Post - Production Supervisor
The Post Production Supervisor oversees all aspects of post-production processes and management of the post-production teams. He/She is responsible for resource and financial management by ensuring that projects are sufficiently staffed and delivered within allocated project budgets. He is also responsible for translating the creative vision of the production into clear action plans for the video editing teams and monitoring project progress to ensure it adheres to the production schedule. The working environment is primarily indoors in a video editing studio, however he may be required to travel depending on the production's requirements. He should have an effective understanding of the entire post-production process. He is able to manage projects and teams effectively. He ought to be able to communicate with all levels of stakeholders and should possess a good imagination and creative flair to edit videos that achieve the creative vision of the production.
Skills and Competencies
Technical Skills & Competencies
Generic Skills & Competencies
Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks
• Conceptualise editing requirements based on the creative vision for the production and the script
• Develop project plans for the post-production operations in alignment with the overall production schedules
• Identify appropriate crew members for hiring based on the technical requirements of the production
• Identify the editing resource requirements such as crew, equipment and software packages
• Communicate clear and concise project expectations to editing teams
Perform quality checks on deliverables to ensure all creative, aesthetic and legal requirements are met
• Oversee the creation of the director's cut and the final cut
• Provide updates to the team leads and creative leadership teams on the progress of video editing
• Suggest adoption of emerging technologies in work processes to improve quality of output content and work place efficiency
• Drive project to meet schedules, budget, manpower and technical quality targets
• Drive project discipline to document scope changes, issues and risks that affect implementation
• Determine and resolve issues associated with project implementation by collaborating with users, technical staff and management
• Lead regular project reviews to recommend schedule changes, cost or resource adjustments
• Define common goals, direction and accountability among staff
• Define staff development strategies by coaching, mentoring and engaging in career discussions
• Define effective performance management practices within department in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, work allocations and staffing of the various departments