Post-Production Coordinator (On-Site)

Company Overview

       ICON Creative Studio is Canada’s largest independently owned animation entertainment company located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC Canada with design, storyboarding, modeling, rigging, animation, technical finaling, lighting, visual effects, and compositing artists alongside creative and management teams.

Known for our quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered alongside distributors, broadcasters, and streaming platforms around the world to help create, realize and produce noteworthy content.

ICON operates from a holistic philosophy that leverages individual skill sets to maximize production efficiency on the floor while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.

Why work at ICON?

• At ICON we constantly invest in raising the bar of our productions and fostering our people. If you are passionate about animation and enjoy sharing success with others, we'd like to hear from you!
• Join the fastest-growing CG Animation studio in Vancouver
• Work on top feature and episodic CG franchises for leading streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Peacock, Paramount+ etc.)
• Work with a diverse group of artists from all over the world who have come to BC to join our expanding studio
• Use all of the latest tools and software
• We uphold a premium standard of quality across all of our productions by putting all of our resources up on screen
• We hire for the long term and give artists the opportunity to grow, get promoted and take on as much responsibility as they can manage
• We offer flexibility and autonomy
• We facilitate requests in a timely manner
• We support PR applications
• We offer direct deposit
• We offer a generous benefits package
• And more...

Job Overview

        As a Post-Production Coordinator, you will oversee the final stages of animated shows, ensuring deadlines are met and facilitating effective communication across departments. Your responsibilities will include developing and tracking schedules, managing resources, and organizing review and approval sessions to keep post-production on course. You will also handle asset management, uphold quality standards, and resolve any issues that arise. Additionally, you will prepare final deliverables and organize files for archiving, playing a vital role in delivering projects on time, within budget, and to the studio's quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Heads of Departments and Producers to ensure communication between departments. 
• Maintain a working knowledge of post-production processes, technical terminology, and workflows.
• Collaborate with the Head of Post-Production and Producers to ensure the post-production schedule includes all necessary sessions, such as assemblies, picture edits, locks, reviews, mixes, color corrections, QC checks, and final deliveries.
• Act as a liaison between team members, ensuring efficient coordination and resolution of post-production needs.
• Work closely with the post editor to manage scheduled deliveries of elements between production, sound houses, QC teams, third-party vendors, and clients.
• Coordinate between production, editorial, colorists, sound houses, QC, closed captioning, descriptive video, dubbing teams, and clients under the guidance of department leads.
• Research and gather information on awards and festival submissions, including deadlines, fees, qualifications, and asset requirements, uploading materials as needed.
• Collaborate with production teams to ensure scripts are current for recording sessions, pickups, closed captioning, and final delivery. 
• Schedule client calls, meetings, and sound house mixes, working with the Post-Production Head of Department to align calendars.
• Address and resolve issues promptly in collaboration with Heads of Departments and team leads.
• Maintain an organized database of project documents, assets, and exports for the Post-Production Department.

Skills and Experience

• Degree in Film, Animation, or a related field.
• Familiarity with animation workflows (e.g., dubbing, closed captioning) and external vendor coordination.
  
• Previous post-production coordination experience in animation, film, or related fields.
• Knowledge of workflows (e.g., picture edits, sound mixes, QC checks), post-production tools (e.g., ShotGrid, Premier), and deliverables formats.
•  Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to collaborate with teams and vendors.
• Attention to detail, ability to manage databases, schedules, and assets, and solve challenges proactively.
• Effective problem-solving under tight deadlines and flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Self-motivated, and proactive, with strong time management.
• Experience with awards submissions or localization processes is a bonus.

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The wage range for this role reflects compensation across all of ICON’s projects. The final salary will be determined based on the specific position, the current show assignment, and the applicant’s experience and portfolio. This range accounts for varying levels of experience and responsibilities.

In compliance with British Columbia provincial mandates, we are posting this broad wage range to meet wage transparency requirements.

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ICON Creative Studio is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.