Studio: Glitch Productions
Job Opening: Production Manager
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Provide strong people management and communication, offering direction, support, and resources for your team to perform at their best.
- Lead department meetings, daily stand-ups, check-ins, and facilitate communication across departments to resolve issues and streamline processes.
- Oversee training and development plans to foster a collaborative and creative environment.
- Organise Director reviews alongside other departments to streamline feedback and approval.
- Lead, plan, and manage schedules for the Animation, Environment/Background, and Design departments to align with production timelines and delivery goals.
- Allocate resources effectively to stay within scope, meet delivery timelines, and adhere to budget.
- Prepare status reports and data for review by the Line Producer and stakeholders.
- Provide project progress reports, identifying risks, bottlenecks, and solutions to keep production on track.
- Supervise and collaborate with team leads and production coordinators to define asset requirements and make production decisions.
- Identify and resolve potential production bottlenecks promptly, and track progress against timelines.
- Monitor asset quality, ensuring adherence to artistic direction and technical standards.
- Lead the implementation and communication of new tools and pipelines to improve department workflows.
- Coordinate team needs and resources with external departments, such as Marketing and Merchandise, to align production goals across the business.
- Organise Director reviews alongside other department heads to streamline feedback and approval.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Fine Arts, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in asset production management within the animation or gaming industry.
- Strong knowledge of the 2D asset design pipeline, including concepting, colour, and turnarounds.
- Familiarity with industry-standard software (e.g., Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Photoshop, Harmony) and production management tools (e.g., ShotGrid, Asana, SyncSketch, Google Suite).
- Demonstrated experience leading teams through change, helping teammates resolve obstacles, clear bottlenecks, and successfully deliver tasks.
- Ability to make informed decisions, manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Keen eye for detail, assuring delivery meets both artistic and technical standards.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and time management skills.
- An understanding or experience with the arts, animation, gaming, and/or ‘internet nerd’ culture.
- Be extremely organized and have a strong work ethic.
- Engaging personality and willingness to learn.
- Positive, go-getter attitude with a passion for making things.
