Senior Post Production Executive, Unscripted South Africa, Worldwide Production & Operations

Job Description

Job summary
Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video is one of the leading digital video services on the Internet today, and we're just getting started changing the way millions of people around the world enjoy content. Now available in more than 240 countries and territories, Prime Video offers customers the broadest selection of any on-demand video service, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals Series such as the multi-award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, El Presidente, Modern Love, Jack Ryan, LOL: Last One Laughing and The Grand Tour. The Worldwide Production & Operations team covers physical production, post production, and localization of series and movies globally.

Amazon Studios is looking for a Senior Post Production Executive to support unscripted series produced in South Africa from our Cape Town office. This includes maintaining schedules, following up on outstanding deliverables, and organizing assets for delivery to Prime Video. The role will coordinate with third-party vendors on work related to the editing and versioning of assets, ensuring the highest quality standards, tracking expenditures for all production department related work orders, and distributing assets for Public Relations, Marketing, and International Localization needs. This role will work directly with our Content Licensing and Development teams in The United Kingdom, Los Angeles and Cape Town and will be the main point of contact in Cape Town for the Operations teams in Los Angeles and Seattle. This role will also be responsible for evaluating new post-related products and providing thoughtful advice on potential risks and issues in a wide range of asset management areas, including potential vendors, archival solutions, and new technologies.

Key job responsibilities
• Oversee on-time delivery and on-budget execution for all series projects in development, production, and post production for unscripted content
• Oversee and approve post-production budgets, bids, and schedules
• Make recommendations and vet series staff and vendors
• Vet bids for post production services
• Liaise with Unscripted Post Production teams in Los Angeles, Latin America and Europe
• Coordinate with production and development departments to assess scope and challenges of projects
• Collaborate closely with internal Localization, Mastering, and Technology teams in preparing scripted series global release
• Engage with Marketing, Public Relations, and Prime Video team members to deliver assets
• Evaluate technical workflows
• Travel as required in support of show planning and execution

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive experience as Post Producer/Post Executive or the equivalent
• Multiple years experience in budgeting, scheduling and technical workflows
• Experience managing relationships with sound, editorial and finishing post facilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in various television and film post production environments
• Experience with scheduling post vendors and creating delivery schedules from the beginning to end of production cycles
• Experience with delivery of assets to studios
• Experience with variety of digital media workflows
• Knowledge of wide array of media asset types
• Experience with international subtitling and dubbing workflows
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
• Organized and with great attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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