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Production Assistant - Series

10 Hours ago • All levels • Animation • $39,960 PA - $45,760 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Production Assistant supports various departments (Production, Story, Script, Editorial, Visual Development) in a feature or series production. Responsibilities include assisting the Production Office Coordinator with daily operations, data entry into production software, transcribing meeting notes, coordinating scripts, archiving artwork and files, preparing presentations, providing desk coverage (answering phones, scheduling meetings), ordering supplies, running errands, completing expense reports, and other administrative tasks. The role requires strong organizational skills, excellent communication, multitasking abilities, and the willingness to take direction and work independently. This entry-level position is based at Sony Pictures Animation's Culver City studio.
Must have:
  • Office/project organization experience
  • Highly organized, resourceful, diligent
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Multitasking and work well under pressure
  • Willing to take direction
  • Independent work, prioritize tasks
  • Dependable, discretion
  • Computer and tech literate (Mac/PC, Photoshop, Word, Excel, Gmail)
  • Active driver's license
  • Ability to lift 20+ pounds
Good to have:
  • Bachelor's degree
Perks:
  • Incentives
  • Comprehensive benefits

Job Details

SUMMARY:  

The Production Assistant supports one or more departments for a feature or series. Departments include Production, Story, Script, Editorial, and Visual Development. This is an entry level position.

Sony Pictures Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Culver City, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist the Production Office Coordinator with day-to-day operations for the production.
  • Enter data into production tracking software.
  • Transcribe meeting notes.
  • Assist with coordinating scripts and prepping binders for voice recordings.
  • Archive artwork and production files within specific online directory structures.
  • Assist with preparing for presentations, special events, and meetings.
  • Provide desk coverage including answering phones, scheduling meetings, special coverage and other administrative duties as needed.
  • Order office supplies for the department.
  • Run for lunch, snacks, and coffee as needed. Our team appreciates the refreshments!
  • Complete expense reports for food and purchases.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Previous office or project organization experience.
  • Highly organized, resourceful, and diligent  with excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to multitask and work well under pressure in a face paced department.
  • Must be willing to take direction.
  • Ability to work independently and set appropriate priorities.
  • Take direction when needed and also take the initiative where applicable.
  • Dependable and ability to maintain a high level of discretion.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Candidates must be eligible to work in the US and must be at least 18 years old
  • High School diploma required, Bachelors preferred.
  • Computer and technology literate – familiarity with Mac/PC operating systems, Photoshop, Word, Excel, and Gmail.
  • Must possess an active driver’s license.
  • Ability to lift 20+ pounds. 

The anticipated base salary for this position is $19.50/hour to $22.00/hour. This role may also qualify for incentives and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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About The Company

The studio's latest theatrical release is "Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse," the highly-anticipated sequel to the Academy Award®-winning "Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse" and the second film in the Spider-Verse trilogy.


The division is also behind the visually-groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed "The Mitchells vs. The Machines," the hit film series "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and "Hotel Transylvania," and the upcoming 2D adult comedy "Fixed" from visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky.


In 2023, the studio released its first two series - "Agent Elvis," an adult animated action comedy, and "Young Love," which expands on the story and characters introduced in the Oscar®-winning short film, “Hair Love.”


Sony Pictures Animation, which was founded in 2002, is a division of the Sony Pictures Motion Pictures Group for Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.


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