## Director of Studio OperationsApply: Burbank: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR101434**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### AboutIyuno is a global entertainment technology and localization company serving the world's leading entertainment studios in dubbing, subtitling and media services with 48 offices across 33 countries.We provide end-to-end global media services that enhance global storytelling through expert fluency, a seamless and secure experience and connected network. A technology trailblazer with grounded core values centered around quality and simplicity in an ever-changing industry. Using its sophisticated in-house technology for all product and service offerings. With over 35 million subtitled and 10 million dubbed minutes of content in 100+ languages, Iyuno is focused on connecting people, and connecting content to the world.