Signing Assistant

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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 Duties

• Liaise with clients and media management to obtain media, scripts and other materials as promptly as possible 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 responds to schedule changes


• Daily checks of schedules


• Admin tasks associated with allocation changes as directed by the Duty Manager (DM)


• Liaise with technical teams where necessary to assist the DM


• Managing Dentons and language control for live subtitling


• 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 as required both in the production and transmission of sign-interpreted programmes and for live and pre-recorded programmes


• Act as a focal point for the Sign Language Translation (SLT) team, and to undertake the maintenance of all records and systems used by the team


• Deliver files and materials to clients, reliably and to a 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/or adapt to changing circumstances


• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines


• Demonstrable effective time management, organisational 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