Production Manager
Job Summary
Job Description
The Production Manager will report to the Producer and Director of Content Production and assist in managing the assigned project. This role involves bridging creative and production teams to ensure efficient workflows and effective communication. Responsibilities include collaborating with the Producer and supervisors, managing Turnovers and schedules, mentoring coordinators, organizing meetings, identifying and mitigating project roadblocks, creating strategic plans and schedules, ensuring follow-up on action items, and ensuring the Shotgrid database is up-to-date. The role requires strong project management skills and the ability to balance various priorities and deadlines.
Must have:
- 2+ years experience as Production Manager or similar in virtual production.
- 5+ years experience on high-profile feature films and television.
- Strong technical understanding of the VFX pipeline.
Good to have:
- Knowledge of basic real-time engine concepts.
- Experience with production management software like ShotGrid.
6 skills required
Job Details
Eyeline Studios
At Eyeline, Scanline VFX's virtual production division, we want to provide you with a solid foundation where you can be a part of an innovative team of brilliant researchers, developers and virtual storytellers. Learn more.
The Virtual Production Show Production Manager (PM) reports to the Producer and Director of Content Production and assists the Producer in managing the assigned project. This role bridges creative and production teams, ensuring efficient workflows and effective communication.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Producer and supervisors to strengthen the connection between creative and production teams
- Assist Producer and Creative Director in the project set up and workflow
- Assist Producer in managing Turnovers and schedules of deliverable milestones
- Mentors and Manages coordinators to create clear daily and weekly plans to ensure work schedule is on track as discussed with Producer and supervisory team
- Organize and lead day-to-day meetings, ensuring clear agendas are communicated
- Identify and mitigate project roadblocks, creating detailed contingency plans to maintain efficiency
- Create and implement strategic plans and schedules, ensuring team efficiency
- Ensures follow up for action items, goals, and deadlinesLook after all deliveries and ensure all references are shared with Eyeline in collaboration with coordinators
- Ensure Shotgrid database is up to date with Turnovers and Eyeline’s schedules in collaboration with coordinators. This includes creating scenes, shots, assets for each turnover
Qualifications
- Minimum 2+ years of experience as a Production Manager or a similar role in virtual production, VFX, or animation
- Minimum five (5) years experience working on high profile feature films and television
- Strong technical understanding of the VFX pipeline across multiple departments as well as interest and knowledge of VFX software packages
- Highly organized, resourceful, and diligent with excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Trustworthy and able to maintain a high level of discretion and confidentiality
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to balance various priorities and deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite tools and experience with production management software such as Flow/ShotGrid (formerly Shotgun) or equivalent tracking tools.
- Knowledge of basic real-time engine concepts and virtual production terminology is desirable but not essential.
$87,000 - $113,000 a year
About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 8 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich (will cease to operate by year's end), Seoul, Mumbai and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.
We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.
Powered by Netflix
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.
Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.
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