Virtual Production Producer

Eyeline

| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid) | Full Time | 53 months ago

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Job Summary

Eyeline Studios, the virtual production division of Scanline VFX, is seeking a Virtual Production Producer. This role involves managing project budgets and schedules, overseeing daily production operations, and ensuring timely, high-quality project delivery. The producer will maintain clear communication with clients, vendors, and stakeholders. Responsibilities include bidding, resource allocation, production management, creating schedules, collaborating with supervisors and artists, building client relationships, mitigating risks, and working with diverse teams like On-Set, Virtual Art Department, Volumetric Capture, Digital Humans, and VFX. The producer will also liaise with global VFX Studios, foster partnerships, promote new technologies, handle administrative tasks, and mentor production staff.

Must Have

Proven experience as a Producer in Virtual Production or VFX.
Experience leading complex CG or VFX shows.
Understanding of live-action and CG VFX methodologies and pipelines.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong project management (budgeting, scheduling) skills.
Experience with bidding and estimating.
Self-motivated with problem-solving skills.
Experience managing production teams.
Knowledge of production management tools (ShotGrid, Google Suite, MS Office, JIRA).

Good to Have

Post-production experience.
Client or vendor-side experience.
Ability to collaborate with technology teams.
Strategic planning skills.
Adept at handling fast-paced on-set environments.

Job Description

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.

You have a passion for visual storytelling and creativity, coupled with a deep appreciation for Virtual Production and the Real-Time pipelines, with a strong interest in emerging technologies. The Virtual Production Producer will be responsible for managing the project’s budget and schedule, while watching over the day-to-day production operations within the facility, as well as overseeing the timely delivery of the project at its highest quality standards. You will ensure clear communication and a confident approach with all clients, vendors, stakeholders and industry partners. This role reports to Director, Content Production at Eyeline Studios.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the successful bidding, resource allocation, production, and management of Virtual Production projects including content creation, shoots, tests, and data acquisition
Creates and maintains production schedule based on approved bid
Partners with Supervisors, Leads, Artists, and other stakeholders to develop creative solutions and achieve project goals, ensuring that all deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality
Builds and maintains close relationships and rapport with clients, vendors, and other industry partners, to facilitate their needs and ensure that their project expectations are met or exceeded
Ensures clear and open communication with clients, providing regular and timely updates on project status, milestones, deliverables and any changes to scope or schedules
Identifies and proactively mitigates potential project risks or roadblocks, and communicates them to stakeholders as needed
Collaborates with multidisciplinary and diverse project teams including On-Set, Virtual Art Department, Volumetric Capture, Digital Humans and VFX for final deliveries
Determines allocation of resources on projects, including liaising with global VFX Studios as required
Works in tandem with the Director, Content Production to foster progressive partnerships between Labs, Creative, Technological, and Production arms of Eyeline Studios
Fosters the adoption, promotion and streamlining of new practices, frameworks, and technology as it applies to Virtual Production within the company
Provides administrative tasks in the form of timecard billing review, resource projections, and general team management support
Supervises and mentors assigned production staff, championing a positive, collaborative, inclusive and respectful work environment
Participates and oversees work on virtual production and capture stages and on set, as required

Qualifications

You are an experienced Producer within the Virtual Production or VFX industry with post-production experience leading complex CG or VFX shows from either the client or vendor side, with a proven track record of delivering high quality work
You have a thorough understanding of live-action and CG based VFX methodologies, pipelines and terminology
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with clients, artists, and stakeholders, as well as build partnerships with technology teams
Strong project management (budgeting, scheduling), resource allocation, organization and strategic planning skills
Experience with bidding, estimating, and proposal creation for new projects
You are self-motivated and focused, with excellent problem solving and decision-making skills, adept at handling a fast-paced on-set environment
Previous experience of leading and managing production teams, as well as strong knowledge of production management tools and software (ShotGrid, Google Suite, MS Office Suite, JIRA)
Advanced MS Word and Excel skills

$105,000 - $175,000 a year

This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in Vancouver, BC. To determine your base salary, we consider your qualifications, skills, and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary outside of this range and will also be dependent on your location.

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.

14 Skills Required For This Role

Shotgrid Real Time Vfx Team Management Ms Office Excel Communication Resource Allocation Forecasting Budgeting Budget Management Visual Storytelling Storytelling Resource Planning Quality Control Jira