The Post Production Manager is responsible for leading and developing the post-production team in their region,
ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality audio dialogue content across multiple projects and languages. This
role focuses on team management, resource planning, and operational oversight, ensuring that the team runs
efficiently and in alignment with Side standards. With a strong background in post-production and proven
leadership experience, the Post Production Manager drives team performance, fosters a culture of accountability
and collaboration, and ensures that workflows, tools, and processes are continuously optimised.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
- Lead, manage, and develop the Post Production team in your region, ensuring performance, collaboration, and accountability standards are met.
- Conduct regular 1 : 1s to provide feedback, support professional development, and monitor performance against KPIs.
- Manage the KPI process, ensuring clear expectations, measurable outcomes, and continuous improvement.
- Identify recruitment needs and support the hiring and onboarding of new team members.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and productive team culture aligned with Side values.
- Collaborate with the Head of Post Production to align team goals with broader departmental strategy.
- Be on-site as required to supervise staff, support project delivery, and maintain team cohesion.
TEAM OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT
Supervise the output of your post team, ensuring every Post project is accurate and delivered on time.Monitor and manage team workloads, addressing issues proactively and escalating to the Head of Post Production when necessary.Review and approve team activity hours, flagging any concerns or inconsistencies, including overtime.Lead and participate in team meetings to align on post-production requirements, priorities, and updates.Ensure the team adheres to best practices in post-production workflows, tools, and documentation.Maintain, log and update post-production hardware and software in your region, coordinating with IT and technical teams as needed.Knowledge
Strong understanding of audio post-production workflows, including dialogue editing, sound design, mastering, and QA.Familiarity with AGILE methodologies and their application in production environments.In-depth knowledge of industry-standard tools such as Pro Tools, Reaper, Audition, and iZotope RX.Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Teams, and Word.Understanding of localisation workflows and managing multilingual content across global projects.Awareness of team capacity management.Experience
5+ years of management experience in a commercial post-production environment, with a proven ability to lead and develop teams.Demonstrated experience overseeing multiple projects across large volumes of files and languages.Experience in client-facing roles, providing strategic guidance and ensuring deliverables meet expectations.Proven track record of mentoring staff, conducting performance reviews, and driving team development.Hands-on experience with project tracking, resource planning and allocation, and workflow optimisation.Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to a global service.Additional Information
Multi award winning games dialogue specialist Side is a fast-paced and creative environment working with one of the video game industry’s most successful and well-respected audio production companies.
With over 20 years’ experience, an international network of resources, Side’s award-winning team of technical and creative experts still hold the same collective intention : To develop the truest interpretation of each client’s vision - for audiences of every genre, on any platform, in all languages.
Side is also very active in the technology and digital media industries, working with a multitude of innovative clients from around the world that develop devices which are present in consumers everyday lives.
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