VFX Production Coordinator

Job Description

PIXOMONDO is an international visual effects company with a global network of facilities in the US, Germany, and Canada. We are recruiting for various positions in our Los Angeles office, where we would like to welcome anyone with the right experience to work in a fresh and challenging environment.

The Production Coordinator's primary role is scheduling, communication and coordination for a specific group (discipline) of artists (or multiple groups) on any given project. This position reports to the Head of Production as well as the Project (''Show'') Producer and Production Manager. Coordinators are responsible for working with and delegating to the project Production Assistants (if applicable). Each Coordinator usually works closely with their specific group of artists' Supervisor or Lead in crewing, scheduling, and managing that group's body of work. Coordinators are central figures on on the show and need to be able to balance multiple needs, projects, and tasks at one time.

Primary Responsibilities
• Work closely with your Production Manager, Department Supervisors and/or Leads in crewing, casting and scheduling your discipline's body of work, keeping in mind the overall show schedule, client reviews, bids, and other discipline needs.
• Establish a process for communicating discipline targets, assignments, and priorities to your artist crew, as well as the overall show crew. This should be daily and/or weekly.
• Work with your Production Manager to schedule, track, and manage assigned work in Shotgun.
• Ensure work is on schedule for each department and is meeting internal and external (client) deadlines. Check in with artists on a regular basis regarding workload, targets, needs, etc
• Set up turnovers with discipline crew. Communicate turnover information to all artists assigned to asset(s) or shot(s).
• Track client needs, reviews and deliveries to make sure your discipline hits their targets.
• Serve as key communication liaison between all parties relevant to your work. Provide updates, priorities, reschedules, and status of all shots at any given moment.
• Anticipate and communicate issues to leadership team(s) to reach solutions in a timely manner.
• Supervise, delegate to, and train assigned Production Assistant(s).
• Act as primary point person for organizing dailies/shot reviews throughout the day on behalf of your discipline Supe/Lead. Take notes regarding feedback and decisions made and enter any required information into Shotgun/communicate to all so as to provide updates to all others impacted.
• Prioritization and escalation of technical support issues.
• Perform special projects as needed.
• Communicates with all parties on the project, from Supervisors to Production leadership and peers, to artists.

Education / Experience
• Two years work experience in production to include strong working knowledge of post production techniques and terminology.

Required Skills / Competencies
• Proficiency in Macs/PCs including Microsoft Word and Excel. Knowledge of UNIX and familiarity with Shotgun is preferred.
• Must possess very strong organizational and communication skills and be able to handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner while meeting deadlines.
• Attention to detail, follow through and strong communication skills.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7kpwp-3-145-16-90-42 in your application.