VFX Production Coordinator

  • Full-time
  • Department: Production

Company Description

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for 3 Emmy® Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4,  The Witcher season 2 and Foundation season 1, the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 800 artists.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC and Apple. Current projects include Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Resident Evil, Halo, and Stranger Things season 4. Recently released projects include Dune, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, WandaVision and The Witcher season 2, all earning nominations at the 2022 VES awards.

Work arrangements:

As a company founded and led by an artist, it is creativity above all that guides us. Our mission is to provide our talents with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and thrive in a stimulating, caring environment. This is why we offer a flexible, hybrid and remote work structure in all our locations.

Job Description

The VFX Coordinator is the main level of support for the entire production team throughout the course of a project, from pre-production to final delivery.

Main responsibilities:

  • Maintain show shot list. Determine, with the VFX Supervisor and VFX Producer, milestones for the project and artists and ensure they are met;
  • Maintain shot status and artist targets and be able to produce show status at all times; 
  • Update all documents that allow follow up on the show status (shotlist, schedule, etc.);
  • Take, receive and disseminate internal and client shot notes;
  • Manage the flow of information and transfer of information/work between departments or with clients. Oversee the file transfer and receipt process with the Production Assistant; 
  • Make sure that artists have the necessary information and elements to begin work efficiently;
  • Set and track targets for the week with the VFX Supervisor and VFX Producer. Meet with each artist assigned to the project on a daily basis to ensure they are clear on their targets, answer questions, follow-up on progress, etc.
  • Anticipate and raise any concerns about targets, deadlines, etc. based on daily artist activity;
  • Arrange, attend, and manage meetings, turnovers, reviews with VFX Supervisor and artists, ensure that all notes are transmitted to the artists;
  • Organize the dailies playlist, and take detailed notes throughout the meeting;
  • Keep artists and supervisors up to date with information – client notes, shot changes, modifications - and evaluate impact on current work.  Relay information to Producer if there are anticipated schedule implications;
  • Evaluate and validate all work with VFX Supervisors to make sure they are approved, and notes are distributed to relevant crew.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 3 years of production experience in visual effects or film;
  • Experience in an administrative position;
  • Excellent knowledge of GSuite and Microsoft Office;
  • Strong organizational skills.

Additional Information

  • Full-time, Permanent Contract ;
  • Flexible, hybrid and remote work structure in all our locations ;
  • 5 paid sick/personal days ;
  • 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays ;
  • Group Insurance, access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ;
  • RRSP with employer contribution ;
  • Discounts on public transports, several spas, sports classes, art centers, cafes, furniture and several other local businesses.

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Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects.

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