Studio Security and Access Coordinator- Film Studio (SPA5-50012983)

Role Overview

Studio Security and Access Coordinator for the Film Studio asset at Qiddiya Investment Company. The role coordinates security and access operations across studio facilities, acting as the operational focal point between studio teams, productions, security providers, and internal stakeholders.

Role Purpose

Coordinate studio security and access operations to ensure safe, controlled, and production-friendly access for crew, tenants, visitors, contractors, vehicles, and equipment. Protect people, assets, confidential productions, and operational continuity through effective access management and incident response.

Key Responsibilities

Access Coordination

• Coordinate access arrangements for productions, tenants, employees, visitors, VIPs, contractors, suppliers, vehicles, and equipment across studio facilities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain access control procedures, credentialing requirements, visitor protocols, and restricted-area controls.
• Coordinate production-specific security plans, crew movement, equipment deliveries, parking, loading activities, and operational access requirements.
• Support secure onboarding and offboarding of tenants, productions, contractors, and temporary operational teams.

Security Operations & Incident Management

• Act as the primary operational interface with SAFE, outsourced security providers, and internal stakeholders on day-to-day security matters.
• Monitor security incidents, access breaches, lost credentials, site risks, and operational disruptions, escalating where required.
• Coordinate emergency response procedures, evacuation support, incident reporting, and security-related corrective actions.
• Identify security risks and recommend improvements to access processes, site circulation, parking, loading, and restricted-zone controls.

Compliance & Documentation

• Maintain access records, visitor logs, incident registers, security reports, and documentation in line with governance requirements.
• Ensure security requirements are embedded into operational readiness plans, tenant onboarding plans, and production activation schedules.
• Monitor security provider performance, staffing coverage, response times, and service quality.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Operations, Facilities, HSE, IT, Commercial, and Corporate Enablement teams to resolve security and access dependencies.
• Support physical security readiness for workshops, events, productions, VIP visits, and high-profile activities.
• Support implementation of CCTV, access-control systems, badging processes, and physical security procedures in coordination with IT and security providers.

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare security updates, access performance reports, incident summaries, and risk escalations for management review.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Security Management, Operations, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, or related field.
• Security, access control, emergency response, or incident management certification preferred.

Professional Experience

• 4–7 years of experience in security operations, access control, site coordination, protective services, or operational security.
• Experience managing high-volume visitors, contractors, vehicles, equipment movements, or event-style operations.
• Experience coordinating outsourced security providers and production-, tenant-, or event-specific access plans preferred.
• Background in film studios, entertainment venues, events, hospitality, mixed-use assets, industrial campuses, or confidential/high-profile operating environments preferred.
• Exposure to VIP visits, production confidentiality, restricted-area management, and operational security planning preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Access management and visitor management.
• Security coordination and incident management.
• Physical security procedures, incident reporting, emergency response, and escalation protocols.
• Production logistics coordination.
• Knowledge of credentialing and restricted-area protocols.
• Ability to coordinate people, vehicle, and equipment movements without disrupting production activity.
• Strong coordination and communication capability with security providers, productions, tenants, and internal teams.
• Stakeholder communication.
• Risk awareness and service provider management.

Additional Information

Key Performance Indicators

• Access request processing turnaround time.
• Number of access-related incidents or breaches.
• Security provider SLA compliance.
• Incident reporting and closure timeliness.
• Accuracy of access records and visitor logs.
• Production and tenant satisfaction with access coordination.
• Emergency readiness and drill participation compliance.