About the role
HR Assistant (m/f/d) - Berlin - Onsite
Responsibilities
- Assist the HR Managers with the preparation of employment contracts
- Monitor holiday, sick, and overtime leave for employees
- Track the availabilities of freelance artists
- Assist HR Managers with the running of performance assessments
- Maintain our HR systems and keep workflow documentation up to date
- Provide general administrative support, including the preparation of workplace related documentation
- Lead and develop the on/offboarding process for employees and freelancers across our offices in Germany
- Act as a point of contact for employees and freelancers and answer general questions or requests
- Collaborate with the rest of the HR team to continuously improve current workflows
- Provide occasional support to the recruiting team during periods of high demand
Qualifications
- Successfully completed BA degree and/or commercial training
- 1-2 years experience in an office environment
- Very good command of English and German, both written and spoken
- A proactive attitude and ability to work independently
- Experience in handling sensitive data in accordance with privacy laws
- A structured, reliable, and organized work style
- Solid knowledge of Office and HR tools (MS Office, Excel and ticketing systems)
Work Requirements
- Location: On-site in Berlin, Germany
- EU Citizenship or a pre-existing EU work permit is required
VFX Recruiter (m/f/d) - All Locations - Onsite
Responsibilities
- Independent pre-selection of applicants, for both freelance and staff positions for our international team
- Organization and conduction of interviews and maintenance of our applicant database
- Independent search of applicants via common networking platforms
- Designing online job advertisements
- Close cooperation with other departments regarding job requirements, including regular updates on the application statuses
- Consultation regarding the contract offers for candidates
- Preparation and communication of contract offers
- Organization and participation in international conference and networking events
Qualifications
- Successfully completed a BA degree and/or commercial training
- Solid knowledge of Excel, Word and workflow tools
- Very good command of English, both written and spoken; German is a plus
- Ability to provide expert recruiting advice
- Good interview skills and techniques
- An enthusiastic, convincing and dynamic personality
- Experience handling of common social media platforms
Work Requirements
- Location: Ideally on-site in Berlin, Germany or London, UK. Applications from Munich, Cologne or Stuttgart will be considered.
- If London, UK Citizenship or a pre-existing UK work permit required.
- If Germany, EU Citizenship or a pre-existing EU work permit is required.
VFX Producer (m/f/d) - Berlin/Stuttgart/Munich - Onsite
Responsibilities
- Produce and Manage Budgets and Schedules: Ensure the VFX work meets client satisfaction and the highest achievable standards.
- Workflow Documentation: Define, document, and communicate the project's overall workflow with the VFX Supervisor and Department Supervisors.
- Evaluate Production Costs: Update production costs, manage change orders, and handle the payment schedule with the client.
- Resource Planning: Plan and schedule facility resources with Department Supervisors and the VFX Supervisor across multiple offices.
- Milestone Oversight: Determine milestones, oversee scheduling, and ensure assignments are communicated and respected.
- Day-to-Day Scheduling: For some shows, manage daily schedules with the Coordinator(s) in the absence of a Production Manager.
- Financial Liaison: Coordinate with EP, Head of Production, and finance for cashflow planning, invoicing, and reporting.
- Progress Reporting: Provide regular verbal and written progress reports to clients, management, and internal teams.
- Facility Coordination: Ensure all departments are aware of schedule changes and production requirements, such as disk space and render capacities.
- Team Management: Manage and train production coordinators and managers, oversee their work, and handle performance and attendance.
- Vendor Negotiation: Negotiate with external vendors for outsourcing purposes.
- Show Wrap: Oversee archiving, marketing materials, credits, and conduct post-mortem meetings to communicate key results.
Qualifications
- Experience in leading a production, being the face of the project to external partners, and managing internal teams.
- Ability to manage initial visual effects breakdowns, bids, and overview schedules.
- Proven experience in liaising with clients and managing these relationships.
- Effective communication skills with EP, other producers, and head of departments.
- Ability to provide regular updates and ensure all departments are informed of changes and requirements.
- In Germany, fluency in English and German is required.
- Proven ability to negotiate with external vendors for outsourcing purposes.
- Experience with production tools such as Excel, FileMaker, Shotgun, or DaVinci Resolve.
- Experience in overseeing project wrap-up activities, including archiving and post-mortem meetings.
Work Requirements
- Location: Onsite/hybrid with 3 days a week in the office (Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich).
- If Germany, EU citizenship or a pre-existing German work permit required.
VFX Supervisor (m/f/d) - Berlin - Onsite
Responsibilities
- Oversee the entire production process, ensuring the quality and coherence of all work produced by the crew
- Lead project planning and supervise on set to maintain creative vision and technical standards
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring clear and effective communication
- Review and provide both technical and creative feedback to artists, guiding them towards achieving the desired outcome
- Organize team workflows, ensuring that all members meet their deadlines and maintain high-quality standards
- Step in to assist the team when needed, maintaining composure and leadership even in high-pressure situations
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in VFX post-production
- Proven experience as a VFX Supervisor
- Strong background as a CG or Comp Supervisor
- A creative eye with a keen aesthetic sense, along with a solid grasp of composition, cinematic design, and animation timing
- Experience in on-set supervision
- Ability to excel under tight deadlines
- Demonstrated experience in team leadership
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and realism
- Proficiency in English, both written and spoken
- A great sense of humour is a plus
Work Requirements
- Location: On-site in Berlin, Germany
- EU citizenship or a pre-existing German work permit required
Compositing Artists - London/Munich/Berlin - Freelance
Responsibilities
- Creating high quality composites and integrating all elements into the sequence
- Matching artificial elements to shot plates and elevating fully artificial shots to a hyper realistic level
- Colour correcting, retouching, rotoscoping, chromakeying, degraining and regraining of images
- Collaborating with other artists on solving technical and creative challenges
- Working closely with various departments to ensure high quality standards of the production
Qualifications
- At least 3+ years of working in a professional VFX environment
- Good eye for detail and realism
- Good knowledge of 3D space compositing and multi-channel EXR workflow
- Solid knowledge of Nuke; general knowledge of Maya and/or Houdini is a plus
- Nuke scripting and customization in Python skills is a plus
- Familiarity with the USD pipeline is a plus
Work Requirements
- Location: On-site/remote in London, UK or Berlin and Munich, Germany
- If London, UK Citizenship or a pre-existing UK work permit required
- If Berlin or Munich, EU Citizenship or a pre-existing EU work permit required