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About the Role

SIDE UK is seeking a Technical Production Manager to manage complex voice-production projects for major clients within the fast-growing speech technology division. The role involves coordinating various stakeholders, managing schedules, budgets, assets, and quality, while also improving team tools and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple speech and voice-production projects from initial scoping through to final delivery.
• Translate client briefs into clear budgets, schedules, production plans and resource requirements.
• Prepare and maintain project cost estimates as briefs and production requirements develop.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, providing clear updates on progress, costs, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate recording studios, voice talent, directors, engineers, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare and manage scripts, session materials, audio and video references and other production assets.
• Track recording progress, script updates, production changes and final deliverables.
• Manage project budgets, investigate variances and resolve cost-related queries.
• Source international partner studios and support commercial negotiations where required.
• Review client, vendor and talent agreements to identify errors, risks or points requiring negotiation.
• Ensure editing, quality assurance and asset delivery meet client specifications and agreed deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to improve production workflows, reporting and operational efficiency.
• Develop or enhance production-tracking tools using advanced Excel, automation or other technical solutions.

Requirements

• At least three years’ experience in production management, project management or project coordination within a complex delivery environment.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects, deadlines, budgets and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Experience managing project budgets of approximately £50,000 or more.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capability, including experience building complex trackers, reporting tools or operational models.
• Experience managing large volumes of files, data or assets across multiple projects.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and commercial judgement.
• The ability to work independently, take ownership and escalate issues appropriately.
• A collaborative and practical approach, with the flexibility to support colleagues at all levels.
• The ability to remain calm and solutions-focused when requirements, schedules or priorities change.
• Sufficient technical understanding to work confidently with specialist teams and improve production processes.

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• VBA
• Python
• Avid Pro Tools
• Adobe Audition
• iZotope

Location

• London

Work Type

• Hybrid
• 3-month fixed-term contract
• 40 hours per week

Experience Level

• 3+ years experience

About the Company

• SIDE has built a world-class reputation for dialogue and audio production over the past 25 years, working on titles including Cyberpunk 2077, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Hitman III, Returnal and It Takes Two.
• SIDE is a global video-game development and services provider, delivering technical and creative solutions to many of the world’s largest developers, publishers and technology companies.
• With 20 studios across 14 countries, our services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localisation, player support, community management and datasets.
• Join a global team delivering complex creative and technical projects for recognised clients across gaming, technology and digital media.