Team Manager - Hybrid

Job Description

Team Manager (Audio, Animation, Design & Production) - Hybrid

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

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the 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 New Role…

Rocksteady is looking for a Team Manager to join our diverse and collaborative studio to work on our upcoming title Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

The role is to ensure the Audio, Animation, Design and Production teams are well managed, and to both evaluate and facilitate team-specific needs; to enable the Department Directors, Managers and Leads to invest more time meeting their development objectives. This role is a leadership and operations role, rather than a production role. This role will act as a coach to existing management in the relevant Departments, to upskill their leadership capabilities and in turn, enable them to serve their teams more effectively.

You'll collaborate with relevant Department Managers, and Director groups; to build on the management culture and support already in place, fostering an excellence and inclusion culture across the Department, and ultimately ensuring everyone in the Department is engaged and applied to the appropriate challenges. The Team Manager will report to the Studio Director.

This role can be offered on on a hybrid working, or studio based basis.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Developing a positive, inclusive, and rewarding team culture - including developing and maintaining a healthy feedback framework within the Department Collaborating with the other Department Managers and Studio Director to build and operate a supportive Management framework for the company
• Empowering people through high-quality management – utilising a variety of techniques, and a tailored approach
• Leading the performance management, evaluation, and development for the Department - aligning the team with company objectives
• Driving recruitment - Interviewing/organizing/scheduling with the current managers
• Responsible for onboarding, offboarding, and probations of team members – working with HR to continuously improve these cycles
• Organising training programs and seminars for continued skills improvement
• Setting strategic long and short-term goals that improve the Departments capabilities and expertise
• Optimising how the Department works, to deliver quality and timely results - working closely with Department Leaders on related projects to find best practices
• Supporting general issues with other Departments such as relocation, moving between teams, communication

Qualifications & Experience…
• Extensive experience in team management ideally working with creative and/or technical teams
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, evidenced through experience mentoring, influencing and motivating – and experience authoring clear, detailed documentation/policies for a group
• Able to work well on your own to develop ideas, vision, and direction for the team, as well as work as part of the larger team
• Self-motivated to learn new techniques and methods
• Experience in leading/managing outsource teams preferred
• HR and/or Management qualifications preferred
• Passion for the latest management techniques preferred

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv3y2m-3-137-221-163-42 in your application.