Post Production Operations Supervisor - London, United Kingdom - Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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_Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here._

_ Welcome to Warner Bros. Discoverythe stuff dreams are made of._

Who We Are


When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth.

Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the_ creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what's next


From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves.

Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.


Your role...
This varied role provides operational, workflow and process support to our UK-based live events and sports production clients.


Leading a team of edit assistants, the Supervisor ensures that users are trained and supported with effective and efficient workflows.


The position requires solid technical understanding of the edit platforms and supporting infrastructure, including Adobe Premiere Pro and Creative Cloud.

A key focus of this role is technical workflows and the ability to troubleshoot client workflows from production through to the post production phase, as well as define new workflow methodologies that drive further or new efficiencies within standard workflows.


Key Accountabilities...

  • Lead, motivate and manage a team of shift Edit Assistants, ensuring their continued growth and development through regular performance management, goal setting and reviews
  • Work in partnership with Production Operations, Engineering and Media Management to deliver seamless service
  • Technical lead for projects requiring special production and post production workflow considerations and working collaboratively with Post Engineering.
  • Day to day operational support and troubleshooting for all platform users
  • Maintaining and creating SOPs for users
  • Supports technical development of edit facilities.
  • Ensuring all edit workflow and operational procedures are followed.
  • Provide training and guidance to platform users
  • Assist with media import into the MAM from external devices, i.e. Xfile, QNAP or similar
  • Provide technical lead and point of contact; assist clients and editors working on special projects outside of standard workflows.
  • Assisting with media management of Edit servers.
  • Report on any faulty equipment or operational challenges within the suites.
  • Liaise between internal stakeholders and clients.
  • Quality assurance of output from Edit suites
  • Other duties as required

Qualifications and Requirements...

  • Excellent knowledge of Post Production technologies and standards, file formats, codecs, encoding software, formats conversions.
  • Proficient with Adobe Premiere Pro and associated plugins, Adobe Creative Cloud, Avid, Helmut, Vantage and Vidchecker systems or similar software.
  • Ability to take briefs and work effectively with complex client requirements.
  • Thorough understanding of file based workflows.
  • Proven track record in commercial post technical operations, or broadcast operations.
  • Mediapulse booking system experience, or experience of similar bookings management and scheduling systems.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Attention to detail with the ability to prioritise in a time pressured environment.
  • Flexible with ability to adapt to different demands.
  • Strong IT skills

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