Senior Digital Artist Manager

Description

Animal Logic benefits immeasurably from the knowledge, talent and experience of everyone who works with us – recognising this, we place the true value of our facility in the people. 

To support our production structure we are seeking a Senior Digital Artist Manager for our Sydney studio.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage Artists/TDs within specific craft groups in the Company. This would include Artist reviews, Training strategies and scheduling to help develop and nurture career growth
• Work with Production and Recruitment to schedule existing and new hires into appropriate roles and establish longer term recruitment needs
• Work with Craft Supervisors, Leads and Production to cultivate a strong studio culture and keep Artist motivated and engaged
• Conduct project/yearly salary and performance reviews in collaboration with Craft Supervisors and Leads

To be successful in this role, the following is required of all candidates:

• At least five years’ experience working in a Visual Arts or related field
• Experience in a similar role
• An ability to think laterally and take a pragmatic approach in order to represent the individual needs of both artists and production crew, within the parameters of a project-based production environment
• The well-developed inter-personal communication skills necessary to engage in dialogue effectively across numerous departments and levels
• Active listening skills and experience in dealing with group dynamics, performance reviews and conflict resolution
• Knowledge and experience in hiring, contract negotiation and administration.
• Experience working with forecasting, budgeting and schedules
• Computer literacy - Microsoft Office, Filemaker Pro and Microsoft Project an advantage