Digital Production Manager

The production manager ensures all content fulfilment projects, involving multiple stakeholders are managed smoothly, delivered on time, on budget and to specification.

The position will work across Content & Production, Digital Sales, Creative services, Marketing and external suppliers as well as Global Operations to ensure all material requirements are captured, tracked and delivered

• Build close working ties with the heads of department and manage the collective output of their teams relating to across team initiatives.
• Devise suitable reporting metrics to provide transparency to the fulfilment pipeline
• Establish a monthly review board to ensure all processes and workflows are running at their optimum
• Provide regular planning and delivery schedule reports to senior management.
• As the guardian of best-practices relating multi-stakeholder fulfilment, maintain detailed and accurate records of all such projects.
• Ensure all end deliverables have been produced correctly according to the visual style of digital guidelines.
• Take responsibility for developing and maintaining digital production and publishing workflows.
• Liaise with the Client Services and Fulfilment teams on any issues relating to delivery delays, faulty materials, material replacements etc. to enable Sales staff and clients are across progress
• Ensuring all content adheres to standards and guidelines for files and tapes and passes all appropriate QC checks.
• Facilitate team development and knowledge-share of best-practice digital production techniques
• Initiate projects taking into consideration the most appropriate approach and tool for each piece of work

• The role requires high levels of organisation, with strong negotiation skills and the ability to prioritise a large workload according to ever changing business needs.
• Excellent technical knowledge of video master file and ancillary digital distribution to VOD, IPTV, Mobile, DTO, OTT platforms, post production and broadcast industry.
• A proven track record of designing and implementing project planning workflows to manage complex delivery schedules through the use of industry software such as MS Project & Visio.
• Considerable experience of managing all aspects of large, complex digital projects, including pipeline management, content delivery, creative design, broadcast/new media technical infrastructure and marketing.
• Excellent project management, administrative and IT skills and ability to manage multiple data systems.
• A self-motivated team player, a tactful negotiator with excellent people management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and confidently with people at all levels both internally and externally, around the world.
• A strong ethic of business process improvement and a drive to innovate around our Operations.
• Familiar with the complexities of digital asset management and content management systems.
• Be flexible and able to meet tight deadlines and work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Able to present complex technical information in an accessible manner
• Ability to empower colleagues with little technical knowledge to develop their ideas.
• Have a methodical approach with attention to detail, be able to quickly assess and act on changing priorities
• The ability to remain calm under pressure is essential, often working to tight deadlines

QUALIFICATIONS - Desirable
Project management certification in one of the formal project management methodologies:
• An Agile development (e.g. SCRUM)
• Prince 2
Adobe

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Digital Production Manager