Production Manager
| Location: | Bryanston |
| Education level: | Diploma |
| Job level: | Senior |
| Job policy: | Employment Equity position |
| Type: | Contract |
| Company: | The Rooms Network |
Job description
We are seeking a highly organized, solutions-driven Production Manager to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex production environments, understands multi-layered workflows, and can drive delivery within tight timelines.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the channel’s dubbing and localisation projects, with added involvement in broader Eclipse TV content when required.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Dubbing Workflow Management
- Lead and manage end-to-end dubbing production timelines, deliverables, and workflows
- Oversee localisation schedules and ensure on-time delivery of dubbed content.
- Track progress throughout the dubbing lifecycle and resolve blockers proactively
Production Coordination & resources Management
- Coordinate studios, voice talent, production teams, and external partners
- Manage resources, production calendars, and prioritisation across multiple projects
- Support additional Eclipse TV productions as needed outside of dubbing workflows
Financial, legal and Operational Compliance
- Monitor expenses against approved dubbing budgets
- Ensure compliance with licensing, copyright, and usage approvals
- Uphold industry standards, production protocols, and safety requirements
Stakeholder & Team Collaboration
- Partner with producers, coordinators, editors, and localisation vendors
- Communicate project statuses and expectations clearly and consistently
- Maintain strong relationships across internal and external teams
Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in film production, Media Technology or related field.
- 5 years’ experience with television production/post-production pipelines.
- Proven experience in production coordination, preferably in a post-production or creative agency environment.
- Experience managing freelancers, coordinating timesheets, and supporting billing/invoicing.
- Understanding of both production and postproduction environments.
- Comfortable working with creative professionals and translating briefs into actionable schedules.
- Strong scheduling and project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills — both client-facing and internal team-facing.
- Familiarity with media production workflows, software, and tools (e.g., Trello, Airtable, Monday.com, Frame.io, Adobe Suite knowledge is a plus).
- Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving and workflow optimization.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and deadline-driven environment.
Posted on 30 Oct 10:44, Closing date 12 Nov
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