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Chris Oakley

Chief Technology OfficerZOO Digital Group plc

Sheffield, UK

Member Since June 2022

Skills

Software Engineering
Project Management
Innovation & Growth

About

Chris Oakley is an enduring innovator within the ZOO Digital team and entertainment industry as a whole, working his way through the research and development ranks to take the mantle of Chief Technology Officer. Chris has been with ZOO Digital since the early start-up days. First working as a QA Engineer, the software specialist is now an expert at juggling project priorities, keeping an eye on new opportunities for innovation and managing ZOO Digital Labs. As a natural multi-tasker, he works on all of the R&D projects at ZOO, keeping a finger on the pulse of cutting-edge technology. He’s also dedicated at putting together the perfect team – conducting over 500 interviews to cherry-pick a slick and smooth-running UK team. Out of work, Chris balances the office lifestyle with time at the gym and is a dedicated follower of Sheffield Wednesday FC. Although he’s helped with some incredible triumphs at ZOO, his proudest accomplishments are his two sons.

Published content

Hiring? Eight Steps to Help You Choose the Right Candidate

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To find the best candidate, you’ll need to get to know them on a deeper level. The right team can make or break your business. A team that gets along well can help your company innovate and stand out among your competition. On the flip side, a team that is dysfunctional can drag down morale and efficiency, creating internal problems that take away from the work at hand. While teams require a number of elements to function well — including a thoughtful manager — one way company leaders can ensure they’re setting their teams up for success is by hiring the right team members. But choosing the right person out of a pool of candidates can be a challenging task, so how can leaders determine if they’re making the right hires? Below, the business leaders of Rolling Stone Culture Council offer their advice, each weighing in with one step companies can take before and during the interview process to make sure the next hire they make will be the perfect one.

12 Tips to Get Honest, Constructive Feedback From Your Employees

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Truthful feedback from your team — both positive and negative — is essential for continued growth as a business leader. Honest and transparent teams are likely to succeed for the simple fact that they value an open dialogue. If your team isn't on the same page about your plans, projects will suffer and the business may lose the momentum it needs for growth. This is why, as a business leader, it's critical to ensure you're receiving constructive and helpful feedback from your team. To help you make this a priority for both you and your business, 12 members of Rolling Stone Culture Council discuss their best tips for leaders.

Company details

ZOO Digital Group plc

Company bio

ZOO Digital’s mission is to make life easier for the people who entertain the world. It supports major Hollywood studios and streaming services to globalize their content and reach audiences everywhere, by providing world-leading, technology-enabled localization and media services. Clients include major Hollywood studios and streaming services, like Disney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Facebook, Sony, and HBO, among others. ZOO offers the end-to-end services needed to securely create digital distribution packages in all languages and for all distribution platforms; services include dubbing, subtitling and captioning, audio description, metadata localization, artwork localization and media processing. Alongside this, ZOO also provides its clients with management platforms and strategic solutions to support their own internal globalization operations. For more information, visit www.zoodigital.com.

Industry

Entertainment

Area of focus

Media and Entertainment
Software Engineering

Company size

201 - 500

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