About the role
HR Assistant (m/f/d)
Role Overview
Support for the growing team in Berlin; full-time, onsite/hybrid.
Main Tasks
- 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.
Requirements
- 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.
- Proactive attitude and ability to work independently.
- Experience in handling sensitive data in accordance with privacy laws.
- Structured, reliable, and organized work style.
- Solid knowledge of Office and HR tools (MS Office, Excel and ticketing systems).
Location & Work Requirements
- On-site in Berlin, Germany.
- EU Citizenship or a pre-existing EU work permit is required.
VFX Recruiter (m/f/d)
Role Overview
Support for teams across all locations; full-time, onsite/hybrid.
Main Tasks
- 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.
Requirements
- 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.
- Enthusiastic, convincing and dynamic personality.
- Experience handling of common social media platforms.
Location & Work Requirements
- 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 required.
VFX Producer (m/f/d)
Role Overview
Support for teams in Berlin, Stuttgart and Munich; full-time, onsite/hybrid (3 days a week in office). Acts as part of the leadership team alongside the VFX Supervisor.
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.
Requirements
- 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.
- If Germany, EU citizenship or a pre-existing German work permit required.
VFX Supervisor (m/f/d)
Role Overview
Based in Berlin; on-site.
Tasks
- 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.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in VFX post-production.
- Proven experience as a VFX Supervisor.
- Strong background as a CG or Comp Supervisor.
- 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.
- EU citizenship or a pre-existing German work permit required.
Compositing Artists (Mid/Sen/Lead)
Role Overview
Freelance positions in London, Berlin, and Munich.
Tasks
- 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 images.
- Collaborating with other artists on solving technical and creative challenges.
- Working closely with various departments to ensure high quality standards of the production.
Requirements
- 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.
Location & Work Requirements
- 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.