Art Production Coordinator

Job Description

ART PRODUCTION COORDINATOR (UPCOMING CG ANIMATED FEATURE)

Overview and Responsibilities

Reports to:

Production Supervisor

Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Creates andManages day-to-daydata tracking, departmental updates
• Assists Production Supervisor with maintaining quotas, deadlines & inventory, ensuring departmental productivity goals are consistently met.
• Understands the department and works with Supervisor to maintain the department schedule.
• Ensures procedures are followed to facilitate that inventory workflow is as seemless as possible from one department to the next.
• Manages the departmental meetings and calendar.
• Knows the status of inventory in the department (workable / non-workable).
• Performs artist rounds and check-ins todetermine the statusof the work in the department.
• Able to communicate effectively with artists regarding timelines.
• Assists with the set up for and on-boarding of new artists.
• Handles requests made by crewmembers, Directors, Department Head, Production Management and Production Supervisor.
• Takes notes during rounds,approvals and distributes information to the department afterwards as well as follows up on action items.
• Effectively communicates with the crew via email, one-on-one meetings and during crew meetings.
• Stays abreast of issues on the floor, anticipates potential issues and elevates information appropriately to Production Supervisor.
• Able to pull up shots and modelsand manages technical issues during rounds and approvals. Learns the necessary computer programs and network directory system.
• Preps for reviews by building the agenda, checking the attendees, room set up.
• Understands the pipeline and where department fits in. Has a basic knowledge of tools being used by artists in the department.
• May attend production meetings and provides departmental updates.
• Contributes information for department and production evaluations as required.
• Supports studio and production directives.
• May coordinate departmental crew meetings, events and parties.
• May coordinate travel for leadership.

Basic Qualifications
• Preferred experience as a Production Assistant within Animation production.
• Proficiency in software like Microsoft Word and Excel, Gmail and Shotgun
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to present complex issues in a clear manner
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced production environment
• Ability to work proactively and independently and manage multiple projects with competing priorities
• Outstanding leadership and team-building experience

Job Locations US-CA-Burbank

Job Type Full-Time Staff

Brand Nickelodeon Animation