Framestore — Production Department Manager — Montréal, Québec, Canada

Framestore; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore in Montréal, Canada, is seeking a production scheduling lead to manage and develop production teams supporting film and episodic VFX shows. This full-time, Montréal-based role is described as hybrid, with the studio providing an active, collaborative environment.

You will plan crew allocations across shows, coordinate recruitment and onboarding, and support production assistants, coordinators and line producers through reviews and departmental reporting.

Qualifications

• Plan crew allocations across shows and coordinate recruitment, onboarding and resource changes.
• Support production assistants, coordinators and line producers through reviews, development and departmental reporting.
• Experience scheduling crews or projects and building effective teams.
• HR experience, negotiation and resource-planning skills; VFX production and CG pipeline knowledge is beneficial.
• Strong communication, diplomacy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Plan crew allocations across shows and coordinate recruitment, onboarding and resource changes.
• Support production assistants, coordinators and line producers through reviews, development and departmental reporting.

Skills

Crew scheduling

Team building

HR experience

Negotiation

Resource planning

VFX knowledge

CG pipeline

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Manage and develop production teams supporting film and episodic VFX shows.

Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Contract and work arrangement: Full-time, Montréal-based. The source spreadsheet lists hybrid work; the retrieved employer description does not define a remote schedule.

What you will do

• Plan crew allocations across shows and coordinate recruitment, onboarding and resource changes.
• Support production assistants, coordinators and line producers through reviews, development and departmental reporting.

What the studio is looking for

• Experience scheduling crews or projects and building effective teams.
• HR experience, negotiation and resource-planning skills; VFX production and CG pipeline knowledge is beneficial.
• Strong communication, diplomacy and attention to detail.