Production Manager – Audiovisual Industry – Las Palmas

The Company:

Founded in 2016, Amuse Animation is a digital-first animation studio based in Las Palmas

de Gran Canaria with offices in Paris, London, and Beijing. The company focuses on two

primary business streams: incubating original IPs created by the studio or in partnership

with toy and content creators; and third-party service work for 2D & 3D animation.

Its catalog of original productions comprises 30+ self-funded preschool properties in 25+

languages cumulating over 600 million views per month, three audio stories, and 13

gaming apps with 20+ million downloads and 680k+ monthly active users per app.

Our Mission:

At Amuse Animation, our goal is to create 360 universes that entertain, educate, and

inspire young audiences worldwide. Our creative process revolves around putting the

audience at the forefront and utilizing cutting-edge technologies to produce and share our

content globally. To do so, we analyze and recombine the elements that generate intrigue,

engagement, and impact to create unique original content. By leveraging innovative

technologies and accessing the best resources globally, we establish an efficient workflow

that is cost-effective, maintains high quality, and enables the agility to quickly launch new

ideas and integrate audience feedback. Our ultimate aim is to distribute our content through

all touchpoints and connect with our audience wherever they may be.                                                                                                                   

We are currently looking for a Production Manager to oversee multiple international projects reporting to the Head of Studios.

KEY DUTIES:

Contribute to Develop best practices and improve production processes in partnership with the Production efficiency Supervisor.
Provide support to Set / maintain guidelines, goals and good performance
Manage and develop employees and creative operations
Work with HR Manager and Outsourcing Manager to hire new members of the team
Oversee and work with IT Manager / CG Supervisor departments for internal goals and project-related needs (rendering, security, plug-ins, scaling studio, deliveries…)
General «housekeeping» of daily and weekly tasks of overseeing budgets, invoices and timesheets with production team

Coordinate Technical onboarding of new hirings.
Lead the weekly production meeting and provide reports/metrics
Assessing project and resource requirements
Estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients in collaboration with the Head of Studio.
Determining quality control standards and apply them to his direct reports.
Overseeing production processes, detect improvement needs and work closely to Pipeline and technical team.
Re-negotiating timescales or schedules as necessary
Organizing the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment and pipeline in collaboration with IT Team
Liaising with buyers and marketing and sales staff when required.
Organizing relevant training sessions related to business and individual needs.

ABOUT YOU:

Previous experience:
– 5 years minimum experience in 3D and/or 2D animation company

Languages:

– Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral in English and Spanish.

Production management:
– Advanced skills in Gantt pro, Google Drive, SHOTGUN and other task management software

Your skills:

Strong management skills. Possesses natural leadership and organizational skills 

Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and delegate accordingly. 

Does not shy from diplomatic conflict resolution / management 

Ability to work independently, take initiative, and think ahead, as well as be highly collaborative

Ability to multitask and supervise multiple ongoing projects, budgets and timelines

Interest and passion in operations oversight, including front desk

Passion in fostering young artists (creative interns) and production coordinators

******** General information:

– Starting date: Mid November desired.
– Job location: Presential Las Palmas.
– Working shift: Monday to Thursday 08.00 to 06.00, Friday 08.00 to 14.00
– Contract: Permanent/long term

Recruitment process: 7 days. You will go through 2 interviews:
– HR First interview screening.
– Production management/head of Studio: Final interview
– Conclusions and Process offer.