Assistant to VP of Production

Description

FuseFX is an award-winning Visual Effects Studio providing visual effects services for episodic television, feature films, commercials, and VR productions. Founded in 2006, the company employs 300+ personnel across three studio locations: our flagship office in Los Angeles, CA, New York City, and Vancouver, BC. 

Summary

The Assistant to the VP of Production provides administrative support to a busy VP of Production and must have knowledge and direct experience working in VFX show production and execution. This is a highly visible role who can effectively interact with individuals at all levels of the organization and creates an amazing culture around them. They are comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-driven environment with the ability to exercise good judgement in a variety of situations.  This individual has strong written and verbal communication, administrative and organization skills, and the ability to maintain a seamless workflow while balancing multiple priorities.   

Job Description

·         Anticipates the needs of the VP of Production and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish production related tasks

·         Gate keeper and organizer for all production related requests and email correspondence

·         Coordinates and manages all production emails globally, ensuring communication is properly directed

·         Understands the sphere of responsibilities of VFX Production Coordinators, VFX Producers, and VFX Supervisors to ensure email correspondence is delegated effectively

·         Coordinates daily priorities of the VP of Production and pro-actively tackles issues when necessary

·         Ensures action items emerge from email correspondence and meetings with the VP of Production

·         Liaises between all production facing departments and communicates time sensitive data

·         Manages key aspects of the production atmosphere, maintaining a positive work environment under pressure

·         Conducts research on specialized projects

·         Demonstrates ability to define, lead, and own project work

·         Pro-actively volunteers and supports other executive staff as necessary

·         Learns and understands the workings of the company on a broad level to assist the VP of Production in all related activities.

Requirements

·         Must have minimum 3 years experience working in VFX Production on show teams, artistic, or in Production Management

·         Has a can-do attitude and can work with many different personality types effectively

·         Must be cool headed and calm under pressure

·         Can effectively evaluate and communicate priorities, knowing at what level to involve the VP of Production and production staff

·         Experience maintaining confidentiality on all sensitive matters and proven ability to exercise discretion and sound judgement to handle sensitive information with tact and professional integrity

·         Must be able to perform work with a high level of accuracy, detail-oriented, ability to handle multiple priorities, and be a self-starter

·         Demonstrated high level technical problem solving and proficiency with software and systems (Calendars, email, Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Power Point, Libra Office, etc.)

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.