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How to get your start as a line producer or unit production manager with Jenny Hinkey

Jenny Hinkey talks through how she broke into line producing and unit production management, and what an entry-level path into those roles typically looks like. Focused on the career on-ramp rather than day-to-day mechanics.

Moonshot Initiative · 6 min · Beginner · PRD · Producing · 2021

What you take away

Identify one entry-level production coordinator role as your target next step.

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