Company3
Production Manager, Associate
SDFX Studios - Toronto - Hybrid, ON, Canada - Full Time
Business Unit: SDFX Studios
Position: Production Manager, Associate
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
*Pay Range: $29.00 - $34.00 CAD hourly
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Assistant Production Manager (APM) is the central point of organization and accuracy for a show’s production data. This role is responsible for managing all incoming and outgoing assets, maintaining a shows database and tracking documents, and ensuring the production team is always working in sync with the latest client materials, editorial updates, and cut versions. The APM partners closely with the Production Manager to keep the project running smoothly, efficiently, and accurately from the first turnover through the final delivery.
MAIN DUTIES:
The APM will track and manage all incoming client materials (plates, turnovers, updates) and outgoing deliveries, ensuring they are always accurate, timely, and meet all technical and creative specifications. They will maintain all project tracking documents and spreadsheets, ensuring the internal database (FLUX) is always current and aligned with client manifests and EDLs, as well as monitor shot progress and ensure tasks and status updates are accurate across all departments. They will also be responsible for the following:
WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will have prior working experience in production coordination, assistant management, or project tracking experience within film, post-production, VFX, animation, stereo conversion, or related media environments. They must have demonstrated ability to create, update, and maintain production documentation including breakdowns, trackers, status reports, delivery logs, and shot lists, as well as competency in data validation and quality control to ensure database integrity and accurate deliverables reporting. Additional desired skills include:
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will contact candidates who are interviewed, within 45 days of their last interview, to advise as to whether or not a hiring decision has been made.
Position: Production Manager, Associate
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
*Pay Range: $29.00 - $34.00 CAD hourly
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Assistant Production Manager (APM) is the central point of organization and accuracy for a show’s production data. This role is responsible for managing all incoming and outgoing assets, maintaining a shows database and tracking documents, and ensuring the production team is always working in sync with the latest client materials, editorial updates, and cut versions. The APM partners closely with the Production Manager to keep the project running smoothly, efficiently, and accurately from the first turnover through the final delivery.
MAIN DUTIES:
The APM will track and manage all incoming client materials (plates, turnovers, updates) and outgoing deliveries, ensuring they are always accurate, timely, and meet all technical and creative specifications. They will maintain all project tracking documents and spreadsheets, ensuring the internal database (FLUX) is always current and aligned with client manifests and EDLs, as well as monitor shot progress and ensure tasks and status updates are accurate across all departments. They will also be responsible for the following:
- Reconcile internal data with client tracking documents to ensure consistency, flagging discrepancies promptly.
- Work closely with Editorial to confirm that the show is always aligned with the latest cut.
- Support Production Manager and Producer with reporting, delivery prep, and asset management.
- Assist in scheduling and executing client deliveries and other production milestones as needed.
- Support Production Manager and Producer with oversight and mentoring of production coordinators as needed.
- Oversee all post-project archival tasks.
- Primarily focused on 3D conversion work, with the expectation to cross-train and flex into traditional VFX workflows as production needs require.
WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will have prior working experience in production coordination, assistant management, or project tracking experience within film, post-production, VFX, animation, stereo conversion, or related media environments. They must have demonstrated ability to create, update, and maintain production documentation including breakdowns, trackers, status reports, delivery logs, and shot lists, as well as competency in data validation and quality control to ensure database integrity and accurate deliverables reporting. Additional desired skills include:
- Proficient with spreadsheets (Excel) including formulas, filters, and reporting; comfortable learning new production tools and procedures quickly.
- Strong proficiency in production tracking tools (e.g., ShotGrid/Shotgun, ftrack, Airtable, or similar databases) with a demonstrated ability to maintain accurate, detailed project data.
- Organized and detail-oriented, with experience managing schedules, task lists, asset tracking, and documentation for a project or show.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document, share, and escalate information to production staff and supervisors.
- Self-starter with an ability to work with minimal oversight and collaboratively across departments while managing priorities and tracking updates from multiple contributors.
- Client-friendly professional presence and comfort supporting internal calls and reporting as needed.
- Flexibility to work both remotely and in studio with extended hours and/or weekends to meet project deadlines.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will contact candidates who are interviewed, within 45 days of their last interview, to advise as to whether or not a hiring decision has been made.
