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VFX Coordintaor

California, United States (On-site)

VFX Coordintaor

1 Month ago • 2 Years +

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Job Description

Magnopus seeks a detail-oriented VFX Coordinator to manage visual effects production workflow. Responsibilities include scheduling, tracking, and managing workflow to meet deadlines; organizing dailies, meetings, and communication; maintaining updated production databases; managing edits with the editorial department; and anticipating/communicating issues. The coordinator will work closely with VFX Producers and Supervisors, manage resources, and provide support under deadline-driven timelines. The role requires 2+ years of experience with Shotgun/Shotgrid/Flow, strong organization and communication skills, and an understanding of VFX workflows and file formats.

Must have:

2+ years experience with Shotgun/Shotgrid/Flow
Exceptional time/project management skills
Excellent communication skills
Understanding of VFX workflow
Organized and detail-oriented

Perks:

Ongoing education and mentorship
Generous health care
Time off

Magnopus is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented VFX Coordinator to join our dynamic team. As a VFX Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in the day-to-day coordination of visual effects production, supporting our project team to ensure smooth, timely, and high-quality delivery of visual effects across various projects.

Magnopus's studio postings are made in advance of work anticipated to be awarded. Hires cannot be made until contracts are awarded. In some instances, contracts may not be awarded which could delay or preempt the interview process. We appreciate your patience.

Responsibilities

Works closely with VFX Producer and Supervisors to schedule, track and manage the workflow in order to meet deadlines
Organize Dailies, rounds and meetings, taking notes and following up on information as necessary
Ensure production database is kept updated daily with notes and key information before departing for the day
Communicate any client sessions or meeting changes to the appropriate team member
Communicating information quickly and concisely to crew and other departments in person, not just via email
Maintain accurate summaries of progress from previous day’s work by artists
Anticipate and communicate issues to Producer and Supervisor to resolve problems promptly
Manage edits along with editorial department
Take responsibility for knowing details of schedule and advising production crew members accordingly
Manage resources and communicate clearly within each department
Provide superlative support under dead-line driven timelines

Requirements

Must have 2+ years of experience working in Shotgun/Shotgrid/Flow, organizing data, creating tasks, running reports, building playlists, distributing notes, organizing deliveries, and ensuring that tracked data is always up to date.
Setup Shotgrid dashboards for external vendors and help them integrate within our Shotgrid instance
Ability to work in fast paced environment
Previous experience as a VFX Production Coordinator
Highly organized, exceptional time/project management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to prioritize conflicting tasks and juggle multiple projects
In depth understanding of live-action and CG based VFX workflow
In depth understanding of common file formats and resolutions

Magnopus is an experience focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other unusual places. We’re passionate about creating rich experiences that unite the physical and digital worlds.

Because we’re building the future, we endeavor to create a diverse, creative workplace where people from many perspectives collaborate across disciplines to create amazing things together. We invest in our employee's progression with ongoing education and mentorship opportunities through their guilds, and support their happiness and productivity through generous health care, time off, and other benefits.

We try to foster a safe environment where we can take risks, and learn from our failures. While we value individual talents, we favor collaboration more. We believe that the leadership of the company works for the employees, not the other way around. We feel strongly that our employees guide who we are as a company and the work we create, so we look for characteristics of curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage in every candidate.

Though we’ve delivered a lot of crazy stuff, here are a few you can check out at home:

Mission: ISS

Disney Pixar Coco VR

Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab

The Lion King - Virtual Production

Elixir

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