{"id":3596832,"url":"https://alion.io/job/savageone-team-lead-multimedia","title":"Team Lead - Multimedia","company":{"id":4452485,"name":"SavageOne","domain":"savageone.co","url":"https://alion.io/company/savageone","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Manatal","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Cape Town, South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":22000,"max_usd":49000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":22},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Blender","optional":false},{"name":"DaVinci Resolve","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T04:53:24Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-08T16:52:11Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"On Site Role\nReports to Head of Content\nAbout the role\nThe Team Lead Multimedia owns the development, implementation and day-to-day production leadership of the Multimedia function, ensuring the Multimedia Editor team delivers accurate, high-quality output to approved client and retailer briefs and agreed deadlines.\nThe role defines the Multimedia service offering and production categories, establishes briefing and intake requirements, and develops workable production flows with clear responsibilities, resource needs, capacity and quality standards. It works with the Studio Operations Lead to document and prepare approved workflows for operational handover.\nThe Team Lead Multimedia plans production, develops the Multimedia Editor team and introduces new Multimedia and AI-enabled production types through testing and validation into routine operations.\nRole scope\nLead the Multimedia Editor team, including workload, standards, onboarding and development.\nOwn implementation of the Multimedia production flow, service definitions and readiness for routine operations.\nDevelop and own daily and weekly scheduling, capacity planning and production coordination across Multimedia.\nTranslate briefs into clear production instructions and agree responsibilities and handovers with related functions.\nProvide production time and resource estimates for planning.\nAct as the first escalation point for production blockers and report delivery, quality and implementation progress to the Head of Content.\nOwn the development and implementation plan for the Multimedia production flow, including milestones, dependencies, responsible owners and readiness requirements.\nDefine and maintain the approved Multimedia production categories and service catalogue, specifying the scope, inputs, outputs and acceptance criteria for each service.\nEstablish standard briefing, intake, ticketing and prioritisation requirements. Record requests at intake, identify missing inputs and distinguish work ready for production from blocked requests.\nAgree and document responsibilities and handovers across Multimedia, Photography, Retouch, QA and Operations, including ownership of blockers, review steps and asset loading.\nDetermine and test production times, resource requirements, capacity assumptions and production quality standards with the relevant teams.\nDetermine labour, software, equipment, setup, review and external resource requirements through the agreed business process.\nDocument approved workflows, production instructions, checklists and example outputs; train the people responsible for production and the related handovers.\nPrepare approved workflows for operational handover with named owners, confirmed capacity and QA validation. Monitor initial production and resolve implementation issues.\nPlan daily and weekly schedules and allocate work according to brief complexity, Editor skills, agreed priorities and available capacity.\nTranslate approved client and retailer briefs into clear production instructions; confirm required inputs and resolve briefing gaps before production starts.\nCoordinate production milestones, internal reviews, client feedback and handovers with the relevant owners, keeping status and outstanding actions current in the agreed systems.\nEscalate scope changes, resourcing conflicts, technical problems and delivery risks early, with practical options to resolve them.\nLead, coach and develop Multimedia Editors through regular check-ins, constructive feedback and performance reviews.\nOwn onboarding and coordinate approved freelance or external production resources.\nManage Multimedia software, hardware and equipment needs, maintain safe and orderly workspaces, and escalate resource requirements.\nIdentify, pilot and implement new Multimedia and AI-enabled production types, coordinating testing and independent validation with QA before routine use.\nMaintain production standards and workflow documentation as services or requirements change.\nUse QA feedback to investigate rejection and rework trends and correct recurring issues through process, training or tooling changes.\nReport capacity, throughput, production risks, quality trends and implementation progress to the Head of Content.\nImplementation milestones completed and approved workflows adopted into routine production.\nCompleteness and adoption of service definitions, briefing requirements and documented responsibilities.\nAccuracy of production time and capacity estimates against actual delivery.\nOn-time delivery and first-time QA approval without rework.\nTeam utilisation and throughput against planned capacity and job complexity.\nReduction in recurring rejection, rework and handover issues.\nEditor development, engagement and retention.\nStakeholder feedback and successful training and handover of approved workflows.\n5+ years of experience in multimedia or digital content production, including demonstrated people leadership.\nWorking knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Capture One, Blender, DaVinci Resolve or related production software.\nExperience translating client and retailer briefs into production plans and instructions.\nExperience designing and implementing production workflows, intake processes, service definitions and cross-team handovers.\nAbility to estimate production time, resources and capacity.\nExperience introducing technologies or production types such as AI-enabled imagery, 3D, 360 or video into a live production environment.\nWorking understanding of independent QA, production standards, documentation, training and operational handover.\nA background in photography, retouching or digital imagery production is advantageous.\nStrong people leadership and coaching ability.\nStructured planning and reliable ownership of schedules, implementation actions and capacity.\nProactive problem solving under production pressure, with hands-on involvement where needed.\nClear communication across production, QA, Operations and other business stakeholders.\nHigh accountability, transparent escalation and sound judgement.\nAbility to guide change, train others and support consistent adoption of new workflows.\nSkills and personal qualities\nStrong people leadership and coaching ability.\nStructured planning and reliable ownership of schedules, implementation actions and capacity.\nProactive problem solving under production pressure, with hands-on involvement where needed.\nClear communication across production, QA, Operations and other business stakeholders.\nHigh accountability, transparent escalation and sound judgement.\nAbility to guide change, train others and support consistent adoption of new workflows.\nWorking relationships and responsibilities\nThe Multimedia Lead owns Multimedia implementation, production leadership, scheduling and team development. Multimedia Editors create and edit assigned content under this leadership.\nThe Photography Lead owns photography planning and capture; Retouch and Operations retain responsibility for their own functions, with handovers agreed during implementation.\nMultimedia QA independently checks and approves output before release, continues to report through the QA Lead, and operates independently of Multimedia production management. QA approval remains independent of Multimedia production management.\nWorking environment\nA busy studio and office environment with daily production deadlines, implementation projects and collaboration across production functions. 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