Post Production Operations Manager

About Platform Media

Platform Media is an industry leading, central hub for branded entertainment, marketing, and monetisation. Its three content labels focus on original content creation. The business has kicked off a new era with a blockbuster lineup of originals in sport and entertainment. Recent hit launches from the supergroup include Olivia Attwood’s Olivia’s House, BBC’s The Traitors: Uncloaked, The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Wanging On with Graham Norton & The Good, The Bad, and The Rugby.

Location: London (Hybrid) | Reporting to: Head of Studio | Department: Production Management | Salary: £45,000 - £50,000  | Type: 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Role Overview 

Platform Media is entering an exciting phase of growth, expanding further into high-value broadcast and long-form productions. We are seeking an experienced Post-Production Operations Manager to shape and lead the infrastructure behind our post-production workflows across multiple concurrent projects.

This role will take ownership of post-production operations, ensuring seamless delivery, robust compliance, effective freelance resource management, and end-to-end media lifecycle governance.

The successful candidate will bring clarity, structure, and technical authority to a fast-scaling production slate - playing a pivotal role in building a best-in-class post-production environment.

Key Responsibilities

Post Workflow & Governance

• Design and implement structured post-production workflows across all projects, while enhancing current processes and improving integration with existing tools
• Create and maintain post documentation and delivery guides
• Own the end-to-end post pipeline (ingest → offline → online → delivery → archive)
• Enforce archiving and retention policies
• Establish clarity between production and post at project kickoff
• Oversee data management and storage for all productions
• Ensure consistency across projects while adapting workflows to different formats and outputs

Delivery & Technical Compliance

• Oversee technical deliveries (broadcast, digital, platform)
• Oversee QC processes including format, audio, metadata and compliance checks
• Manage offline-to-online turnover
• Liaise with post houses for grade, mix and final delivery
• Maintain and evolve delivery presets and compliance templates (AS-11, IMF, EBU R128 etc.)

Post Resource & Capacity Management

• Work with production management to build post-production budgets
• Coordinate freelance editors and and post-production talent across projects
• Oversee post schedules and ensure efficient resource allocation
• Forecast capacity during peak production periods
• Forecast capacity and identify scaling needs during peak periods
• Manage relationships with external post houses
• Support producers in setting realistic timelines and delivery expectations

Storage & Media Lifecycle Ownership

• Own media tracking across active and completed productions
• Ensure all rushes, drives and assets are properly logged, tracked and accessible
• Implement and enforce archiving and retention policies
• Log freelancer account subscriptions to help manage bloat
• Manage final delivery retention and archiving cycles
• Manage post-related tools, accounts and subscriptions

Systems Development

• Build and maintain a scalable post-production tracking system
• Work with tools such as Monday.com (or similar) to streamline workflows
• Explore and integrate new technologies, including AI-assisted post workflows
• Improve visibility of post status, delivery timelines and storage health
• Create reporting visibility on post status and storage health

Required Experience

• 5+ years in post-production (broadcast, factual, long-form or branded)
• Proven experience in managing workflows and processes across multiple projects
• Strong knowledge of broadcast and platform delivery standards (AS-11, IMF, EBU R128, etc.) as well as podcast formats and specifications
• Experience managing freelance post teams (editors, sound, grade, mix) and coordinating post schedules across multiple projects
• Experience working in shared storage environments
• Strong working knowledge of Premiere Pro and Avid workflows
• Experience handling offline to online turnover
• Confident QC and technical delivery oversight
• Experience working with external post houses and vendors
• Tech-savvy and enthusiastic about exploring and implementing new technologies, including AI-driven tools and workflows

Personal Attributes

• Strong Technical Abilities: Detail-oriented with strong technical standards and skills 
• Process Driven: Highly organised and systems-driven while also being comfortable to own and implement processes. Comfortable building structure in a fast-scaling environment
• Stakeholder Management: Diplomatic and confident working across production, clients and suppliers
• Commercial Awareness: Commercially aware with a focus on efficiency

If you’re passionate about media innovation and ready to contribute to a fast-growing company at the forefront of premium content and storytelling, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become a key player in our global expansion and creative success!