Full-Time

Senior Production Coordinator

Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks

1,001-5,000 employees

High-end visual effects and animation services

No salary listed

Montreal, QC, Canada

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Required Skills
Inventory Management
Animation

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Requirements
  • Have at least 3 years as a Production Coordinator in visual effects feature film, computer-generated animation feature film, or game production.
  • Have an advanced understanding of the frontend/backend workflow for digital production, specific to Assets, Layout, Animation, Character Effects, Effects, and/or Lighting/Compositing teams.
  • Have an advanced understanding of visual effects and computer-generated production or game scheduling.
  • Have an advanced understanding of Shotgrid.
  • Be able to navigate who to speak to for artist queries relating to hardware and software license issues.
  • Track shot work within bid days and quota targets.
  • Proactively schedule team assignments and flag potential inventory and delivery challenges.
  • Be willing to learn and master all Imageworks scheduling and tracking software.
  • Acquire resources and elements required to complete shot production within the assigned team.
  • Diffuse inventory challenges.
  • Be able to set up sweatbox or review rooms independently and know who to contact in case of technical issues.
  • If remote, know the process for remote connection.
  • Have an expert ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Be able to collaborate and communicate in a constructive and professional manner.
  • Be proactive and self-motivated.
  • Provide direct support to artist teams.
  • Communicate with creative teams while keeping Production informed.
  • Interact with clients regularly when required by the team; client interactions must be professional and timely.
  • Demonstrate advanced problem-solving and strategic-planning skills.
  • Maintain composure under challenging deadlines.
  • Be curious and show initiative in wanting to learn more.
  • Be willing to support others during periods of absence.
  • Be able to exercise effective conflict-resolution skills to ensure harmony across the project and within the team.
  • Have excellent communication skills in French and English.
Responsibilities
  • Prepare playlists for team touchbases and rounds.
  • Set the team calendar for regular meeting cadences using Google Calendar.
  • Track shot data and report it into the tracking and asset-management database, Shotgrid.
  • Take notes in team touchbases and rounds.
  • Communicate with clients during reviews and by email.
  • Communicate Supervisor and Client comments from show dailies and shot reviews to artists.
  • Liaise between artists, leads, and supervisors.
  • Facilitate artist and supervisor needs, including workstations, tablets, software, and meals.
  • Communicate kickbacks and notes affecting other departments across departments.
  • Track inventory and drive workflow to meet artist bid days and quotas.
  • Solve problems with team supervisors, leads, and the Assistant Production Manager to ensure artists meet bid days and quotas.
  • Partner with supervisors, leads, and the Assistant Production Manager to evaluate artist abilities for shot assignments.
  • Escalate potential missed targets in a timely manner.
  • Mentor more junior Production team members.
  • Motivate the team and help maintain high morale.
  • Monitor all hours worked within the team to monitor wellbeing and energy levels.
  • Assist with requesting artist overtime and ensure requested hours are appropriate.
Desired Qualifications
  • A good command of technical shot analysis is a bonus.
Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks

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Sony Pictures Imageworks is a visual effects and animation studio that creates photorealistic visuals for live-action films and full CG features. The company delivers services for projects from early concept design to final visual effects integration, working on creature and character animation as well as large-scale CG sequences. It differentiates itself with a long track record and its own developed software and tools that help solve industry challenges, which it also licenses to other studios as an additional revenue stream. The business mainly earns money by providing VFX and animation work on a project basis and by licensing technology. The studio serves major film studios and production companies worldwide and aims to help productions achieve high-quality visuals while advancing film technology through its proprietary tools and creative output.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Culver City, California

Founded

1992

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What believers are saying

  • KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix's most-viewed film, strengthening Imageworks' animation credibility.
  • Project Hail Mary opens March 20, 2026, giving Imageworks another visible tentpole.
  • The Post relocation and Montreal presence improve recruitment, scale, and Canada incentive capture.

What critics are saying

  • Sony shut Pixomondo in March 2026, concentrating VFX work inside Imageworks.
  • Vancouver office moves and Montreal expansion signal cost pressure, not durable demand growth.
  • Streaming and studio consolidation can re-source effects, threatening Imageworks if Sony loses franchise volume.

What makes Sony Pictures Imageworks unique

  • Michelle Grady leads Imageworks from Vancouver after the 2023 promotion.
  • Sony kept proprietary tooling competitive, earning 2026 Sci-Tech Awards for brushing, patching, Superdraw, Kismet.
  • Imageworks handled KPop Demon Hunters, Project Hail Mary, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Vacation

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