Director of Studio Operations

Responsibilities

- Lead and support studio production teams, including production coordination, audio engineering, and production management, to deliver projects on schedule and in line with quality and client requirements.
- Plan and review workloads, staffing, facilities, equipment, and other production resources to balance capacity, deadlines, and business priorities.
- Set clear priorities and expectations for direct reports; provide regular coaching, feedback, mentorship, and performance support.
- Monitor production workflows and operational performance; identify bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and service quality.
- Partner with Sales, Client Services, and Production teams to assess project requirements, develop workable production plans, and support estimates or quotes as needed.
- Manage operational costs and contribute to budget planning, resource forecasting, and cost-control initiatives while protecting delivery and quality standards.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with external vendors in coordination with the Global Vendor Manager, ensuring vendor capacity and services meet local production needs.
- Coordinate with other Iyuno studios and global stakeholders to align local resources, workflows, technical practices, and delivery expectations with company strategy.
- Partner with engineering and technology leaders to support studio equipment readiness, maintenance, technical standards, and ongoing development of engineering capabilities.
- Work with Human Resources and relevant leaders on staffing changes, employee matters, and required documentation; apply company policies consistently and escalate significant risks or issues to the EVP of America Operations.
- Develop, review, and recommend client pricing, rates, and project estimates for dubbing and audio localization services, using scope, complexity, talent and studio requirements, engineering time, vendor costs, turnaround expectations, and commercial objectives.
- Partner with Sales, Client Services, Production, and Finance to establish pricing assumptions, validate quotes, assess non-standard requests, and balance competitiveness, client expectations, delivery risk, and profitability.
- Build and manage studio operating budgets and forecasts; monitor actuals against plan, evaluate cost drivers, and recommend actions to manage spend while maintaining quality and delivery standards.
- Review project and service-line financial performance, including labor and vendor costs, capacity utilization, and margin trends; escalate material variances and recommend pricing or workflow adjustments.

Skills and experience required

- Substantial experience in studio operations, dubbing, audio post-production, media localization, or a closely related entertainment production environment.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary production teams and coordinating production managers, coordinators, engineers, facilities, and external vendors.
- Strong understanding of dubbing and audio localization workflows, including voiceover and lip-sync dubbing, editing, mixing, and delivery requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing deadlines, production capacity, resource allocation, and changing client requirements.
- Experience evaluating workflows, resolving operational issues, and implementing process improvements.
- Budget awareness and experience monitoring costs, vendor spend, and resource utilization.
- Strong communication, stakeholder-management, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate across functions, locations, and time zones in a global organization.
- •Experience preparing or evaluating client estimates, service pricing, operating budgets, forecasts, and financial performance measures.
- Ability to interpret cost and margin data and translate it into practical pricing, resourcing, and operational

Desirable qualifications

- Experience in a multi-studio or international media localization organization.
- Experience with production planning, resource-management tools, workflow optimization, or operational reporting.
- Established relationships with audio production or localization vendors.

Salary: $140,000-$155,000