Production Coordinator

Framestore; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore in Mumbai is seeking a VFX Production Coordinator to act as the crucial link between artists, supervisors, and production teams. You will oversee day-to-day workflow for a sequence or team, tracking progress, updating databases, and flagging roadblocks.

You will report to the Head of Production and to internal APs and LPs associated with your shows, ensuring on-time delivery within budget while maintaining data integrity in Shotgun and related tools.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3+ years of experience in a VFX production environment.
• Strong knowledge of ShotGrid, MS Office and Google Suite.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage high-volume, fast-paced workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and maintain a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Work with Leads/Supes and crew to track and manage the workflow to meet deadlines.
• Attend and take detailed notes during dailies, rounds, and review sessions, and communicate them effectively to artists.
• Understand targets and schedule information and relay them during dailies and reviews.
• Assist in setting and maintaining artist schedules, milestones, and daily targets, identifying bottlenecks to mitigate delays.
• Maintain data integrity in Shotgun and generate daily/weekly reports for stakeholders.
• Anticipate issues and communicate with Line Producers and Supervisors to resolve problems quickly.
• Maintain accurate task progress summaries and daily artist timelogs.
• Review and communicate render priorities with stakeholders.
• Plan daily tasks with senior production to prioritize work as requested.
• Track and report idle scenarios in advance.
• Manage assignment changes on the floor due to unexpected circumstances.
• Perform other ad hoc duties as required.

Skills

VFX production

ShotGrid

MS Office

Google Suite

Organizational skills

Communication

Stress management

Tools

ShotGrid

MS Office

Google Suite

Job description

A VFX Production Coordinator is a crucial link between artists, supervisors, and the show production team ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. They manage the day-to-day workflow of a specific sequence or team, taking ownership of tracking the progress of work, updating databases, and flagging potential roadblocks to relevant stakeholders.

You will be reporting directly to the Head of Production and to the internal APs and LPs of the shows you will be assigned to.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Leads/Supes and the crew to track and manage the workflow to meet all internal and external deadlines.
• Organize, attend and take detailed notes during dailies, rounds, and review sessions, ensuring they are effectively communicated to artists.
• Understand targets and other schedule information and rely them during dailies and reviews.
• Assist in setting and maintaining artist schedules, milestones, and daily targets, identifying potential bottlenecks to mitigate delays.
• Maintain the sanity of data in Shotgun on a regular basis to help other stakeholders in generating daily or weekly reports.
• Anticipate and communicate issues to the Line Producers and Supervisors and contribute in quick resolution and problem solving.
• Maintain an accurate summary of the task progress and ensure artist’s timelogs are updated on a daily basis.
• Review and communicate render priorities with the relevant stakeholders.
• Work with the senior members of production to plan daily tasks and prioritize work as requested.
• Track and report idle scenarios in advance.
• Manage assignment changes on floor due to unexpected circumstances.
• Other ad hoc duties as may reasonably be expected.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2 to 3+ years of experience in a VFX production environment, with a strong understanding of VFX pipeline and terminologies.
• Strong knowledge of ShotGrid, MS Office and Google Suite.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage high-volume, fast-paced workflows and prioritize conflicting tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and maintain a positive attitude.