Talent Manager

The Walt Disney Company (France); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company (France) is seeking a Talent Manager to oversee ILM artists across department(s). You will schedule artists to ensure timely project completion and maintain a thriving studio culture with clarity and integrity.

You’ll work with senior talent leaders, production managers, and HR to manage capacity, recruitment, and employee relations while keeping crews optimized and projects on track.

Qualifications

• Experience in artist or resource management within post-production or related fields.
• Proven ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders across teams.
• Strong analytical and scheduling capabilities with a proactive mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of artists, including day-to-day admin, absence management, and contract actions.
• Develop and maintain resource need models based on input from show teams and other sources.
• Partner with HOD for casting, artist career development, and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with Studio Production Manager to understand capacity changes and maximize artist utilization.
• Maintain crew utilization overview using production management systems.
• Proactively communicate with show leadership regarding crewing needs and milestones.
• Define recruitment requirements with HR and production teams.
• Establish employee engagement strategies with HRBP.
• Escalate people issues with Sr Talent Manager/Director of Talent.
• Maintain regular contact with shows via CG Status meetings and team meetings.
• Handle special projects as needed.

Skills

Artist management

Resource management

Post-production

VFX

Animation

Gaming

Scheduling

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Google Suite

Job description

Position Summary

The Talent Manager is responsible for managing the ILM artists within their designated department(s). This role also works closely with Senior Talent Managers/Director of Talent, Producers, Studio Production Manager and others as appropriate to schedule artists to ensure considered casting as well as timely and efficient completion of projects. The Talent Manager fosters a thriving studio culture by leading with intention, clarity, and integrity.

What you’ll do

• Manage a portfolio of artists; including day to day operational support and admin, absence management, compensation actions, next show opportunities, contract extensions etc
• Develops and maintains current and future resource need models as required based on input from show project teams and other sources.
• Partners with the relevant HOD for casting, artist career development, performance reviews and other departmental initiatives.
• Works closely with Studio Production Manager on understanding capacity changes, to proactively identify and plan for work coming into the studio and to ensure maximum utilization of artists at all times.
• Maintains overview of crew utilisation using established departmental production management and tracking systems.
• Communicate pro-actively with show leadership and creative supervision regarding overall project requirements, crewing needs (start / end dates) and project milestones, anticipating and flagging challenges as required
• Works collaboratively with SPM, Production, Supervisors and Recruitment to define and communicate ongoing recruitment requirements for assigned department
• Partners with HRBP to establish and maintain competitive employee engagement strategy (compensation, terms of employment) and Employee relations issues
• Working closely with the Sr Talent Manager(s)/ Director of Talent and HR when people issues arise and escalating these effectively.
• Through weekly CG Status meetings and department specific meetings, maintains regular contact with Shows to ensure that crewing needs are met.
• Special projects as needed on an on-going basis as assigned

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrable experience in an artist management / resource management function in post-production visual effects, animation or gaming
• Ability to build strong working relationships based on trust and mutual respect.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach to problem-solving with an ability to create process and useful data with ambiguous information
• Focus on strategic approach with the ability to address unexpected challenges in stride; calm, “can-do” attitude with an emphasis on collaborative communication.
• Demonstrates awareness of up- and downstream needs of stakeholders, including Production, CG Artists, and support teams (Recruitment, HR)
• Anticipates risks / challenges and pro-actively develops alternatives with key stakeholders
• Proven analytical skills, effective scheduling and time management abilities
• A critical thinker who asks the right questions as well as providing answers.
• Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Suite
• Excellent administrative, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)