Production Manager

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. Take ownership of dialogue and voice production projects from client brief through final delivery .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £30,000 - £39,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong project management capabilities, overseeing dialogue and voice production projects from inception to delivery while effectively managing client relationships and coordinating resources across departments. Proficient in maintaining project timelines, budgets, and quality standards within the audio production and games industry.

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Project ManagementAudio Production ProcessesClient Relationship ManagementBudget CoordinationMicrosoft Excel Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementAudio ProductionScript CoordinationBudget ManagementTimeline ManagementResource CoordinationQuality StandardsCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingProcess Orientation

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementAdaptabilityProactive Approach

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OfficeExcelRecording SoftwarePost-Production ToolsCasting Tools

Industry Keywords

Games IndustryAudio LocalisationBroadcast ProductionCommercial ProductionCreative Agency

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take ownership of dialogue and voice production projects from client brief through final delivery
Manage project lifecycles, including client requirements, budgets, timelines, milestones and quality standards
Coordinate recording sessions and prepare scripts and recording assets for actors, directors and studio engineers
Monitor recording progress and adjust schedules as required
Manage script updates, changes and incoming assets
Track final audio deliverables with Post-Production teams and ensure deadlines are met
Act as day-to-day client contact, managing expectations and addressing requests, queries and challenges
Prepare project quotes, manage costs and communicate budget variations and scope changes
Coordinate third-party resources, freelancers, external vendors and Side service lines
Support actor selection and auditions with the Casting team
Coordinate resources across multiple departments and maintain production workflows
Identify issues, assess changing requirements and adjust plans and timelines
Maintain accurate project records, documentation and administrative requirements
Prioritise multiple projects, competing deadlines and escalate significant risks to management
Uphold security, confidentiality, IT, HR, health and safety and ethical standards
Support a safe, professional and respectful working environment and other business activities as required

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in a role requiring comparable project management skills, with responsibility for coordinating projects through their lifecycle
In-depth knowledge of the games industry and/or audio production processes; relevant experience may come from broadcast, commercial production, post-production, games development or a creative agency
Strong understanding of project management processes
Ability to manage competing deadlines, client accounts, projects and stakeholders effectively
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects strongly preferred
Experience working directly with clients, managing expectations and maintaining positive professional relationships
Experience coordinating schedules, resources, budgets and deliverables in a production or comparable project environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organisational and time-management skills
Sound judgement, critical thinking and a practical, solutions-focused approach
Ability to remain composed under pressure and respond constructively to changing requirements
Proactive, accountable approach with ownership of work
Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple departments
Process-oriented and adaptable approach
Experienced use of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Familiarity with Excel formulas such as SUMIFS and COUNTIFS would be useful
Previous experience working on video game dialogue production or audio localisation projects would be useful
Direct games industry experience is not essential where relevant transferable production management capabilities can be demonstrated

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time 6 or 12-month Fixed-Term Contract
Hybrid working after training: three days per week in the London office and two days working from home
Initial one-month fully onsite training period
Target start date flexibility to accommodate notice periods