Production Coordinator (06/03/2011)

Position Summary

Big Bad Boo is seeking an experienced Production Coordinator for Season 2 of the animated TV series "1001 Nights".

Responsible for prioritizing, organizing, and managing the workflow of production effectively. Will work with Producers and Production Management team to support all aspects of production to deliver on time and on budget a complete 2D animated show from pre-production through post.

We are a young company looking for an energetic team player who can positively contribute to creating the best properties in a fun studio environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Production Manager to define, setup, and manage the production schedule.
• Facilitate communication between all departments.
• Communicate with Department Supervisors and other Production Coordinators to prioritize, and if necessary, adjust schedules.
• Track artwork, artists and their output. Track digital assets and related details.
• Identify and troubleshoot priority issues such as manpower or scheduling conflicts, which may affect the pipeline.
• Communicate the status of deliveries to production, finding ways to assist, improve and ensure that teams hit their targets.
• Strong attention to detail in all administrative functions; set and achieve high professional standards.
• Working in all aspects of preproduction, production and post.

Requirements

• Full-time in-house position requires the applicant to be from the Lower Mainland.
• College Degree or equivalent
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
• Post-secondary education in film or animation a plus.
• Minimum 2+ years experience working on an animated or live action production in an organizational capacity, ideally as a Production Coordinator.
• Minimum 2+ years of administrative support experience, supporting a team or management.
• Experience with Mac computers
• Beneficial: Photoshop, Avid, Final Draft, PDF creator.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive self-starter who can learn quickly.

To Apply

If interested please send link to resume and online portfolio to jobs@bigbadboo.ca. Serious inquiries only.

Full - time contract position. Available to start in early spring. Serious inquiries only. Position openings are limited so please apply early.

Please note: successful applicants must be Canadian citizens or possess landed immigrant status, or be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Location: Vancouver, BC