Vancouver | Junior Artist Manager

Track Visual Effects LTD; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Track Visual Effects LTD in Vancouver is seeking a Junior Coordinator to guide new Junior artists through a structured training path from QC to artist status. You will implement a 3-week training syllabus, track progress, and coordinate buddy systems and weekly reviews.

Join a team that values hands-on training, collaboration with head Supervisors, and a clear graduation process with celebrations and recognition for successful artists.

Responsibilities

• Create a Hiring Assessment questionnaire for Junior artists after hire (Maya/Syntheyes/Focal/Filmback/Matchmove/Points).
• Create a Junior position 'Roadmap to Artist' outline including training days, actual shot days, QC days.
• Create a technical 'Performance Review' for 6 weeks (mid-probation) and 3 months (End of probation) assessing milestones.
• Project Manager - QC training videos (Camera, Object, Rotoanim, soft track).
• Project Manager - QC workbook for new hires.
• Project Manager - QC guidelines (checklist level 1 and 2).
• Project Manager - Create a technical 'Artist Assessment' to gauge readiness to graduate to artist.
• Have 1 on 1's weekly to monitor Junior artists growth weekly.
• Be part of the hiring squad to bring on new juniors.
• Quickly determine which artists will succeed.
• Assign 2 buddies to Junior artists: 1 for training, 1 for QC.
• Create a Graduation day for artists to celebrate the transition.
• Assist the QC lead to find a lead assistant when the main lead graduates to artist.
• Weekly meetings with the 'Junior' Lead to discuss progress and success.

Job description

The "Junior" Coordinator is responsible for managing the Junior artist's journey to become an artist. Every new Junior artist starts off in the Quality Control department to learn fundamentals. They will have a 3-week training syllabus. Throughout this process, the "Junior" coordinator will monitor and track the progress of each artist to help them succeed.

Duties & Responsibilities

Create a "Hiring Assessment" technical questionnaire for Junior artists after hire. (Maya/Syntheyes/Focal/Filmback/Matchmove/Points)

Create a Junior position "Roadmap to Artist" outline. (including training days for Syllabus, days for actual shots, QC days)

Create a technical "Performance Review" for 6 weeks (mid-probation), 3 months (End of probation) Are they meeting the milestones described in the Outline above?

Project Manager - QC training videos. (Camera, Object, Rotoanim, soft track)

Project Manager - QC workbook for new hires.

Project Manager - QC guidelines (checklist level 1 and 2)

Project Manager - Create a technical "Artist Assessment" to gauge if a Junior is ready to graduate to an artist

Have 1 on 1's weekly to monitor Junior artists growth weekly

Be part of the hiring squad to bring on new juniors

Quickly determine the artists who will succeed.

Assign 2 buddies to Junior artists. 1 to assist in training and 1 to assist in QC.

Create a Graduation day for artists to help celebrate the transition. (Maybe a cake, maybe a pendant, help from coordinators)

Assist the QC lead to find a lead assistant that can help. (Once the main QC lead is graduated to artist, the secondary becomes lead)

Weekly have meetings with the "Junior" Lead to discuss success and monitor progress

Why work at Track VFX?

Benefits after 3 months! (contracts must be 6 months or longer to be eligible)

We pay overtime after 40 hours!

Only Matchmove company in North America

Training seminars. Provide many in-house tutorials

Great clients and ability to work closely with them!

Amazing artists and supportive production team

Ability to work closely with head Supervisors

Help make an impact in the future of Matchmove