Job description
VFX Producer
Ghost VFX
Ghost VFX is looking for a talented and experienced VFX Producer to join the growing team!
Company description
Copenhagen | London | Los Angeles | Manchester | Pune | Toronto | Vancouver
Responsibilities
- Generate VFX bids and schedules based on scripts, storyboards, client concept, and production meetings
- Keep clients informed of project status; negotiate and update changes to the bid and schedule as required. Manage client relationships and expectations with diplomacy and professionalism
- Working with VFX Coordinators and Editorial, oversee and organize the turnover of VFX plates and elements; schedule and distribute work and client notes among internal resources
- Accurately track production and team performance, encouraging productivity, creative collaboration, and best practices along with the CG and Compositing Supervisors within the budgeted scope of work
- Ensure project deliverables are on-time and to client specifications
- Maintain accurate accounting on all projects, from projections to expected final cost to final billing
- Source third-party partners as appropriate; ensure clear communication, expectations, and workflow with vendors
- Our producing team works together to balance the load, but expect that projects may at times require long hours and weekends.
- 3+ years of experience bidding/producing visual effects for film, commercials, or television, with a thorough understanding of VFX and post-production processes and pipelines
- Bachelor’s degree or greater in Film, or experience in lieu
- Stellar communication and management skills when working with clients, production, and internal supervisors, artists, and coordinators. Someone who understands subtlety and inspires confidence and calm in others
- Organised, with a keen eye for detail, and an ability to quantify and translate difficult notes or concepts as necessary
- Positive, motivating team leader; collaborates with the producing team to support company-wide deadlines and resource allocation
- Proactive problem solver, quick learner with a strong work ethic and a can-do attitude
- Ability to remain level-headed and focused in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Shotgun and FTrack experience preferred.
- Familiarity with VFX software, including but not limited to Nuke, Flame, Smoke, Maya, 3DS Max, SynthEyes, and with SAN data management and secure transfer methods (Aspera, SFTP, etc)
- Proficient in MS Office.
- High School education or equivalent required
- BA/BS in applicable field preferred