About the role
Location and Role
- Location: London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Work Type: On-site
- Department: Immersive
About the Role
This is a new role within the Immersive Studio. The Immersive Resource & Department Manager will be at the heart of the studio, ensuring teams have the necessary support to create their work. The role involves managing Realtime artists, developers, and production crew, balancing scheduling with pastoral care, and coordinating with VFX Schedulers and the UK Talent Team to integrate CG and 2D VFX artists into immersive projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the master schedule for the London Immersive department to ensure smooth project execution.
- Partner with VFX Schedulers to integrate traditional CG and 2D artists into immersive projects as needed.
- Anticipate project requirements and plan for specialist Immersive artists who often require longer lead times.
- Serve as a champion for the Immersive crew by maintaining morale, fostering a calm environment, and resolving workflow issues.
- Act as the primary point of contact for artists regarding career growth, training, and project allocations.
- Conduct performance reviews alongside leadership, providing supportive and constructive feedback.
- Welcome and onboard new crew members, guiding them through realtime pipelines.
- Collaborate with HR on pay negotiations and ensure fair and consistent treatment of staff.
- Manage office logistics, including seating arrangements and coordination of specialised machine rentals.
- Maintain daily communication with line producers regarding project progress, changing priorities, and schedule updates.
- Support the bidding process in CETA, coordinating pitches and tests.
Requirements
- Previous experience scheduling crew and projects within a fast-paced VFX or real-time production environment.
- Solid grasp of CG, traditional VFX pipelines, and Realtime/immersive workflows and technologies.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with producers, artists, HR, recruitment, and cross-departmental leads.
- Strong pastoral care skills with a track record of building and managing culturally aligned teams where artists feel supported.
- Exceptional negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills for handling resource constraints or contractual matters.
- Proficiency in, or a high capacity to quickly learn, database and scheduling software (such as CETA, Jira, or advanced Excel).
- Meticulous attention to detail for maintaining schedules, seating layouts, and reports.
- Responsiveness and flexibility to rapidly changing production needs under pressure.
Company Commitment
Framestore is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities, and sexual preferences. The company aims to encourage and support all employees to achieve their potential and ensures no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on any basis.
Application Process
Interested candidates should complete the online application form or email a resume and portfolio to recruiters@framestore.com with the subject line: Immersive Resource & Department Manager - London. Applications are reviewed manually without the use of artificial intelligence. Reasonable adjustments are available for candidates who require support during the application process.