Associate Production Manager

Sony Pictures Imageworks is seeking an Associate Production Manager for their Vancouver location. This role involves supporting Digital Production Managers, Producers, and Supervisors in creating and maintaining department schedules, communicating with clients, supervising and mentoring Production Coordinators, and facilitating artist needs. The Associate Production Manager will also manage schedules and workflow inventory, partner with supervisors in evaluating artist abilities, and proactively solve problems to meet delivery targets and budget.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting Digital Production Managers, Producers and Supervisors
• Creating, driving, and maintaining department schedule(s)
• Communicating with the Client for respective departments
• Supervising, training, and mentoring Production Coordinators
• Facilitating artist/supervisor needs
• Managing schedules and workflow inventory
• Partnering with supervisors in evaluating artist abilities for shot assignments
• Strategically evaluating shot inventory and making necessary adjustments to hit deliveries
• Dynamic problem solving and timely escalation of any potential missed targets and overspent budget
• Partnering with supervisors in evaluating performance of artists in relation to their output and efficiency
• Motivating team and ensuring morale is high
• Managing all overtime requests

Requirements:

• At least 5 years as a Production Coordinator in VFX Feature Film, CG animation Feature Film, or Game production
• Solid understanding of the frontend/backend workflow for digital production
• Strong command of production VFX and CG or Game scheduling
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to collaborate and communicate in a constructive and professional manner
• Adept at addressing artist queries relating to hardware and software license issues
• Proactive, self-motivated, and the driver of your department
• Manage bid days and quota targets
• Proactively schedule team assignments and flag potential inventory and delivery challenges
• Willingness to learn and master all imageworks scheduling & tracking software
• Tracking of shot work
• Acquiring resources & elements required to complete shot production within your assigned discipline/department
• Providing direct support to artist teams
• Communicating with Creative teams while keeping Production informed
• Client interactions must be professional and timely
• Evaluating artists strengths and making key work assignments based upon artist abilities
• Diffusing inventory challenges
• Problem solving and strategic planning
• Composure under challenging deadlines
• Mentorship, support and training of direct reports/Coordinators
• Willingness to help out and support others during periods of absence
• Be able to exercise effective conflict resolution skills to ensure harmony across the project and within your team
• Excel in working as a member of a team specifically in regards to communication, morale building and effective collaboration to reach a shared goal

What Sony Pictures Imageworks offers:

• Healthcare
• Tuition reimbursement
• RRSP's
• Sick and Vacation leave
• Standard increases as applicable