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Your New Role: A WBD Localization Specialist is responsible for localization of content, developing strategies to support clients while adapting to a fast-changing industry and new technologies. This role is also responsible for identifying opportunities for innovation, process improvement and implementing change. Day-to-Day, this role supports the team goal of preserving the original creative intent of WBD content while considering local cultural sensitivities.
Responsibilities: Relationships & Communication: Maintain relationships with stakeholders across the studio, regional and territory teams and key vendors. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Coordinating activities across WB Technology, Sales & Marketing, Anti-Piracy, Localization Vendors and 3rd party clients to ensure a high level of client satisfaction is achieved and maintained.
- Communication relating to operational activities.
- Work closely with clients and business partners to ensure localization efforts match expectations.
Localization: Supports dubbing, subtitling and title work efforts across a variety of content types. Including but not limited to:
- Review materials, provide creative and technical direction to localization vendors.
- Demonstrate initiative in problem solving from identification through to solution.
- Implementation and management of:
- Intellectual Property management
- Oversee Quality Assurance processes.
- Ensure all tracking charts remain up-to-date, and that status of all projects is always available
- Manage orders, including creation of Purchase Orders, and ensure all invoices are handled in a timely manner
Vendor Management: - Manage vendor assignments and capacity, supervise successful deliveries as well as rejections / issues and compile/update SLA documents for each vendor.
- Improve workflows / Continuous improvement.
Innovation & Development: - Develop new initiatives / workflows that support new business models and repurposing of materials for downstream use.
- Engage with and implement New Technologies to further improve localization efforts
- Perform special projects as necessary.
- Personal training and development to improve localization skills and technical ability.
Qualifications & Experiences: - Minimum 3 years in production / localization
- Knowledge, Skills & Other Requirements:
- Extensive Experience with localization production.
- Experience with physical and digital workflows
- Knowledge of business practices and basic Finance
- Knowledge of WB systems and tools
- Proficiency in Project Management Tools, Word, Excel
- Education, Training or Certification
- College preferred, with emphasis on language translation, film or related area, or equivalent work experience.
- Foreign language skills, particularly in European languages, are a plus
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.
Championing Inclusion at WBDWarner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $54,061.00 - $100,400.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.
