Studio: Rodeo FX
Job Opening: VFX Project Manager
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Type: Full-time
Responsibilities:
- Schedule milestones and plan ahead to ensure that weekly deliverables and milestones will be met;
- Work with Producer to ensure that project scheduling and budget requirements are met in every department involved;
- Work with Heads of Department, Producers and Coordinators to resolve any production issues, and manage any related impact on schedule and overtime;
- Work with Heads of Department and Supervisors to distribute tasks and establish deadlines to artists, ensuring that assignments are varied for optimum performance and are distributed according to individual abilities and pipeline steps;
- Create and maintain reports that clearly illustrate department and individual artist productivity, ensuring that data provided is accurate and valid, following company-established methodology;
- Perform frequent check-ins with artists and production staff, and ensure resolution of any issues that arise by communicating with Producers and Supervisors;
- Collaborate with Heads of Department and production staff to ensure that the complexity of work is consistent with initial estimates, and flag issues as needed;
- Evaluate workload to ensure that the delivery schedule is realistic and plan accordingly;
- Anticipate potential production problems and take initiative in finding solutions;
- Prepare and deliver a weekly status report for the client. Participate in client approval meetings to make sure that they are running in accordance with the studio’s procedures;
- Oversee the work of VFX Coordinators and Production Assistants;
- Take part in weekly production meetings to represent their project;
- Create reports to show progress on the show and flag potential issues that may arise.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years of production experience in visual effects or film;
- Fluent in English, written and spoken;
- Excellent knowledge of GSuite and Microsoft Office;
- Experience with Shotgun project management software;
- Excellent organizational and planning skills;
- Excellent sense of prioritization and respect of deadlines and budgets.
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