Head of Localization Production

JOB TITLE : Head of Localization Production

COMPANY : PPC Creative Limited

REPORTING TO : CEO

DEPARTMENT : International Marketing Services

COMPANY OVERVIEW

PPC Creative Limited is a leading International Creative Production agency that combines a dedicated award-winning creative team with unparalleled post-production facilities.

With offices in LA and London, we offer a full agency cross-platform service that delivers on brief, on budget, and on schedule our commitment, our passion, and our attention to detail can be seen on-screen in each job we do.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Head of Localization Production role sits within our International Marketing Services department reporting to the CEO.

This role will manage our client localization teams overseeing LAT AM & APAC regions and will work closely with the localization team in London to service several major studio marketing, localization, and distribution teams.

This is a senior role that liaises with clients, provides leadership to the team, and ensures that the department runs efficiently on a day-to-day basis.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading a team of Account Directors & Managers to ensure materials are produced to a high standard and on time
• Providing guidance and leadership to the Account Directors to support them in managing their teams
• Work closely with departmental leads to ensure operational efficiencies and successful delivery of client content on time and budget
• Serving as the escalation point for any production / client questions or issues
• Overseeing the production of materials with in-house graphic designers, audio mixers, and online editors to deliver international localized marketing materials across a range of theatrical, broadcast, online, and social outlets
• Collaborating with the UK office to ensure all communication across all jobs is efficient and correct and PPC delivers a seamless 24-hour production environment providing a time and cost-efficient solution for our clients
• Overseeing the mastering teams to produce and deliver final materials on time and on budget
• Dealing directly with international territory offices regarding their requirements and studio head offices regarding campaign timelines and budgets
• Overseeing data management, quality control, and compliance services
• Building relationships with marketing and operations personnel within the territories and studio head offices
• Collaborating with translators and dubbing studio partners to obtain translations and audio files
• Helping to assess and triage competing deadlines across all territory requests in a given day / week, working with scheduling and the different departments to ensure high-priority items are always first up
• Overseeing project management processes and working closely with key stakeholders to provide an efficient production workflow
• Lead training and mentoring new hires on the localization team

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of experience in a management position
• Proven ability to effectively build, organize, lead, and mentor a team
• Excellent knowledge of global marketing localization requirements and workflows
• Ability to work well under pressure and within tight deadlines
• A track record of designing processes from the ground up to support changing business needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to forge good client relationships at all levels and approach new business opportunities with a positive knowledgeable attitude
• Agility and ability to quickly pivot between changing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment
• Ability to manage workflows in multiple locations across multiple time zones
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form
• Strong attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Ability to learn and process information quickly

This position is based in our LA head office and the salary rate for this role is between $120,000 to $140,000 per annum.

Actual amounts will vary based on the candidates’ skills, experience, and performance. Please note that this is an exempt position.