Global Workforce Planner – Animation Production

Flying Bark Productions; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work days

Breakfast served daily

Career development

Mental health resources

Job summary

Flying Bark Productions, a renowned animation studio, seeks a Workforce Planning Specialist to oversee global workforce planning across Sydney, Los Angeles and Madrid. The role emphasizes proactive forecasting, data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration with Recruitment, People & Culture, Production and IT.

You will build workforce models, partner on scheduling and budget forecasts, and translate data into actionable insights for senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in workforce planning or production scheduling.
• Experience within animation, VFX or film/TV production preferred.
• Data analysis, reporting and insights generation.
• Experience leading system implementations, data migrations and automation projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of workforce plans for upcoming productions across all studios.
• Model scenarios and forecasting of internal capacity and allocation.
• Collaborate with Production to deliver scheduling and budget forecasts.
• Own workforce planning across Sydney, LA and Madrid with enterprise-wide alignment.
• Provide senior leadership with regular insights on capacity, risk and opportunities.
• Translate workforce data into actionable insights for planning and resourcing.

Skills

Workforce planning

Resource management

Production scheduling

Data analysis

Excel/Sheets

Automation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Independent work

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Automation tools

Job description

Flying Bark Productions, a renowned animation studio, seeks a Workforce Planning Specialist to oversee global workforce planning across Sydney, Los Angeles and Madrid. The role emphasizes proactive forecasting, data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration with Recruitment, People & Culture, Production and IT.

You will build workforce models, partner on scheduling and budget forecasts, and translate data into actionable insights for senior leaders.