What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisor, Theatrical Localization (US) position at EIKON Group?
This role is responsible for helping to coordinate (with the guidance of the Head of Theatrical Subtitling) the production and through put of subtitle projects within the Digital Cinema theatrical subtitling team here at EIKON. This person will be working directly on high profile theatrical based content and be required to accurately output elements based on client need and specifications.
As a supervisor this employee will also help to coordinate localized training, troubleshooting, and mentoring of other newer subtitle team members. In this position it will be the responsibility of this person to also help answer specific either client or account team members questions within the Digital Cinema theatrical localization ecosystem.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Providing training and feedback to new starters and to existing staff as requirements and processes evolve
- Coordinating with the department management team to best utilize resource need (allocation of operator and equipment resources)
- Engaging with client account team members to help trouble shoot and derive solutions to immediate items of concern
- Creating and handling subtitle language version projects for theatrical / digital cinema workflows (inclusive of 3D stereoscopic subtitle projects)
- Creating, updating and quality checking master templates for multi-language projects
- Coordinating production work on designated subtitle projects for theatrical feature and trailer work
- Reviewing subtitle files in various languages against video for quality control, editing and error reporting
- Checking updated versions and tracking required changes
- Exporting reports, proofs and final files for delivery internally and externally
- Reformatting files to client or internal specifications
- Problem-solving linguistic, technical and workflow issues
- Liaising and collaborating with internal departments
- Contributing to creating and updating reference documents for internal resources
- As a supervisor this list is not all inclusive, and may be adjusted as needed
Strategy and Technical Development:
- Keep up to date with industry developments, tools and techniques.
- Quarterly discussions with department management team to discuss ongoing growth, employee engagement, and specific areas of focus within workflows and technology.
- Develop skills and knowledge in other disciplines to enhance overall understanding of industry practices. Including, but not limited to, streaming, broadcast, and post-production processes and services, commonly used software etc.
Project Planning, Maintenance and Delivery:
- Completion of ad-hoc project work as specified by your manager.
- Willingness and capability to troubleshoot complex problems.
- Project tracking and delivery through our in-house systems.
- Ensure that work is delivered to EIKON's global standards, on time with quality and precision at scale.
Skills and Attributes:
- Extensive hands-on subtitling QC experience in digital cinema
- Excellent knowledge of the factors that affect subtitle quality and viewer experience
- Broad experience of subtitling processes, requirements and tools
- A good understanding of digital cinema post-production processes
- Confidence to communicate effectively and diplomatically to colleagues at all levels
- Methodical, with superlative attention to detail and ability to maintain focus
- Good time-management and confidence to work independently
- Organized, adaptable and quick to react to shifting priorities
- Patience and flexibility in dynamic and high-pressure situations
- A positive and mature attitude to hard work within a team
- An affinity for picking up new processes and software
- A willingness to identify and anticipate problems and offer solutions
- Professional level fluency in English and familiarity with other languages
- A passion for film, TV and post-production
- Must be able to work flexible hours during busy periods
Minimum Qualifications
Right to work in the US
The role will be based in EIKON (2777 N Ontario St Suite 180, Burbank).
Working hours are set from 10am to 7pm however the candidate should be willing to work outside of these hours based on business requirements.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of strong applications, so please apply as soon as possible.