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Production Manager
2 years ago
About Us:
Tangent Animation is a high-end feature animation studio focused on delivering the best creative with the industries top talent. We are located in Winnipeg, Toronto, and Vancouver and we are growing!
We live to innovate. That’s a bold statement, but we can back it up. We’re constantly digging for solutions to brain-breaking problems, ripping into new technology to take it for a spin and finding niche talent that adds something completely unexpected to the mix. Evolution is the name of the game around here. Our HR team is looking for people who thrive on answering “wouldn’t it be cool if we…?”
Whether it’s the talent we corral, the animations we craft, or the technology we master, we live and breathe by high standards. Tangent was born to elevate and redefine what animation could be and set a new industry standard, so prepare yourself to raise the bar.
The Opportunity:
The Production Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the production activities. You will work to best manage the schedules, the quality of the deliverables to reach the objective defined by the production. You will work closely with the Head of Production, Producer, CG Supervisor and Departments Supervisors to manage changes in planning.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor overall planning while ensuring the production runs smoothly.
- Communicate with producers, coordinators, creative and technical leads regarding directives and production requirements.
- Work with production coordinators on a solid work plan, and follow-up to ensure deadlines are met.
- Project Analysis
- Validating the list of assets, plans and number of allocated days.
- Evaluation and update production bids (person-weeks)
- Analyze departmental breakdowns.
- Work with the Line Producer to identify bottlenecks in the pipeline and develop solutions.
- Planning
- Establish and maintain the overall production schedule.
- Set and verify the objectives set by each department.
- Set up reviews with the production team and Director.
- Production
- Analyze Production Coordinators production reports.
- Anticipate emerging issues and take proactive actions to alleviate the issues.
- Maintain overall production schedule and manage departmental quotas.
- Make recommendations for improvements to production workflow, particularly with-respect-to scheduling, flow of information and resource management.
- Send weekly report to Line Producer & Head of Production with Production Updates.
- Maintain production crew lists updated.
- Approve artists time sheets.
- Daily interaction with the client on production related needs and deliveries.
Requirements
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in project management in a film production environment, animated TV series or visual effects
- Knowledge of the creation process and terms used in Visual Effects production and CG pipelines
- Knowledge and ability to use MS Office, Shotgun, Excel, Google applications and to learn proprietary studio tools quickly and effectively.
- Ability to work collaboratively and in a team environment
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Strong time management skills, the ability to prioritize workload combined with a sense of urgency, work well under pressure and meet multiple critical deadlines daily
- Must be a confident and enthusiastic communicator
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced creative team environment
Benefits
Does this sound like you or someone you know? We can’t wait to find out! Please apply online at https://www.tangent-animation.com/careers.
Tangent Animation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation upon request for candidates taking part in the recruitment process.
Please contact our Human Resources department at accessibility@tangent-animation.com if you require an accommodation.
We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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