Associate Producer

Description

ON THE FRONTIER OF ANIMATION

Building on Paramount’s 100 years of making some of Hollywood’s most iconic films, Paramount Animation is bringing visionary artists and storytellers together to create a world-class animation studio. We are looking for talented, collaborative, and hardworking artists who will help us continue to shape an all-star team of filmmakers.

Paramount Animation is currently has exciting opportunities for an Associate Producer to join the animation team at our Hollywood, CA studio.

About:

The Associate Producer is responsible for strategic planning of the budget, schedule and resources for the front end production stage in the creation of digitally animated feature films. The Associate Producer’s responsibilities begin during the development phase of the project and extend into the post-production and marketing phases.

The Associate Producer leads a crew of 50+ and directly manages communication to a variety of cross-functional teams. The Associate Producer functions as a tactical advisor to the Producer and co-manages the Head of Story, Editor and Production Designer, enabling their pursuit of creative excellence. In addition, the Associate Producer interfaces with Studio leadership and their counterparts on other productions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, schedule, budget, operations, resource and staffing plans, as well as crew communication. The Associate Producer partners with the Production Leadership to ensure budget/schedule and production realities stay in sync. The Associate Producer is ultimately accountable for delivery of high quality production images within the budget and on schedule.

The Associate Producer must be a deft and nimble problem solver, able to balance competing demands, anticipate problems and plan for contingencies. The Associate Producer is a strategist and leader, able to rally people around ideas and action plans.

Duties:

• Responsible for casting and staffing of production teams of 50+
• Responsible for creating budgets and financial tracking of project
• Responsible for production resource plans and acts as resource wrangler between show and studio
• Function as tactical consultant to the Producer, offering suggestions and alternatives to push their creative vision within production and budget constraints
• Responsible for overall schedule; partnering with the Producer to ensure creative requests are prioritized and can be accomplished within the production schedule
• Work closely with Production Management and Team Leadership to ensure high level objectives are clearly understood and communicated to crew
• Responsible for providing guidance, experience, insight and inspiration to the crew at large
• Primary responsibility for maintaining a positive and collaborative working environment
• Deliver reviews and assist in career development of direct reports, ensuring excellence within the group is fostered and acknowledged

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years in progressive animation production management roles on feature film(s).
• Demonstrated ability to successfully schedule and execute on all aspects of feature films.
• Thorough knowledge of industry-wide data and asset management tracking tools and applications (i.e. Shotgun).
• Prior experience working directly with creative leadership and talent
• Prior experience working with a remote studio and remote tools a plus
• Must be willing to travel abroad on an as-needed basis