About the role
Company Overview
The Embassy is a Canadian, Oscar-nominated production house, specializing in live-action production, post-production, and animation for feature films, television, and commercials. An independent creative studio with expertise in visual effects and production, located in the heart of Vancouver’s Digital District. They work with global production companies, agencies, and brands. Their work has received accolades including Oscar nominations and numerous VES, Cannes, D&AD, Clio, and ADCC awards.
Position Details
- Role: VFX Production Coordinator
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (Hybrid)
- Employment Type: Fixed-Term
- Experience Level: Mid-level
- Compensation: CAD $23.29 to $30 per hour
Responsibilities
- Manage meetings and review schedules for the Production team and Supervisors.
- Take accurate notes in reviews and meetings and publish them on the production tracking system (Flow) as needed.
- Coordinate with external vendors, assist with creating bid sheets, transfer materials, and receive and ingest materials.
- Under the guidance of the Production Manager or the Associate VFX Producer/VFX Producer, assist with schedules and track task progress for assigned artists and sequences in the production tracking system (Flow).
- Liaise with the Production team across sites to coordinate cross-discipline tasks, deliveries, questions, statuses, and approvals.
- Ingest deliveries from clients and manage deliveries to clients and vendors as needed.
Qualifications
- Required:
- 3+ years of work experience as a Production Coordinator or other similar production management roles in Visual Effects or feature animation.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Excel and Google Suite skills.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and currently a BC resident or willing to establish BC residency for the duration of the contract.
- Preferred:
- Experience with Flow (formerly ShotGrid) or other production management software.
- A degree in film, art, communications, or a related field and/or a combination of education and experience that would be equivalent to that level of professionalism, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Benefits and Perks
- Strong emphasis on work-life balance with standard working hours of 9am–5pm.
- Paid lunch break.
- Paid Sick days from day one.
- Group benefits for eligible employees.
- Employee Assistance Program for eligible employees.
- Paid Float Days for eligible employees.
- Summer and Christmas parties.
- Centrally located office space.
- Fully stocked kitchen with complimentary snacks and drinks.
- Friday Happy Hour - team wind-down chat at 4pm every Friday.
Equal Opportunity
The Embassy Visual Effects Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.