Production management & accounts · Core
Production manager
Also called: PM
ELI5
The production role managing practical organisation, crew, suppliers, schedule and resources.
Used in conversation
“Can the production manager join the next production meeting?”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Production manager” in production, set safety, stunts & practical effects conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains the physical-production roles, plans and safety systems behind the shoot.
Connected terms
- Unit production managerBoth manage production logistics and costs; “UPM” is a specific US guild/production role, while production manager is broader and more international.
- Commercial production managerThe search label “PM” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Association of Independent Commercial Producers — AICP Guidelines and Best PracticesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14