As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for the supervision of all processes, procedures, outputs, and deliverables for a group of departments, ensuring the outputs and interactions of animation are aligned with production.ResponsibilitiesManage the Production Coordinators, Production Assistants, and your departments' crew.Collaborate with the Assoc. Production Manager and Production Manager in maintaining the master schedule for production.Partner with supervisors in the set-up and running of departments.Work with the CG Sup to coordinate the technical challenges involved with the deadlines of departments.Work with Production Management to meet overall production scheduling and budget requirements, ensuring updates are made as changes occur in the film's production flow and/or staffing profile.Understand how changes may affect the budget, scheduling, and overtime, and communicate the impact of changes to the Production Manager.Look ahead to ensure that weekly quotas, department milestones, and inventory expectations are met.Strategize with Department Head, production management, and possibly other Production Supervisors to resolve any productivity and/or inventory issues.Create and maintain reports that clearly illustrate department and individual artist productivity.Collaborate with Dept. Head to cast assignments and issue deadlines to artists.Perform walk-arounds to check in with the crew.Attend Director approvals and help to drive this meeting.Check in with department head and production team regularly to discuss challenges, acknowledge successes, and discuss morale issues.Manage inventory flow in/out of departments.Set expectations at meetings and Director Approvals, identifying which notes should be addressed later.Regularly assess department statuses and develop strategies to catch up or maintain productivity.Work with the Coordinators and PAs to prioritize their daily workloads and hold regular weekly meetings with them.Mentor and develop Production Coordinators and PAs.Manage crew schedules and approve vacations.In conjunction with the Production Manager and Head of Production, provide guidance and support to the department heads.Lead the team, providing support, guidance, and instruction in areas that contribute to their artistic and professional growth, ensuring all assets meet quality standards and artistic direction while achieving deadlines.Keep up with current technology trends and tools (hardware and software) that best suit the production (and the company) in developing a stronger creative technical environment.Requirements6 years in VFX or animation industries.3 years in feature production departments OR extensive experience on 2 shows.Experience working cross-site with remote crews on 2 films is preferred.Software requirements: ShotGun, Microsoft Excel and Word, Outlook/Gmail, and knowledge of production tracking databases.Excellent working knowledge of film production pipeline and methodologies.
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