Job description
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WildBrain Spark is a digital media leader that creates, manages and distributes kids’ entertainment content on platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Video Direct and ROKU. WildBrain Spark’s branded YouTube network is one of the largest of its kind, featuring over 500 brands and 300K videos across 800 kids’ channels.
Our team also produces original content at our studio including animation, stop motion and live action, both for our channels and those of popular kids’ content and toy brands. If you have an idea, WildBrain Spark will help you develop and grow it into a reality! Our content reaches 1 in 3 kids globally with over 4 billion monthly views, engaging families everywhere! This huge reach could not happen without our legendary team – and we are looking to add to it!
About the job/role
- Support the production and delivery of the project, reporting to the Senior Producer and Creative Producer
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure excellent customer service
- Lead on all administrative and coordination tasks associated with the production; asset & data, schedule and supplier management
- Work collaboratively across all teams ensuring we use the full capabilities of the business to deliver (Marketing, Commercial, Distribution, Data, Post Production)
- Negotiate timelines with suppliers and freelancers
- Keep the project on budget and running to agreed schedules
- Assist the Producer or Senior Producer on day-to-day tasks
- Work across multiple complex productions with often conflicting schedules
- Find new suppliers, locations vendors and crew on short notice when required
- Flexibility and understanding on the roles and responsibilities across projects
- Play a key role in the seamless handovers and relationship between teams and suppliers.
- Understanding of the animation pipeline
- Being able to detect animation inaccuracy (color check, scale and layer issues, continuity errors) and QC animation files across the series
- Revising digital assets from pre-production to final delivery
- Knowledge of the digital content industry and production processes (experience in the kids market preferable)
- Experience in relationship management with external clients
- Experience with multi-tasking and working under pressure on a number of projects with a range of complexity
- Working across narrative content, Short Form or YouTube specifically is preferred
- Confidence in own creative judgement, or interpretation of creative briefs
- Negotiation, leadership and management skills, plus ability to motivate and develop multi-function teams
What We Offer
Our Commitment
We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain Spark accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.
About WildBrain – a parent company of WildBrain Spark
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit wildbrain.com to learn more!