Studio: Sun & Moon Studios
Job Opening: Production Manager
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the Producer to maintain the main schedule and break it down further as we move forward into production and to completion.
- Scheduling all departments and managing dependencies between departments to maintain a good forecast across all stages of production.
- Rescoping and tracking the production against dependencies for each department.
- Managing and overseeing the development of the department coordinators and assistants.
- Maintaining stakeholder relationships throughout the production.
- Attending relevant meetings and reviews, making sure notes are being taken and processes and information shared.
- Reviewing task assignments and approval status daily to ensure the project is on track.
- Compiling the weekly status reports summarising progress and highlighting any potential risks or issues.
- Working closely with the Producer, Director, Leads and Edit including creating daily to-do lists where required.
- Direct liaison with clients for ground-level deliveries and communications.
- Liaising with all crew, your line managers and the HR department to ensure that any crew concerns and queries are attended to promptly.
- Liaising with post-production houses regarding schedules and deliverables.
- Working knowledge of FTrack or similar software packages. Ensure tracking software is kept up to date and that there is a clear workflow for all processes and pipelines.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Proactive approach to work.
- 3+ years of TV production experience.
- 2D animation process experience is essential.
- Experience working with senior-level managers.
- Experience in database work and maintaining tracking documents.
- Experience leading/managing a team of production coordinators/assistants.
- A good understanding of schedules and coordinating task deadlines.
- Strong organisational and communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Must be comfortable working to tight deadlines.
- Ability to act on own initiative and strong problem-solving ability.
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritise.
- Enthusiasm, positivity with an eagerness to learn and develop.
