Company3/Method Studios: VFX Coordinator, Sr (Temp)

Visual Effects Artist is needed in Santa Monica, United States.

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Client: Company3/Method Studios

Location: Santa Monica, United States

Contract: Temporary

Pay Range:

$26.54 - $39.81 Hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:

Method Studios currently has openings for a project hire VFX Coordinator, to work on projects within our VFX department. This position will be located in Santa Monica, CA. The perfect candidate needs to be a dependable, team player with a great attitude, and be flexible with our fast turnarounds. They will work closely with the VFX Supervisor and VFX Producer in achieving the highest creative and technical standards of work. As a VFX Production Coordinator, you will act as a point of contact for producers, project managers, and internal production personnel throughout the various stages of post-production. The ideal candidate will be able to facilitate the movement of shots between teams, coordinate daily reviews, and communicate status updates to ensure the scheduled delivery of shots.

MAIN DUTIES:

• The candidate will provide administrative support to the Production Management team under the guidance of the show supervisors, production managers, and producers. The candidate will have an understanding of post-production and be responsible for scheduling/tracking the progress of tasks for assigned artists (or sequences) in Shotgun. In addition, the candidate will track/maintain a database of revisions while communicating client feedback to producers and lead artists.
• VFX coordinators support their assigned Producers by creating daily artist task lists.
• Coordinate internal workflow processes (e.g. outsourcing, color, transcoding, pipeline) with other internal Method teams and coordinate with various Method Studio locations/offices on shared projects.
• Work closely with artists to assure tasks are completed/ready for producers and leads to review.
• Coordinate all client deliveries, both physical and digital, via approved Client designated systems (Aspera, WireDrive, etc) with I/O department (as needed).
• Maintain task lists and log of all deliveries.
• Manage meeting schedule and walkthroughs for CG or Comp Supervisors, taking and publishing notes for the team as needed.
• Be responsible for the setup of dailies and all client review sessions to capture creative feedback and track client notes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Method’s internal Editorial team.
• Oversee run-requests and petty cash.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Experience with production tracking software and asset management software (preferably Shotgun and Ceta).
• Experience in post-production and finishing process along with a general understanding of work created in software used for Compositing, 3D modeling, Animation, and VFX (e.g. After Effects, C4D, Flame, Maya, Houdini, Unreal Engine, etc.)
• Experience with heavy schedule management in a time-sensitive atmosphere.
• Ability to make decisions independently with a high level of ingenuity.
• A high level of written, verbal, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Strong comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and apps.
• Highly developed communication skills to facilitate interdepartmental needs, and schedules, exhibiting a consistent standard of excellence in all business communications.

About the Company:

Company 3 / Method Studios provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.