Cinematic Production Coordinator
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is an award-winning creator and distributor of entertainment for people around the world. Gearbox Entertainment develops and publishes products through its subsidiaries, Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for successful game franchises including Brothers in Arms and Borderlands, as well as acquired properties Duke Nukem and Homeworld. Gearbox’s ambition is to entertain the world and its key driving objectives include the pursuit of happiness for our talent, partners and customers, the prioritization of entertainment and creativity and a measured respect for profitability. For more information, visit www.Gearbox.com .
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is building a cinematics team dedicated to providing high-quality presentation of visual storytelling and narrative performance within our multiple franchise mediums. Come help tell incredible stories inside our games and help reach an even bigger audience of dedicated players and enthusiasts!
The Cinematic Production Coordinator will help the Cinema & Cinematics Department by assisting in facilitating department resources ON SITE** for all cinematic narrative moments on a given IP. We are looking for someone that is masterful in organization and is efficiency minded when delegating tasks to the team on a project-based level.
**NOTE: This is a full onsite/hybrid position at Gearbox - Frisco, TX.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work alongside Creative Development Production leadership, including producers, creative leads and other department coordinators on any number of projects or properties.
- Maintain the task tracking platform for the team on any given project by monitoring progress, dates, and information as gathered and presented in software tools such as Microsoft Excel, JIRA, SmartSheets, and ShotGrid.
- Participate in note-taking during specific meetings, syncs, or other team needs and organizing these notes to be published on the teams communication hub.
- Be an additional conduit of communication between the Cinema & Cinematics Department and other teams.
- Update department documentation as process evolves through the production.
- Check-in with team members regularly to foster a connected team environment and provide support where needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in production or equivalent experience in videogames, film, or animation.
- A strong understanding of project management methods i.e., scheduling, bidding, budgeting, risk mitigation… etc.
- Able to pivot quickly to handle a variety of changes in a constantly evolving department.
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite of tools i.e., Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel… etc.
- Have outstanding organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills with a keen scene of collaborating with other teams to meet departmental goals.
- Able to receive direction and feedback, as well as give constructive feedback to others.
- Have a deep love for storytelling experiences in film, animation, and videogames.
NICE-TO-HAVES:
- Experience with Atlassian suite of products like JIRA & Confluence.
- Experience with maintaining Autodesk ShotGrid sites.
- Experience maintaining & editing SmartSheets sites.
Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.