Senior Dubbing Mixer
Osterley, West London
Sky is Europe's leading entertainment company and serves 21 million customers across five countries. Our business in the UK and Ireland has come a long way since starting out as a satellite broadcaster in 1989 and we're not stopping there. Sky Production Services (SPS) provide production services for all of Sky's Content Creation teams - Sport, Sports News, Creative & Entertainment; we also provide our services to Independent Production Houses. We have over 700 talented people who make sure that our customers have a great content experience; from the pictures they see to the sound they hear.
We are looking for an experienced Audio Dubbing Mixer to occupy a senior position within the Audio Post Production team delivering high end Entertainment Programmes, Creative Campaigns and Sport and News Documentaries. The role comprises two key areas, these being Operational and Team Leadership. This is great opportunity to shape a new role at Sky and bring innovative and creative ideas to the team to shape the future of the Audio team. You'll be responsible for designing and mixing audio for a broad range of programme content as well as managing a team of dubbing mixers. The ideal candidate will have a balance of excellent dubbing skills and be able to demonstrate great leadership skills.
The successful candidate will be required to:
•Design, edit and mix audio for a broad range of programme content for our Entertainment, Creative and Sports clients.
•Work on high profile and complex projects and deliver an exceptional level of audio recording, editing, mixing and client service.
•Offer our clients a specialist creative skill that adds significant value and be able to work effectively and deliver in a high-pressure environment.
•Lead a team of Dubbing Mixers, providing strategic and constructive mentoring and undertaking performance management duties.
•Support the team in meeting the highest standards in the delivery of all operational activities based on the visions and values of Sky Production Services.
•Assist the Audio Manager in co-ordinating and motivating other members of the Audio Post department whilst seeking out and realising emerging technologies and content genres.
Key Skills/Technical Requirements of this role include:
•Proven experience of using at least one prominent professional DAW to a high level.
•Proven experience of 5.1 Audio for Film, TV or Broadcast environments.
•Ability to make extensive productive use of Digital Audio Plugin software.
•In-depth understanding of high-end Post Production workflows, including separate audio conforms.
•Strong creative 'story telling' skills.
•File based media formats, files and codecs.
•Proven leadership of other audio post production personnel.
•Demonstrable experience in creating and delivering extensive and complex International deliverables.
We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of editing and mixing high profile and complex programming and an established client following on high end and demanding productions.
If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you!
As a valued employee of Sky, you'll benefit from a free Sky+HD premium package, an excellent pension scheme, private health care and a share save scheme. There's a range of other benefits to help you make valuable tax and national insurance savings too.
It's our people that make Sky Europe's leading entertainment company. That's why we work hard to be an inclusive employer, so everyone at Sky can be their best.