Roles and responsibilities

The Senior Production Manager / Line producer will oversee all operations and fabrication step for a 3D feature film production, from the pre-production phase through postproduction till delivery of the completed work.

• Create and maintain the Global production schedule (for all studios) in accordance with the progress and deadlines. Track key milestones.
• Manage the others Production Managers and Production coordinators daily to ensure that the departments outputs are aligned with the production schedule.
• Manage artistic teams in cooperation with leads daily. Prepare and adapt production tasks scheduling/tracking tools and anticipate needs for incoming tasks.
• Manage, monitor, and adapt Global production budget together with local Production Managers and Studio Directors. Challenge the status quo, push for cost optimization, and value creation.
• Create and maintain up to date the Production Global cash-flow (for all studios) on a regular basis.
• Anticipate needs for new resources and hire the staff required for the production, together with Head of Production, Production Managers and Studio directors.
• Track all costs and report costs and production progress through scoreboards to ensure the production stays within the given budget.
• Identify departments at risk, propose and put in place corrective actions when needed.
• Communicate, work closely, and troubleshoot budget and production problems with the Head of Production and the Producers.
• Communicate and work closely with Chief Financial Officer and Production administrator for all administrative and financial topics.
• Communicate and work closely with the Heads of the other production department: Directors, Artistic directors, Technical Directors and IT Manager.
• Negotiate, establish contracts, and ensure follow-up with external service providers, contractors and sub-contractors. Help developing strong relationships with partners to ensure daily communication runs smoothly.
• Run Production meetings with the team on a weekly basis.

Skills and requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in big Project or Production Management.
• Knowledge of MS Office, with very good knowledge of Excel (formulas & functions).
• Excellent command of written and oral English and French.
• Ability to work on different tasks at the same time.
• Ability to adapt to and learn how to use new software and tools (Example: Shotgrid).
• Ability to adapt to new business and rules (3D and 2D animation business) and to new workflows.
• Very good communication, Management, and negotiation skills.
• Pro-active, anticipating mind and solution oriented.
• Very good organization and rigor in the work.
• Knowledge of animation workflow processes, both 2D & 3D from pre-production to post-production will be a plus.