Company description:
L’Atelier Animation is an animation studio that specializes in the creation of 3D feature films and television series.
Founded in Montreal in 2012, L'Atelier has distinguished itself by its choice of highly creative projects to work on and its constantly evolving technological infrastructure.
At its core, L'Atelier is a place of creativity, and the studio prides itself on the talent and audacity of all its passionate artists, technicians and managers.
Job description:
The Production Coordinator participates in the organization of the production for the feature film. He is assigned to the animation department and is an integral part of the management structure of the team. Under the supervision of the Production Manager, the Coordinator’s main responsibility is to ensure that production runs smoothly while working in close collaboration with the project’s Supervisors.
Responsibilities:
- Plan the workload for the assigned department(s) in collaboration with the corresponding Supervisor;
- Receive packages from the clients, organize the material and provide the necessary elements for the work of artists and Supervisors;
- Assign tasks and deadlines for artists in collaboration with the department Supervisor and in accordance with the available studio resources;
- Ensure that deadlines are met for each task, verify and adjust the schedule accordingly and inform the Production Manager if there are any delays;
- In collaboration with the Supervisor of the department, ensure that deadlines are met for each task assigned to the artists, daily verifications and adjustments of schedules;
- Organize and keep track of validations;
- Ensure the progress of tasks (to do/in progress/left to do), validations and solutions to problems in the department(s) while maintaining weekly production reports for the Production Manager;
- Organize and/or participate in production meetings (i.e. dailies, weeklies and client reviews and presentations);
- Maintain the organization of the server and asset manager (Shotgun) and update the production documents;
- Maintain communication between the different departments and member of production;
- Establish or improve procedures to increase data transfers between departments;
- Maintain good relations and team dynamic;
- Communicate important and relevant information to the team and ensure it is understood and applied to the project;
- Assist and actively participate in supervision meetings;
- Organize daily rounds with the artists to maintain communications and to answer questions related to the production;
- Organize deliveries to clients or other recipients;
- Act as an interlocutor between the administration department and the artists;
- Perform other related tasks as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years of work experience in a film production environment, animated TV series or visual effects and in the animation department;
- Bilingualism french-english mandatory;
- Excellent organizational and management skills;
- Ability to coordinate a team of at least 30 people;
- Ability to work and communicate efficiently with various personalities and different work styles;
- Excellent administrative and word processing skills: thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel;
- Ability to work independently and within a team;
- Ability to anticipate problems related to the project’s development as a whole;
- High level of initiative, flexibility and discretion;
- Knowledge of an asset manager such as SHOTGUN is a plus;
- Knowledge of animation and/or video games production and a familiarity with 3D language/vocabulary;
- Ability to prioritize and work on multiple tasks at a time while remaining efficient and mindful of strict deadlines in a high pressure environment;
Only the selected candidates will be contacted. Please note that you may be asked to provide references. L’Atelier Animation is an equal opportunity employer. L’Atelier animation takes care of the well-being of its employees and offers a range of benefits: group health insurance, sick days, a basket of fresh fruit, social activities, etc
Annual Salary : To be discussed
Planned start date : As soon as possible