VFX Crew Manager

The VFX Crew Manager oversees and coordinates their team of VFX artists. They ensure efficient communication, manage daily operations, crew management, show assignments and conflicts; supporting the show teams in delivering top-notch visual effects. This role requires strong interpersonal skills, technical know-how, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Must Have

• Oversee and coordinate VFX artists team
• Manage daily operations, crew management, show assignments
• Plan and allocate resources for optimal crew deployment
• Maintain talent database and skill sets
• Line manage crew, conduct performance reviews, provide career guidance
• Manage team lifecycle events (onboarding, contracts, promotions, offboarding)
• Ensure access to necessary tools, software, and equipment
• Monitor hiring needs and collaborate with recruitment
• Keep crew scheduling software updated weekly
• Collaborate with HODs on skill balancing and training needs
• Act as first point of contact for artist absence
• Demonstrate excellent people management and organizational abilities
• Possess basic understanding of VFX pipelines and workflows
• Exhibit outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Excel and resource management software

Good to Have

• Experience in coordinating VFX projects and Shotgrid

Perks & Benefits

• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays
• 2 paid volunteering days per calendar year
• Hybrid working
• Company pension via Audiens
• Healthcare coverage via Swiss Life
• A calendar full of wrap parties and other social events

Description

The VFX Crew Manager oversees and coordinates their team of VFX artists. They ensure efficient communication, manage daily operations, crew management, show assignments and conflicts; supporting the show teams in delivering top-notch visual effects. This role requires strong interpersonal skills, technical know-how, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

We’ll keep you busy with:

• Working closely with the show production, project development teams, and the Head of Resourcing to plan and allocate appropriate resources, ensuring optimal crew deployment to maximise efficiency and maintain show schedules.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of available talent and their skill sets.
• Line managing the crew in your teams, conduct regular performance reviews alongside HOD’s and providing mentoring and career development guidance.
• Managing lifecycle events for your team; onboarding, contract changes, salary and promotion actions and offboarding as required.
• Ensuring the team has access to the necessary tools, software, and equipment escalating requests to tech where needed.
• Monitoring needs for hiring within your teams, working with the recruitment team and the Head of Resourcing to facilitate.
• Keep crew scheduling software up to date with adapting needs on a weekly basis.
• Work closely with department HODs on balancing skills within their disciplines. Flagging training needs to the HOD’s and People team.
• Be the first point of contact for artists absence, escalating any ongoing concerns to the HOD and People team where needed.

You’ll be working towards:

• Maintaining high team morale.
• Building a motivated and skilled team that are constantly learning and progressing.
• Maximising crew efficiency aiding show delivery on time and in budget.
• Ensure timely reporting of crew scheduling data to avoid major scheduling conflicts and ensure crew are efficiently utilised.

Key skills and attributes needed:

• Excellent people management and organisational abilities.
• Basic understanding of VFX pipelines and workflows.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility and openness to adapt to improve processes and ways of working.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Driven to make things better with the humility to admit when something isn’t working, taking the right decision to ensure the team and OOU in general have the best we can offer.
• Infectious energy, focusing on results and having a positive impact on colleagues and clients.
• Self awareness and ability to resolve and diffuse problems treating colleagues and clients with kindness and respect.
• Ability to work well with others navigating different personalities to get the best out of everyone.

Experience needed:

• Experience managing a team.
• Basic understanding of contract and employment law.
• Proficient in office tools such as Excel and resource management software.
• Experience in coordinating VFX projects and Shotgrid a bonus.

Next step up

The career path for a VFX Crew Manager often involves progressing to higher leadership and strategic roles within VFX or moving into a role within show production.

Benefits

Please find a list of benefits and other information about One of Us Paris:

• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays as included in IDCC 2717
• 2 paid volunteering days per calendar year
• Hybrid working
• Company pension via Audiens
• Healthcare coverage via Swiss Life
• A calendar full of wrap parties and other social events

Hours and location

Our core hours are 09:30am to 18:30pm, or 10:00am to 19:00 pm Monday to Friday. We have a great studio in the 20th arrondissement, where our artists are based. We operate a Hybrid working policy where you will be required to attend the three days a week.