Supervisor, Artist 3D Environment

FlightSafety International Inc; Hazelwood (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International is seeking a 3D Environment Manager to lead a production team responsible for delivering the 3D Environment. You will allocate work, monitor workloads, budgets, and quality, and collaborate with other managers to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, planning, and coaching skills, with experience in production environments and Jira-based tracking. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Graphics or Technical Writing is preferred and a minimum of five

Qualifications

• B.S or B.A. Degree focused on Computer Graphics or Technical Writing preferred.
• 5 years of experience in a relevant field beyond minimum education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an assigned team supporting the production of the 3D Environment.
• Assign work based on employee capabilities, 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 recuring 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./B.A. in Computer Graphics or Technical Writing

Job description

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The 3D Environment Manager is responsible for leading a production team supporting the creation and delivery of the 3D Environment. They manage personnel, assign work based on team capabilities and project deadlines, and actively monitor workload, budgets, quality, and progress to identify issues before they affect delivery. The Manager uses production performance and quality data to evaluate employee capabilities, identify training needs, and support employee development and performance management. They are responsible for keeping their team appropriately utilized, ensuring work is available and progressing as expected, and coordinating with other 3D Environment Managers and supporting teams when project needs require adjustments. They also provide operational feedback to the Creative Strategy team when recurring tools or process issues are affecting production.

Tasks and Responsibilities

The following duties are essential to the successful and satisfactory performance of this job. Other duties may be assigned.

• 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 recuring 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.

Minimum Education

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

Minimum Experience

• Additional 5 years of experience in a relevant field beyond minimum education requirement.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• People Leadership
• Resource Planning
• Scheduling
• Performance Management
• Coaching
• Communication
• Organization
• Prioritization
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• 3D Production
• Risk Management
• Mentoring
• Accountability

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit.

The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of required compliance reviews, including verification that the candidate is not prohibited from employment under U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

This position may require access to export-controlled technology or services subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment consideration and any offer of employment are contingent upon the applicant's ability to comply with these requirements, including qualifying as a "U.S. Person" under applicable regulations or otherwise eligible for export authorization within a timeframe consistent with business needs. A "U.S. Person" includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (holders of approved and unexpired green cards), and certain refugees or asylees with protected status under U.S. law.

This position may also require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance for the duration of employment.

Cybersecurity Notice:

All official recruiting communication from FlightSafety International will come from an @flightsafety.com email address. FlightSafety International will never ask for personal or financial information through social media or third-party email providers.