Specialist, Post Production Technical Operations Localization

Job Description

A WBD Localization Operations Specialist is responsible for supporting global localization activities, developing strategies to support clients while adapting to a fast-changing industry and new technologies. This role is also responsible for identifying opportunities for innovation, process improvement and implementing change. Day-to-Day, this role supports the team goal of localizing all content types, across the world, keeping our content secure, preserving the original creative intent of our stories while creating localized versions that entertain to our audiences, through all release windows across the globe.
Your Role Accountabilities:
Relationships & Communication: Maintain relationships with stakeholders across our Global
Content Operations division and key vendors. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Coordinating materials and activities across the Localization teams, Anti-Piracy, Localization Vendors and 3rd party clients to ensure materials are distributed on time,efficiently and a high level of client satisfaction is achieved and maintained.
• High levels of communication relating to operational activities.
• Work closely with clients and business partners to ensure all activities and efforts match
expectations.
Editorial, Content Management & Movement:
• Utilize in house tooling and software to edit, process and move files from production and WBD's extensive library to internal & external localization teams, vendors.
• Adherence to client, secutity and regulatory requirements (e.g. post production, Localization, partner guidelines).
• Handle sensitive and confidential material appropriately & securely, ensuring chain ofownership and file intergrity is preserved at all times.
• Movement of materials to support dubbing, subtitling and title work efforts across a variety of content types. Including but not limited to:
o Project management.
o Review materials, provide materials to localization vendors. % Time Spent on The Daily 15% 50%
o Demonstrate initiative in problem solving from identification through to solution. o Implementation and management of: • Project Plans. • Problem Solving. • Security. o Oversee Quality Assurance processes.
Administrative:
• Prepare reports and feedback on projects.
• Generate Work and Purchase orders. • Participate in meetings.
• As required, monitor business communication outside of working hours; addresses urgent issues, as needed.
Vendor Management:
• Manage vendor assignments and capacity, supervise successful deliveries as well as rejections / issues and compile/update SLA documents for each vendor.
• Improve workflows / Continuous improvement.
Innovation & Development: • Develop new initiatives / workflows that support new business models and repurposing of materials for downstream use.
• Engage with and implement New Technologies to further improve localization efforts.
• Perform special projects as necessary.
• Personal training and development to improve localization skills and technical ability.

Qualifications & Experiences:
• Min 3 years in production / localization.
• Extensive Experience with localization production.
• Experience with digital workflows.
• Knowledge of business practices and basic Finance.
• Knowledge of editorial, distribution systems and tools
• Proficiency in Project Management Tools, Word, Excel
• College preferred, with emphasis on language translation, film or related area, or equivalent work experience.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-wpppok-216-73-216-221-42 in your application.