Animation studio PRODUCTION MANAGER

JOB OFFER Petony Studios is looking for an experienced manager! LOCATION : ONLINE Manage the day-to-day operation of the production including crew scheduling, production scheduling, tracking, and man-weeks. The Production Manager is also responsible for ensuring and maintaining the proper allocation of departmental resources throughout the production schedule. SCHEDULING Macro schedule- work with Producer using budgeted assumptions, breakdown, and create a more detailed departmental schedule (with the department APMs if applicable). Oversee departments’ output to ensure resources are on target. Plan for new work to be produced. Schedule out work in partnership with Producer and CG Supervisor as necessary. Support Producer in terms of defining specific start dates for new hires. Partner with Producer and Recruiting to ensure start-up agendas and packages are prepared for all new hires. Update and modify the master schedule as required throughout production. TRACKING Oversee the weekly tracking of departments’ quotas. Update the file management system as necessary. Ensure that the file management and/or tracking system is being used properly. Check all data for accuracy and to ensure the project is on track. PRODUCTION Prepare and distribute weekly production reports to all applicable people. Make recommendations for improvements to production and pipeline systems, particularly with respect to scheduling, and flow of information, milestone realization, and resource management. Help to achieve and balance creative and operational goals of the project. Identify production issues and proactively loop back this information to the producer. Qualifications Production Management experience on at least one 3D Animation film Minimum 3 years of animation/industry experience. Proficient in MS office suites including Excel and Word. Ability to work in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment Team player! Thorough understanding CG based workflows