Director or Post Production - Post Production/Creative Agency
Temp position - PAYE - competitive day rate
Hybrid + central London location
The Director, Post Production is responsible for post production operations in Europe and Middle East local markets and multi-market commercial productions originating outside of the United States. They excel at making sure all projects run smoothly and efficiently while maintaining good relationships and communication internally and externally. They directly manage the day to day execution of post production for commercial multi-market productions and work with market leads and post affiliated staff members in local markets to ensure consistent, reliable post processes. This candidate should be highly organised, able to juggle multiple responsibilities simultaneously, understand the needs of post staff, anticipate upcoming projects, be able to both work hands-on and delegate accordingly, as well as perform well under tight deadlines.
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage numerous projects from a variety of markets (UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, and Middle East) across several editors, vendors, producers, and clients concurrently
Assign, schedule, track, and project manage video post production from start to distribution on schedule and on budget; be able to pinpoint any project and deliverable at any time for delivery timing and evaluation
Coordinate internal teams and external vendors to ensure proper resourcing for every aspect of, and scheduling for every project. Including: offline editing, online editing, color, sound mix, graphics and localisation
Determine and manage resource priorities when creative, deadlines, or other variables shift
Coordinate with global post production teams to ensure successful resourcing, communication, and workflows
Work with department leaders to create documentation and roll out Central Global Video post systems to European and Middle East markets
Collaborate with commercial producers and editors during post production, facilitating notes and providing creative and technical notes as needed. Be a throughline from pre-pro to delivery
Ensure post receives all necessary media and paperwork required to complete productions
Review content throughout the post process; provide quality-control feedback (audio, colour, copy, design) to editors during a project, and provide feedback on edit resources and production to senior post management
Source and hire freelance post resources and post vendors across Europe and the Middle East
Provide frequent, concise, and accurate communication with all stakeholders regarding project delivery, including Scheduling, Video Operations/Publishing, and Production
Generate final deliverables including simple tweaks for titles and format
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
Post Production experience gained from an advertising agency; media company, post house, media publisher and/or a creative content productions business that has
Global experience and experience working across a large number of production simultaneously
Expert knowledge of post production processes, workflows, and best practices, including scheduling and final deliverables
Proven track record of managing client-based commercial post projects
Significant post freelancer and vendor contacts throughout Europe and the Middle East
Experience creating commercial post-production schedules and budgets
A strong leader and positive team presence, with at least 2 years as a people manager
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Media Encoder, After Effects) and project management tools (Airtable) required; experience as an editor a plus
Top-notch organisational skills, ability to take direction and give orders as needed
Work independently and with teams, able to decipher problems and create solutions
Self-driven and able to complete tasks with minimal guidance if necessary
Adept at determining priorities and able to hit deadlines; ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
Productivity-focused and proven to be a quick problem solver, with the ability to overcome technical challenges as necessary
Experience of working in a global environment and building solid working relationships with stakeholders across different time zones and markets.
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