Production Designer

We’re officially looking for an experienced Production Designer to join FENECH – The Jeff Fenech Story.

This film is a deeply personal, high-energy Australian feature that tracks Jeff’s rise from working-class Sydney to world champion — with the grit, heart, chaos, humour and electricity that only a true sporting icon can carry. We’re building a world that feels authentic, tactile, period-true, and emotionally cinematic — not glossy for the sake of it, but beautiful because it’s real.

Who we’re looking for

This role is for someone who has proven production design experience on narrative film / high-end TV / commercials and can confidently lead design from concept to delivery.

We need a Production Designer who can:

• Translate real places, real people, and real Australian texture into a bold cinematic language

• Handle period detail (primarily 80s / 90s Australia) without it feeling like “dress-up”

• Lead teams across art direction, set dec, props, greens, construction, finishes, graphics/signage

• Work closely with the Director, DP, Costume, Locations, Stunts/Fight Unit and VFX where needed

• Design spaces that serve performance — especially in intimate family scenes and high-pressure fight build-ups

Experience is a must. This is not an entry-level role.

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The kind of worlds and sets we’ll be building

Without giving away story beats, the design scope includes a mix of Sydney grit, family intimacy, and boxing theatre — spanning small rooms where pressure builds, and big arenas where history is made.

1. Working-class Sydney interiors (lived-in, character-driven)

We’ll be creating spaces that carry history — worn edges, hand-me-down furniture, cultural detail, and a sense of people surviving week-to-week:

• Family homes with evolving timelines (the same space changing as Jeff’s world grows)

• Kitchens, loungerooms, bedrooms, backyards — places where arguments, love, loyalty and fracture happen

• The “Australian texture” that can’t be faked: light, clutter, colour, and the way people actually lived

2. Boxing gyms (functional, brutal, iconic)

Gyms are characters in this film — they shape Jeff. These spaces must feel real, sweaty and used, not designed:

• Old-school boxing gyms with authentic equipment, signage, walls, mirrors, ring wear, stains, tape marks

• Training spaces built for choreography, camera movement, and performance truth

• A clear progression in scale and professionalism as Jeff’s career accelerates

3. Fight venues and arena worlds (from gritty to world-stage)

We’ll be moving through venues that range from intimate and rough to bright and massive:

• Local venues / community halls / club-style fights

• Larger stadium-scale environments with broadcast lighting, corner worlds, walkways, and backstage pressure

• Dressing rooms, tunnels, warm-up areas, press zones — the unseen spaces where the psychology happens

4. “Back of house” story spaces (the machine around the fighter)

The world behind the fights — where deals get made and cracks appear:

• Promoter / office environments

• Press moments, media set-ups, photo-call spaces

• Hotels / travel interiors / corridors that feel like Jeff’s life is constantly moving

5. Sydney streets, suburbia, and identity

There’s a strong sense of place in this story — we’re honouring where Jeff comes from:

• Streetscapes and everyday Australia that feel specific, not generic

• Cultural authenticity in dressing, signage, textures, and social spaces

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What to send

If you (or someone you know) is a fit, please email:

fenech@wingmanpictures.com

Include:

• Recent CV

• IMDb link (or equivalent credits list)

• Portfolio (PDF or website)

• Showreel and/or photo references of previous builds

• A short note on your availability and what you’re most proud of designing

• Any experience with period builds, boxing/sport environments, or high-pace schedules (if applicable)

If you’re the right person for this, you’ll understand the brief instantly:

we’re building a world that honours Jeff — and it has to feel true.

Please share this post with anyone in your network who might be perfect for the role.