Assistant Production Manager

Description

The Assistant Production Manager (APM) assists with the management of the artists and production personnel from pre-production through post production on an animated feature film. Each APM is assigned to a specific department or group of departments and will become an integral part of the management structure of that team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day running of the department(s), managing established schedules through production planning, coordination and troubleshooting.
• Provides the artist and supervisors with support to enable them to complete their work.
• Primary production person within department, supervises and mentors Production Assistants, Production Coordinators or other production personnel within their department.
• Assists the Production Manager and Associate Producer in assigning appropriate manpower, workspace and scheduling to ensure completion of respective departments goals.
• Will work closely with other APMs to ensure that inventory moves smoothly from one department to the next.
• Develops and uses planning systems and ‘work in process’ tracking systems daily.
• Creates and maintains reports that clearly illustrate department and individual artist productivity.
• Collaborates with Department Leads to crew assignments and issue and monitor deadlines with artists.
• Ensures the department lead is following studio review process and delivering timely performance reviews and feedback.
• Partners with department lead and production management to manage conflict within the department and partners with human resources regarding disciplinary procedures. Documents issues and provides updates to human resources and senior management.
• Represents department in weekly production meetings. Reports department progress and discusses solutions to any issues impeding the department.
• Partners with the department supervisors and leads to manage, motivate and create an environment conducive to achieving quotas and artistic achievements.