Remote Compositing Production Lead

SPIN VFX; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SPIN VFX, Toronto seeks an outstanding leader for our award-winning VFX team. The Compositing Production Supervisor is responsible for managing the compositing department, ensuring best practices are established and maintained, and supporting resource initiatives.

This role requires a confident, approachable leader with solution-based problem solving and proactive team management skills, able to work across multiple active projects and coordinate with show production, heads of department and

Qualifications

• Production management and leadership experience for feature film visual effects.
• Proactive team management and positive work ethic.
• Ability to implement fast, effective solutions to production challenges.
• Experience in leading and training others.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple jobs and responsibilities concurrently.
• Calm and effective communication and leadership skills at all times.

Responsibilities

• Work with Head of Compositing to address issues, present strategies and establish solutions.
• Coordinate schedules for the Head of Compositing.
• Manage assignments with compositing coordinators to meet deadlines.
• Determine weekly allocation of compositing resources with senior producers.
• Produce weekly resource forecasts for department needs.
• Decide whether outsource work is required to meet deadlines.
• Attend weekly production meetings and provide progress updates.
• Assist in managing the compositing team across multiple active projects.
• Monitor weekly artist time logs and overtime requirements.
• Attend turnover meetings and launches to identify requirements for the team.
• Work with production managers to ensure smooth daily operation of the compositing department.
• Distribute shot assignments among artists with leads.
• Assess roto/prep requirements and assign tasks to artists.
• Facilitate communication between comp and other departments.
• Keep Shotgun up to date with status, bid info and due dates.
• Follow up with upstream departments if materials are missing.
• Ensure artists understand project scope and deadlines.
• Be the first point of contact for artists on the team and monitor bottlenecks.
• Assist with onboarding of new artists.
• Participate in compositing interviews and recruiting initiatives.

Skills

Production management

Leadership

Problem solving

Organization

Communication

Time management

Job description

SPIN VFX, Toronto seeks an outstanding leader for our award-winning VFX team. The Compositing Production Supervisor is responsible for managing the compositing department, ensuring best practices are established and maintained, and supporting resource initiatives.

This role requires a confident, approachable leader with solution-based problem solving and proactive team management skills, able to work across multiple active projects and coordinate with show production, heads of department and