Studio: Sphere Entertainment
Job Opening: Post Production Coordinator
Location: Burbank, CA
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate post-production schedules and support delivery workflows across BigSky Lab and Dailies.
- Work with department leads and producers to create bids, schedules, and external vendor RFPs as needed.
- Coordinate and manage scheduling of post-production resources—including editors, finishing suites, and lab services—while handling overflow and arranging supplemental support to meet evolving project needs and deadlines
- Maintain and track tasks using project management tools such as ShotGrid, Airtable, Jira, and SharePoint.
- Support daily lab operations, review sessions, and cross-departmental communication.
- Take and publish meeting notes; ensure shared drives, trackers, and documents are consistently updated.
- Assist Technical Directors by running simple Python scripts via command line or Visual Studio Code (training can be provided).
- Manage status and metadata of assets and plates in collaboration with post teams and BigSky operators.
- Plan daily and weekly workflows in alignment with production and VFX leadership.
- Monitor technical progress and delivery deadlines, escalating risks or issues to internal teams and/or external partners in a timely and proactive manner.
- Coordinate asset delivery, package submission, and archival of completed projects.
- Facilitate screenings, uploads, and review prep with internal stakeholders.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3–5 years’ experience in a post house or studio supporting live action, animation, episodic, film, immersive media, or VFX, ideally with credits on IMDb.
- Highly organized with strong scheduling, coordination, and task management skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of the post-production process from dailies through final delivery, including familiarity with lab workflows and camera media pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with tracking and project management tools such as ShotGrid, Flow, Moxion, Airtable, and Jira.
- Technical post-production knowledge is a plus (e.g., Nuke, Premiere, Resolve, Fusion, C4D, Maya, After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite), along with an understanding of industry-standard formats, naming conventions, and delivery protocols.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office 365 suite, including Excel, Outlook Calendar, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Familiarity with both scripted and unscripted production workflows.
- Basic understanding of production budgeting, accounting, and scheduling, including live event or physical production workflows.
- Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and provide accurate, timely project updates.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a developing ability to interact with clients and creative partners (with support from a Producer).
- Tireless attention to detail and follow-through; self-starter with a growth mindset and eagerness to learn new tools and technologies.
- Capable of working autonomously with good judgment on when to escalate or ask for support.
- A calm, solution-oriented approach with the ability to manage urgency and shifting priorities.
- Behavior consistent with Sphere/MSG values and studio culture.
