Production Manager – Reel Audiobooks, LLC
2012 - 2022
How I Created Value for the Company:
For Clients & Stakeholders
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Managed a team of over 40 contractors across more than 10 languages
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Established workflows that streamlined processes while reducing QC errors
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Developed internal wiki to function as a living document for complex & evolving company guidelines
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Trained all Editors, QC Engineers, Sound Designers, and Producers
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Go-to studio for "A-List" celebrities, authors, and other public figures
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Guaranteed 100% text-accurate QC
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One Stop shop for all post production needs
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Sourced & trained top talent in obscure languages
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Galician
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Tamil
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10+ other languages
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After Hours + Weekends
My Role
I served as Post-Production Manager for a top-tier Audiobook firm for a decade. In this position, I oversaw management of the internal team, created and instituted workflows, built an internal wiki to help team members navigate the complex guidelines, hired & trained staff and contractors, and basically anything else that was needed.
Beyond Management:
Though this role was largely a management position, I played a hands on role on the technical side as well. I mastered most of the titles that came through our doors and was in charge of forensic treatment to raw audio files when they came in with less-than-ideal sonic characteristics. This became extremely prevalent during covid when authors & celebrities were recording titles from home. I also started in the trenches as an Edit & QC Engineer and have edited hundreds of hours of audio.
I have managed over 4,000 titles, mostly commissioned by Audible Inc. and our team was their go-to studio for “A-list” celebrity & author-read projects.
I parted ways with Reel Audiobooks on good terms in May 2022 after training four people to take over for me. I still work with them on a very limited basis, but no longer at full-time capacity.
Select Projects
I served as production manager for all of the below projects. I was very hands-on with top tier projects often pitched-in to help with complex edits, sound design, and anywhere else I was needed.
“The Autobiography of Malcolm X” Narrated by Laurence Fishburne (Dual 2021 Audie Award winner)
“The Meaning of Mariah Carey” Narrated by the Author
“Promise Me, Dad” Written & Narrated by Joe Biden
“The Decision” Narrated by Kevin Hart (Audiobook of the year nominee)
"Project Hail Mary" Narrated by Ray Porter (Audiobook of the year winner)
“Hello Darkness, My Old Friend” Narrated by Art Garfunkel
“Dan Rather: Stories of a Lifetime” Written & Narrated by Dan Rather
“Justice, Justice Though Shalt Pursue” Narrated by Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Amanda L. Tyler
“Human Touch” Narrated by Mitch Albom
“Alias Grace” Narrated by Margaret Atwood & Sarah Gadon
“We’ve got Answers” by Charlamagne Tha God
“Soldiers of Science” Narrated by Alan Alda
“How I Built This” Narrated by Guy Raz
“On Writers and Writing” Narrated by Margaret Atwood