About the Role
The Production Assistant role provides support to the VFX Producer to ensure projects run smoothly. Our ideal candidate will thrive in a team environment, collaborate well within the project team and wider company support teams, be level-headed under pressure, super organised, and have good attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Assisting the VFX Producer in day to day tasks.
- Managing and tracking all project data IO and overseeing the relevant activities of the data IO team.
- Client review preparation in collaboration with the VFX Producer and VFX Supervisor.
- Taking notes in internal and external meetings.
- Updating the production database with any external feedback, tracking in-coming and out-going deliveries and updating statuses.
- Managing and maintaining communication groups i.e. email and ShotGrid groups.
- Managing the project calendar; communicating team absences.
- Managing new starter processes i.e. issuing welcome emails and arranging welcome meetings.
- Acting as the production point of contact for the Facilities team.
- Project event planning and budgeting.
Requirements
- Previous VFX production experience (desirable but not essential).
- Knowledge of the VFX production process from concept to completion.
- Good familiarity with post-production pipelines, techniques, and software.
- Experience with ShotGrid Software (desirable).
- Knowledge of Google and Microsoft Suites, especially spreadsheets (essential).
- Basic editorial knowledge (desirable).
- Basic Linux (desirable).
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Self awareness and strength in collaborating with people, being supportive, personable, enthusiastic.
- Drive to make things better and proactively make improvements where you can.
- Infectious energy with a focus on results.
- Excellence in production support - proactive, consistent, organised.
- Great communication skills.
- Contributing to a well-managed crew environment.
- Great working relationships with the Production and Supervision teams.
- Excellent collaboration with broader OOU teams such as Data IO and Editorial.
- You need to have a current and full work permit for the region that you’ll be working in.
- Please disclose if you need sponsorship support to be able to work for One of Us.
Skills
- ShotGrid Software
- Google Suites
- Microsoft Suites
- Spreadsheets
- Editorial knowledge
- Linux
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Work to deadlines
- Attention to detail
Location
- Old Street
Work Type
- Hybrid working
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Previous VFX production experience (desirable but not essential)
Benefits
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- 2 paid volunteering days per calendar year
- Company pension and life insurance
- Medicash healthcare cover
- A calendar full of wrap parties and other social events
About the Company
- One of Us is a creative studio based in Old Street.
