3D Environment Production Lead

FlightSafety International; Hazelwood (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International is seeking a 3D Environment Manager to lead a production team in creating and delivering high-quality 3D environments. You will manage workloads, assign tasks, and monitor progress to ensure on-time delivery while coordinating with other 3D teams and the Creative Strategy group.

The role requires strong leadership, scheduling, and feedback skills, with a focus on performance, training, and process improvement within a fast-paced aviation training context.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an assigned team supporting the production of the 3D Environment.
• Assign work based on employee capabilities, available workload, project requirements, and deadlines.
• Monitor team workload and identify upcoming capacity or workload shortages before employees run out of assigned work.
• Review team progress regularly through Jira and direct communication to identify budget, schedule, quality, or performance concerns early.
• Rebalance assignments and coordinate with other 3D environment Managers when changes are needed to keep work on schedule.
• Monitor team performance against production budgets, deadlines, and quality expectations.
• Track production results and maintain accurate employee skill rankings across applicable content creation tasks.
• Identify skill gaps and coordinate additional training or retraining when needed.
• Evaluate employee performance following retraining and adjust work assignments or recommend additional performance action when appropriate.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing coaching and feedback to employees.
• Recommend employee promotions, recognition, development opportunities, or corrective action based on demonstrated performance.
• Participate in interviews and provide hiring recommendations to the Database Creation Manager.
• Coordinate formal correction action with the Database Creation Manager and HR when appropriate.
• Approve PTO and timesheets and monitor employee attendance.
• Identify recurring production, process, or tool issues affecting the team and provide feedback to the Creative Strategy team.
• Communicate production risks, staffing concerns, and other significant issue so the Database Creation Manager.
• Maintain clear communication with Project Leads, other 3D Environment Managers, and supporting teams to keep work progressing toward delivery.

Skills

People Leadership

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Performance Management

Coaching

Communication

Organization

Prioritization

Conflict Resolution

3D Production

Risk Management

Mentoring

Accountability

Education

B.S or B.A. Degree focused on Computer Graphics or Technical Writing preferred

Tools

Jira

Job description

FlightSafety International is seeking a 3D Environment Manager to lead a production team in creating and delivering high-quality 3D environments. You will manage workloads, assign tasks, and monitor progress to ensure on-time delivery while coordinating with other 3D teams and the Creative Strategy group.

The role requires strong leadership, scheduling, and feedback skills, with a focus on performance, training, and process improvement within a fast-paced aviation training context.