Job Description
We are hiring a Producer to work closely with production teams to successfully execute Virtual Production projects on our LED volume stage.
In this role you will further develop your skills while diving into interesting, complex problems, all while being a driver on the leading edge of filmmaking. If you are highly self-driven, you would be joining a dynamic and flexible team that will support your career goals through professional development and world-class learning opportunities. Join us to innovate the future of filmmaking.
The Virtual Production Producer is a central position to on-site Virtual Production operations, ensuring successful production management of crews and projects. This includes facilitating and liaising with technical directors, VAD supervisors, interactive previs departments, engine techvis teams, and traditional VFX production management. The Producer will work closely with Clients & VP Supervisor's, Technicians, and Unreal Engine Operators ensuring resources are maintained, lanes of communication are tidy, and morale remains positive.
Responsibilities:
• Ensuring resources are effectively assigned and team members' time is being utilized to its fullest. Ensuring tasks are delivered on time in accordance with the project schedule.
• Create, organize, and maintain tracking grids to keep track of costs, crew times, incoming deliveries, and more.
• Create and distribute reports that track and communicates project goals and progress to stakeholders.
• Assist with logistical issues: tracking and reporting progress of work, budgeting, and delivering cost/schedule/production changes.
• Create and distribute schedules, call sheets, and other vital production documents.
• Attend Meetings where necessary and take notes.
Ensure onsite production needs are met, including stocking office supplies and crew needs.
• Maintain and track existing equipment and supplies and liaison with the global team for any additional hardware needs.
• Retain collaborative and professional relationships with all departments of the Pixomondo Virtual Production organization to ensure clear communication of deadlines, requirements and goals any project.
• Work closely with Virtual Production Producers to collaborate with marketing teams to help with campaigns.
• Under the guidance of the Virtual Production Producers and Supervisors, liaise between vendors, crew, and internal content teams.
• Setting and ensuring deadlines are met according to client prep and shooting requirements.
• Support and maintain communication standards between virtual production departments, and clients.
Requirements:
• 5 years' experience producing / project managing VFX, Realtime, Games or Animation projects
• Strong knowledge of Shotgrid and Excel.
• Exceptional planning, negotiating, communicating and leadership skills.
• Knowledge in VFX production technical aspects.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise, and problem solve in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience within a UE and/or CG Pipeline on feature films and/or games production.
• Experience in on-set film production with a basic understanding of set-etiquette, traditional departments, and line production.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
About Pixomondo:
PXO creates industry-leading Virtual Production and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content. With over 20 industry awards and nominations, PXO, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, is a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners worldwide. The company has been creating iconic work since 2001, from Martin Scorsese's Academy Award winning Hugo and HBO's Emmy winning Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, through to Amazon's The Boys, Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and many more.
In Virtual Production, PXO helps clients to realize their creative vision, from production through to post-production. Using interactive technology and proprietary software and solutions, PXO brings ideas to life by virtually immersing filmmakers in the worlds they imagined, throughout every stage of the creative process. The company's latest LED volume work includes House of the Dragon, Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Netflix's upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender.
PXO has seven studios and three LED volumes in the US, UK, Germany and Canada.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8jw6k-18-219-154-88-42 in your application.