About the role
Function
Production
Office Location
Dublin
Business
Brown Bag
Type of Position
Full-time Contract (6-month Fixed-Term)
Job Description
At Brown Bag Films, our motto is simple: “We Love Animation™.” And we mean it — we put our artists at the heart of everything we do. As one of the most creatively driven animation studios, we are passionate about creating high-quality, engaging content for kids and families everywhere.
We are currently looking for a Production Coordinator to join our talented team here at our Dublin Studio. The successful candidate will drive the on-time completion of asset production through TV production phases, in liaison with project team, CG department and overseas partner studio.
This is a Fixed-Term, 6 month contract based in our Dublin Studio.
Please note that our studio operates on a hybrid model, with a minimum of two days per week required in the studio.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in Ireland for the duration of the contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with script breakdown and asset creation where required, ensuring completion for visual kick-off.
- Driving the visual kick-off meeting, ensuring thorough preparation, chairing the discussion, and implementing follow-up notes and cleaning up of assets in asset tracking system (Shotgun).
- Leading asset maintenance in Shotgun; reviewing and sense-checking the asset build schedule against priorities, needs and advising on changes.
- Preparing the playlist for and conducting dailies review sessions to drive the approval of artists’ submissions; prioritising content for Art Directors, following-up, sending revision notes and tracking outcomes.
- Coordinating the schedule of notes and approvals for the Art Director, ensuring focus and on-time delivery.
- Managing shipment:
- Liaising with Leads on the CG team ensuring all assets are ready
- Coordinating notes completion from key contributors
- Ensuring all required materials for shipment are completed on time.
- Conducting prep call and launching package to overseas team
- Managing in-house animation requirements and technical task management.
- Tracking overseas ticketing during animation and managing technical queries with CG proactively and in a timely manner
- Organising and leading episodic technical review meetings for internal and overseas, generating follow up notes and ensuring completion.
- Weekly dashboard (BART) reporting to enable the submission of the weekly client status report.
Key Requirements
Knowledge
- Good understanding of schedules and deadlines; project management techniques.
Experience
- Previous Production experience required, ideally in an animation environment and likely to have been a successful Production Assistant.
- Experienced in database work and maintaining tracking documents.
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office, in particularly Excel and Outlook.
- Practical use of Photoshop and Acrobat.
- Ability to use asset tracking software e.g. Autodesk’s Shotgun.
Salary
31,000.00 - 35,000.00
What We Offer
- Hybrid Working – Minimum of 2 days working in studio.
- 25 paid holiday days per annum (available immediately, pro-rated)
- Up to 10 paid sick leave days per annum (available immediately, pro-rated)
- HSF Healthcare Scheme (available immediately - opt-in cash scheme)
- Life insurance (available immediately)
- Long Term Sickness Income protection (available immediately)
- Maternity Leave Payment
- Educational Assistance
Other Perks
- Up to 10 days (in one block) in a calendar year Working from Anywhere Policy (after successful probation period)
- Employee Assistance Programme (available immediately)
- Bike to Work Scheme (available immediately)
- Tax Savers Scheme (available immediately)
- Specsavers Voucher (available immediately)
- Dog Friendly studio/policy.
Additional Information
- Open to EU Candidates Only: Yes