Producer

Overview
Manage a range of multimedia projects (audio, video and subtitling) working with internal production departments and teams as well as external resources and suppliers. You will be responsible for ensuring the project is resourced, planned and completed on schedule and your duties will include evaluating, quoting, scheduling, resolving conflicts and queries, paying suppliers, ensuring QA and making deliveries.

You will need to successfully manage junior colleagues and production teams to implement solutions for our clients that result in excellent customer satisfaction, repeat projects and efficient and profitable production. 

Role/Responsibilities

Responsible for the entire project life cycle: from client requirements, to defining a budget and timeline to deliver the project successfully to agreed milestones and quality levels

• Receive and cascade information and assets, ensuring suppliers and team members have all the relevant information to perform the work to the required standards
• Liaise with internal client teams to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
• Negotiate with external studios, freelancers and vendors on pricing per project requirement
• Define the methodology and approach to best deliver each project in the most efficient manner with the necessary steps built in to monitor and ensure quality and timeliness
• Prepare the project plan, budget and quote for the project
• Communicate the project plan and assign tasks to internal and external resources and manage the schedule according to the project plan
• Ensure projects meet clients’ expectations and comply with internal requirements with respect to quality, budget and delivery timelines
• Monitor project progress and resolve queries and issues in a timely manner
• Act as the central point of contact and communicate effectively the project status and upcoming milestones to all relevant participants
• Communicate and escalate any significant changes, issues and potential risks to Managers in a timely manner
• Track costs and schedule and proactively manage changes
• Create and maintain accurate project documentation, take full responsibility for ensuring administration is completed in a timely manner
• Solution focused, continually assess project status and developments and  evolve/adapt production plans to keep the project running smoothly
• Interact with stakeholders on a daily basis and manage the relationship on the projects under your responsibility
• Work flexibly, proactively and reactively  with high volume throughputs by managing your workload & time
• Manage and mentor junior colleagues assigned to assist you on accounts, ensuring they are adequately trained for tasks assigned and necessary steps are taken to check and monitor performance.
• Other tasks as assigned

 

Qualifications & Pre-Requisites                                                                                                             

Have the right to live and work in Poland
Ideally applicants will be educated to degree standard and/or have a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of multimedia (Audio/video) production or localisation project management..
 

Skills – Essential
 

Proven experience of working in a project based, client facing role, with multimedia projects covering both audio production and subtitling
Driven, self-motivated and passionate individual who takes initiative and communicates well
Sets, delivers and executes his/her work to a very high standard                                                                
Excellent organisation, time management and planning skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritise and work well independently in a fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent problem-solving skills
Flexible team player, willing to go the extra mile to get the job done                                                        

Must be PC literate and have excellent MS Office skills

 

Skills – Desirable

• Experience in Transcription/Subtitling environment is a plus                                                       
• Understanding of Media Accessibility requirements (Audio description and Subtitles for Deaf and hard of hearing)
• Knowledge of one or more foreign language(s)
• Expertise in industry-related CAT-tools software is a plus