About the role
Job Overview
- Position Type: Freelance, short-term coverage
- Department: Advertising and Episodic divisions
- Team Location: Framestore New York office
- Expected Availability: Starting roughly at the end of November 2026
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid schedule as required
- Work Authorization: Must have valid US work authorization
- Ideal Candidate Location: Based in the New York area
Role Summary
The VFX Production Coordinator is responsible for coordinating projects in the Episodic and/or Advertising divisions, working closely with the Senior VFX Producers and the CG/2D artist teams. The main focus of the VFX Production Coordinator is to manage and implement tasks and targets crucial to the delivery of projects on time and on budget.
What You'll Do
- Under the supervision of the VFX Producer, Leads, and Supervisors, track and manage the workflow through the CG department, meeting internal and external deadlines.
- Organize dailies, rounds, and meetings, taking notes and following up on information as necessary.
- Oversee data movement of any project references, CAD data, etc., for artist use.
- Monitor WIP updates from the Nuke team to the Hiero editorial pipeline, and final WIPs to the DI House.
- Ensure production database (Shotgun/Shotgrid) is kept updated daily with notes and critical information.
- Communicate information quickly and succinctly to crew and other departments.
- Anticipate and communicate issues to the Producer and Supervisor to resolve problems quickly.
- Oversee the execution of client deliveries, including the creation of QTs and deliverables via Shotgun.
- Work closely with the Crewing and Resource Manager in resourcing the CG/2D team appropriately with freelancers when needed, ensuring that all projects are scheduled correctly with resources.
- Maintain our global project scheduling system (CETA), working closely with the Scheduling team.
- Help to maintain a positive, upbeat, and professional production office, being proactive and solution-orientated.