The Picture Production Company

JOB TITLE: Senior Localization Producer

REPORTING TO: Account Director

LOCATION: Onsite – LA

WORKING HOURS: 9am – 6pm

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Picture Production Company is a leading International Creative Production agency that combines a dedicated award-winning creative team with unparalleled production facilities.

With offices in LA and London, we offer a full agency cross platform service that delivers on brief, on budget and on schedule – our commitment, our passion, and our attention to detail can be seen on screen in each and every job we do.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Senior Localization Producer to join our International Marketing Services team, with a focus on post-production localization of marketing materials. You will help the department run efficiently and effectively on a day to day basis. A positive, can-do attitude and great sense of humor are a must, as this is a fast-paced environment with ever-changing client needs and deadlines.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the localization team and production teams to produce localized materials for a leading studio account.
• Work closely with the Account Director on streamlining production workflows and processes and looking for ways in which to improve efficiency and encourage best practices.
• Build and grow relationships with marketing and operations personnel, at all levels, within the studio and local team offices.
• Collaborate and build relationships with translators and dubbing studios and work with them on our localization requests.
• Work with in-house graphic designers, audio technicians and online editors to produce localized marketing materials.
• Support the Data IO team and junior members of staff, with the management of assets (covering but not limited to OV assets, Aspera packages and delivery of localized materials).
• QC and oversee revisions of produced files and delivering to client-approved proprietary platforms.
• Work with the UK office to ensure all communication across all jobs is efficient and correct.
• Help to assess deadlines and workloads for the account and the team, to ensure workloads are balanced and work is completed in a timely manner with no delays.
• Ensuring all aspects of project admin, including production spreadsheets and handovers, are always updated.
• Mentoring and training junior members of the team and any new hires that may join.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working in a localization, operational or post-production role is required.
• Highly organized with flexible approach and plenty of initiative.
• The ability to work effectively, calmly and proactively under pressure, prioritizing challenges in response to operational needs and client deadlines.
• Ability to communicate with both internal and external contacts at all levels in a calm and polite manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of the Post Production process including operating systems, Adobe Creative Suite, and Office.
• Language skills advantageous

This position is based in our LA head office and the salary rate for this role is up to $80,000 per annum. Actual amounts will vary based on the candidates’ skills, experience, and performance. Please note that this is a non-exempt position.

The Picture Production Company