VFX Coordinator

THE THIRD FLOOR is the world’s leading visualization company with offices in Los Angeles and London as well as on location with productions around the world. Since 2004, the studio has helped clients visualize and maximize content by producing computer-animated blueprints, known as “previsualizations”. The Third Floor is a fun, creative company founded by artists, for artists. We work on extremely high-profile projects, while maintaining a small studio culture. The company has won multiple Emmy and VES awards for its work. Recent projects include Avatar: The Way of Water, House of the Dragon, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, For All Mankind, Masters of the Air, and many more.

The VFX Coordinator is central to Previs project management. They liaise with all aspects of production as well as help strategize and implement tasks and targets crucial to the delivery of the project on time and on budget.

Project Based. Full Time. Must be located in United Kingdom

Primary Responsibilities:

• Liaise between vendors, crew, and internal teams to improve cross-vertical information flow
• Organize dailies, Cinesync and Zoom sessions, rounds and meetings, taking notes and following up on information as necessary
• Ensure Shotgrid is kept current at all times with notes, shot status and critical information
• Work with Line Producer and Supervisors to track and manage the artists, meeting internal and external deadlines
• Support the Line Producer with the schedule
• Maintain crew actuals and review management with production manager. Support accurate approval of timecards
• Crew actuals and bid man day management within schedule document and accurate approval of timecards
• Anticipate and communicate issues to Line Producer and Supervisor to resolve problems quickly
• Communicate information quickly and succinctly to crew and other departments in person, not just via email
• Keeping both internal and client contacts list up to date for all associated projects
• Oversee execution of client deliveries
• Compiling the project(s) weekly report with input from both Supervisor and Line Producer
• Arranging wrap meetings and client gift lists
• Encourage and maintain a positive, upbeat and professional production office, be proactive and solution-oriented for all members of the team, including welcoming new artists
• Assist Production with additional, ad hoc duties as required
• The role may require being off-site for periods of time

Essential Skills:

• Knowledge of digital audio and video file formats
• Highly organized, efficient and detail oriented
• Comfortable with a fast pace and constant change
• Ability to respond after hours for important, timely or urgent matters
• Team-player who operates in a fast-paced team-oriented setting
• Passionate about our culture and values in the workplace
• Strong knowledge of Google Sheets, MS Office packages (including Excel and Word) as well as Filemaker Pro

Desirables:

• Existing knowledge of production databases, including Filemaker Pro & Shotgrid
• Specific knowledge of animation or VFX processes/pipelines is a plus
• Good knowledge of Maya and Photoshop a plus
• Basic Avid/editorial knowledge