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As a
Production Assistant
you will
provide overall general production
assistance
to the Production Coordinator,
Production
Supervisor and Production Artists within a specific department.
Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Production Supervisor,
track
s
progress of tasks for assigned artists or sequences in the production tracking system.
Assist
s
Production Coordinator/Supervisor with department calendar and
handl
es
the scheduling for the Department Head.
Interact
s
with department leadership.
Assist
s
Production
Coordinator/Supervisor with
maintaining
quotas, deadlines & inventory, ensuring departmental productivity goals are consistently met.
Understa
nds
the department and
works
with
the Supervisor
to
maintain
and manage
the department schedule.
Follow
s
up with Artist Leads
on a daily basis
to ensure task deliveries
remain




on schedule; communicat
ing
any schedule changes to
appropriate Artist
Leads, Supervisors and Production team as needed.
Is r
esponsible for
multiple
daily
sessions each day, as well as client reviews.
Ensur
es
proper preparation for all meetings and reviews. Record
s
and publishes notes from meetings and reviews that accurately reflect action items and
an appropriate sense
of urgency.
Is aware
of work in progress in the department.
Enter
s
and
maintains
production data in the studio's production database to reflect scheduled, in-progress, and completed departmental work. Collaborate
s
with other coordinators and managers to keep all data
accurate
and current.
Schedule
s
meetings at the request of the Manager and Lead(s).
Proactively
maintain
s
the calendar with alertness to topics,
deadlines
and conflicts.
Proactively respond
s
to requests for information and
assistance
from those within and outside of the department.
Is r
esponsible for
various daily office activities: schedules meetings,
books
rooms, copies, files, types up notes and distributes accordingly and distributes and collects timecards for the department.
Communicates with other departments
regarding
department needs.
Will
s
to take on new challenges
in order to




have a more detailed knowledge of the department and pipeline.
Keeps up on current artistic methodologies
and on
technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment.
Assists
other team
members,
when necessary.
Follows the Supervisor's and Lead ?s guidance.
Requirements
0-2 years of professional experience in VFX or animation industries.
Desirable knowledge or experience in Animation 3D
.
Degree in film, art, communications, media
communications
or related
field
.
Professional working knowledge of Google Spreadsheets, Microsoft Outlook,
Excel
and Word
.
Experience with production tracking software is a plus (for example, Shotgun)
.
M
edium
English level
.
Spanish desirable
.
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📌 Production Assistant (Madrid)
🏢 Skydance
📍 Madrid