Our client is a Fortune 500 digital media company that is a recognized leader in audiobooks, podcasts, and audio entertainment. They are now looking to add to their team and hire an "Audio Content Associate Manager.” This role will be 100% remote
Description:
The Audio Content Associate Manager supports the client's Studios NA production team by overseeing day-to-day post-production operations across a high volume of concurrent projects. This is a supervisory contractor role focused on guiding Production Coordinators, facilitating communication with creative stakeholders, and making independent decisions on production and post-production workflows. The Associate Manager reduces operational bottlenecks so team leads can focus on strategy and creative direction. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, escalating to team leads as needed, and adapts to the complexity of each project.
Core Responsibilities
- Post-Production Oversight
- Oversee Production Coordinator day-to-day post-production tasks
- Oversee traffic management of post-production projects
- Oversee Production Coordinator assignments of post resources to new projects
- Develop complex post-production timelines based on provided templates
- Manage several audio delivery workflows
- Track due dates from recording through final delivery; reassess and adjust schedules if needed to ensure content releases successfully and on time
- Quality Control & Decision-Making
- Weigh in on 1st and 2nd QC results and determine best courses of action
- Evaluate recorded audio for quality and provide guidance on audio issues found during post-production
- Perform simple edits and master/mixes on an as-needed basis
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Communicate with internal teams on post-production assignments and progress
- Communicate directly with partner studios on deliverables and issues
- Provide production reporting and updates to all stakeholders as requested, via email, speaking, and reporting
- Attend regular planning meetings and scrums with internal teams
- Additional Support
- Assist with post-production of the client's Studios audiobooks and other productions as needed
Minimum Required Skills
- 3-5 years' experience coordinating production in an audiobook, podcast, or music environment
- 3-5 years' experience in a professional, commercial audiobook, podcast, or music environment
- Excellent listening skills for audio
- Strong business correspondence skills, especially with email
- Strong people skills in working with a variety of personalities
- Strong Microsoft Excel and database management skills
- Demonstrated strong judgment assessing audio quality and content
- Demonstrated organizational skills
Preferred Additional Skills
- 1-2 years' experience in audio post-production (editing)
- 1-2 years' experience in audio production (recording, mixing)
- Strong knowledge of at least one foreign language
Personal Characteristics
- Strong attention to detail
- Solution-oriented, positive attitude
- Comfortable operating autonomously
- Proactive
- Creative problem-solver
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated performer
- Strong leadership qualities
- Articulate
- Effective judgment in making critical, time-sensitive decisions
Qualifications Context
- Strong email correspondence, professional communication, and organization are key to this role.
- Audio education and experience are a plus, preferably with spoken word, but music is certainly acceptable.
- It is imperative that the Associate Manager has a strong command of the English language and its grammatical construct beyond that of common usage.
- This combination of skills is most often found in those who have experience in communications, a theater background, or who have studied literature.
- Strong knowledge of foreign languages and cultures is a significant plus.