Signing Assistant

Signing Production Assistant

Reporting to the Production Manager for the Signing team, Signing Production Assistants will work with various teams within Access Services to provide comprehensive support for all aspects of sign-interpreted programme production, including research, media tracking, programme transmission, and administrative duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients and media management to obtain media, scripts, and other materials promptly for subtitling, audio description, and signing.
• Prepare scripts as appropriate to make the subtitling process more efficient.
• Manage the ingest and delivery of media.
• Input client schedules into the in-house scheduling system and respond to schedule changes.
• Conduct daily checks of schedules.
• Handle administrative tasks associated with allocation changes as directed by the Duty Manager (DM).
• Liaise with technical teams where necessary to assist the DM.
• Manage Dentons and language control for live subtitling.
• Provide additional monitoring of output as directed by the DM.
• Build and maintain contact lists and databases relating to contributors, programme content, and production schedules.
• Provide operational assistance required for both the production and transmission of sign-interpreted programmes, including live and pre-recorded programmes.
• Act as a focal point for the Sign Language Translation (SLT) team, and undertake the maintenance of all records and systems used by the team.
• Deliver files and materials to clients reliably and to deadline.
• Create and maintain rotas for Access Services production and support teams, responding to queries as necessary.
• Process administrative requests for Access Services teams.
• Work with operations schedulers/managers in the allocation of services to third-party suppliers.
• Manage the workflow for freelancers and other external suppliers, providing materials and media as necessary.

Key Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrable administrative experience, including accurate record-keeping and maintaining scheduling systems/databases.
• An awareness of and interest in the work of Ericsson/Red Bee Media and Access Services and their clients.
• An interest in and knowledge of a wide range of television output.
• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.
• Ability to use own initiative, work flexibly, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrable effective time management, organizational skills, accuracy, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships.
• Experience of working successfully as an integral part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of Excel; experience of working with new technology and equipment.
• An awareness or interest in working with Deaf colleagues and contributors.

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Job Details

Primary Country and City: United Kingdom (GB) || London

Req ID: 791362