Description
FuseFX has an opening in New York! We have opportunities at our studio for an experienced and talented Production Manager with a background in television and/or feature film VFX to join our creative team.
The Production Manager is responsible for all oversight regarding creative resources at FuseFX New York. They should possess a strong understanding of the entire Visual Effects process and experience leveraging this knowledge for creating effective, efficient resource plans.
FuseFX is an Emmy-award winning visual effects and animation studio focused on producing photo-real digital effects for feature film, episodic television, and commercials.
Responsibilities:
· Responsible for resource planning across all projects in the office.
· Adept at applying analytical thinking to complex data while also considering the human aspect of visual effects in order to create decisive, timely, and confident plans of action.
· Influential with studio leadership, executives, department heads and the production management team in order to execute all plans.
· Work with project leadership to ensure successful shot management is occurring and resources are efficiently utilized and managed through diligent evaluation.
· Ensure that information used for resource planning and staffing decisions is accurate and up-to-date.
· Skilled at providing articulate, actionable and even-handed feedback to the New York production management team.
· Sharp organizational and time management skills, able to engage in varied projects simultaneously while maintaining meticulous attention to detail and working towards deadlines.
· Collaborate with the Los Angeles-based Head of Production Management on efficiency goals, projections, and project plans.
· Liaison with FuseFX’s Production Management teams at all offices. Facilitate sharing resources when necessary.
· Responsible for communicating pipeline and procedure roll outs, as needed
· Consistently look for ways to improve and innovate existing workflows and production management tools.
· Ensure new show set ups are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
· Model a “customer service” approach to other departments.
· Maintain a desire to deliver consistently high-quality work, while encouraging those around you to strive for those same standards.
· Act as liaison to other departments and offices. Maintain a general pulse of what company leadership and other departments need from the production management team.
· Manage conflict resolution and sensitive conversations with diplomacy and discretion.
· Participate in interviews and recruiting, as needed.
· Foster a positive company culture
Traits of a successful FuseFX Production Manager:
· Minimum of 2 years in a VFX Production Manager or Producer position, ideally with experience working on VFX for episodic television.
· In depth understanding of the visual effects process including asset development, layout, matte painting, animation, FX, lighting and compositing.
· Possess strong leadership capabilities, with the ability to train, mentor and motivate colleagues with varying experience levels to succeed, individually and as a team.
· Strategic problem solver, who is able to find solutions when others are stuck.
· Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
· Positive attitude with the ability to adapt quickly under pressure.
· Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft office.
· Must be able to travel.