VFX Coordinator

Cause & FX is a dynamic studio known for its committed artists and exceptional work, embracing innovation and nurturing team growth. The VFX Coordinator is crucial for visual effects project management, acting as a liaison between clients, producers, supervisors, and artists. This role involves strategizing, implementing, and communicating tasks to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Must Have

• Track and manage workflow through the studio, meeting deadlines
• Track and distribute incoming project elements and deliveries
• Coordinate and complete submission of all deliverables
• Organize reviews, dailies, rounds, and meetings, follow up on information
• Take detailed, comprehensive notes during dailies/rounds and distribute
• Maintain accurate summary of artist progress in production database
• Ensure production database is updated daily
• Coordinate reviews and task priorities for on-time, resource-efficient delivery
• Engage in communication tools (Teams, fTrack)
• Prepare progress reports and complete daily time logging
• 2+ years previous experience as a VFX Coordinator
• Knowledge of VFX artistic and technical processes
• Strong project management skills, able to manage priorities and multi-task
• Highly proficient in Microsoft suite (Outlook, MS Office, Teams), database and scheduling software
• Clear and proactive written and verbal communication
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, cope with fast-paced environments
• Understanding of live-action and visual effects workflows

Perks & Benefits

• Join a company that values kindness, curiosity, teamwork, and creativity
• Interesting, exciting, and varied role within the film and TV industry
• Social events: Weekly quiz, Fromage Friday and regular team events

Description

WELCOME TO CAUSE & FX!

Our studio is celebrated for its dynamic atmosphere and a team of committed artists known for consistently delivering exceptional work. We embrace innovation and state-of-the-art technologies while nurturing the growth and potential of our team. Our mutual commitment fuels our motivation, and we warmly welcome individuals who share the same level of passion and dedication.

The VFX Coordinator is central to the visual effects project management. This role plays an integral part in liaising with all aspects of production and post-production: external Client stakeholders, internal Producers, Supervisors and Artists.

As the bridge between VFX Supervisors and Artists, the VFX Coordinator strategises, implements and communicates tasks crucial to the delivery of studio projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with Producers, Supervisors and Artists to track and manage workflow through the studio, while meeting internal and external deadlines.
• Tracks and distributes incoming project elements and deliveries.
• Coordinates and complete submission of all deliverables.
• Organises reviews, dailies, rounds and meetings and follow up on information as necessary.
• Takes detailed, comprehensive notes during dailies/rounds and distributes to relevant crew via the production database.
• Maintains an accurate summary of artist progress in the production database, with updated accurate task status.
• Ensures the production database is kept updated daily with notes and critical information before departing for the day.
• If necessary, attends set with VFX Supervisor as needs require, coordinating call sheet information with the Production Office and on-set VFX team, recording and communicating relevant notes, wrangling VFX requirements with relevant departments as required.
• Accountable for coordinating reviews and task priorities to achieve on-time and resource-efficient delivery
• Engaging in communication tools provided for use - specifically Teams and fTrack.
• Prepare progress reports when requested and complete time logging on a daily basis.
• Helps to maintain a positive, upbeat and professional team environment, being proactive and solution-orientated..

Requirements

• 2+ years previous experience as a VFX Coordinator.
• Knowledge of VFX: an understanding of the artistic and technical processes through which VFX is made, as well as the key roles and responsibilities of the team.
• Organisation: strong project management skills and working to deadlines, able to manage priorities and multi-task, with strong attention to detail.
• Software knowledge: Highly proficient in using Microsoft suite (Outlook, MS Office, Teams etc), database and scheduling software, able to quickly learn new software, understand common file formats and resolutions.
• Communication: work within a team towards a shared goal, be able to communicate clearly (written and verbal) and proactively with all team members.
• Resilience: remain calm and confident under pressure, cope well with fast paced environments and short deadlines, be adaptable, working with urgency, using initiative and a positive attitude.
• Understanding of live-action and visual effects workflows.

Benefits

• Join a company that values kindness, curiousity, teamwork, and creativity! Our Values aren't just words on a wall.
• Interesting, exciting, and varied role within the film and TV industry
• Social events: Weekly quiz, Fromage Friday and regular team events.

At Cause & FX we promote a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusiveness, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger, more creative and ultimately better at what we do. At Cause and FX everybody’s welcome.