribute staff lists, call sheets, and wrap reports in a timely manner. Reconcile petty cash, pcards, and maintain POs. Book crew travel domestic and internationally. Credits include Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker’s Wild S2 (Sony Pictures TV/TBS), Love at First Flight S1 (Pilgrim Studios/Lifetime), Yoga Girls S1 (Ebersol Lanigan Company/Z Living), Kingpin S1 (The Intellectual Property Corporation/History Channel).
Tour Manager at APOC - The Great Christmas Light Fight
December 31, 2016 - October 22, 2025
Tour management for The Great Christmas Light Fight projects; coordinated tours and on-site production logistics across multiple shoots in collaboration with Fremantle/ABC.
Actor at Worldwide Pants, Inc (CBS) - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
December 31, 2016 - October 22, 2025
APOC/Actor – contributed to on-set activities and production needs for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Television Production at Emerson College
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment