About the role
Company Overview
Sony Pictures Animation is an animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. The studio prides itself on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.
The marketing and custom content pieces—ranging from high-profile brand partnerships to bespoke animated short-form promos—are viewed as vital extensions of feature films and series. These custom spots serve as the audience's very first gateway into the studio's worlds, requiring every single frame, beat, and pixel to hit the exact same standard of artistic brilliance as the films themselves.
Role Overview
The Production Coordinator – Marketing & Custom Animation is organized, proactive, and knowledgeable about the animation pipeline. Reporting directly to the Production Manager, who leads the department plan and overall schedule, this role provides hands-on support to keep everything moving by managing logistics, tracking deliverables, and ensuring artists and partners have what they need when they need it.
Responsibilities
- Support Day-to-Day Execution: Assist the Custom Animation Producer in keeping daily schedules on track, updating trackers, and flagging potential delays early.
- Coordinate Communication: Act as a point of contact between artists, internal departments (Story, Edit, Production), external studio partners, and third-party vendors, relaying information clearly and keeping everyone informed.
- Support Artists: Help artists with logistical needs such as scheduling, assignments, notes, and reference, and escalate roadblocks to the Production Manager.
- Handle Asset & Delivery Logistics: Receive, organize, and deliver digital materials; maintain asset organization and naming conventions; and set up and run reviews and screenings, including internal and external review sessions.
- Track & Document: Maintain production tracking documents and spreadsheets, take and distribute clear action-item notes from creative reviews, and keep records accurate and current.
- Pitch Decks: Assist with building and updating long lead pitch decks for Consumer Products and Partnerships meetings.
- Content Delivery: Prepare and send reference material to SPE business units and external partners.
- Approval Tracking: Log creative approvals from third parties and SPE business units, including feedback, approvals, deadlines, and pending items.
- Meetings & Admin: Schedule department meetings, prepare agendas, and handle general production administration such as purchase orders, invoices, timesheets, and vendor paperwork as needed.
Qualifications
- Experience: 2+ years of production coordination experience, preferably in animation, VFX, or entertainment.
- Passion & Attention to Detail: A love of animation and custom content, with a commitment to quality in fast-paced marketing turnarounds.
- Communication & Organization: Strong interpersonal, written, and organizational skills, and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and support diverse creative teams.
- Technical Proficiency: Comfort with spreadsheets, Google Workspace or Microsoft Office, and presentation tools.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with production tracking software (e.g., ShotGrid/Flow).
- Basic familiarity with Photoshop.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: $25.00/hour - $31.00/hour (The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors).
- Benefits: Qualifies for benefits pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.
SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.