About The Role
Start Date: July 2025
Full Time: 40 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (until Jan 2026)
Salary: Dependant on experience
Location: Gas Ferry Road
The Role:
We have an exciting opportunity to support the core production team and coordinate the activities of all departments on an exciting new stop-frame production ensuring efficient communication across the series production and its day-to-day tasks.
About You
The Candidate:
The successful candidate will work with the Production Manager, Producer and Creative Leads to coordinate a talented and exceptional team of artists, they will support the Production Manager to coordinate their activities, helping them to deliver to tight deadlines in a fun, hardworking and creative atmosphere.
The perfect candidate will have stop motion animation production experience (preferably working on a series). They will also have excellent interpersonal and motivational skills, innovative problem solving, accuracy, attention to detail, organised, proactive approach, multi-tasking and excellent communication skills.
Please see a full role profile below.
Job Title: Production Coordinator
Department: Production
Contract: Project-based
Pillar: Production
An exciting opportunity for a Production Coordinator to join the production team for a series of stop-frame digital shorts. __________________________________________________________________
Function of the department / section and main purpose of the job:
The purpose of this role will be to support the core production team and coordinate the activities of all departments on an exciting new stop-frame production ensuring efficient communication across the series production and its day-to-day tasks. __________________________________________________________________
Duties and responsibilities
This is a summary of main tasks and responsibilities and is not intended to be exhaustive.
- To work with the Production Manager, Producer and Creative Leads to coordinate a talented and exceptional team of artists, you will support the Production Manager to coordinate their activities, helping them to deliver to tight deadlines in a fun, hard working and creative atmosphere.
- To work with the Creative Leads and the Production Manager on the series of client delivery, notes and approvals required. Keeping client deliveries and deadlines on schedule will be essential in this role.
- To assist the Production Manager with managing the Director’s time and diary. To attend Director reviews, take detailed notes to circulate post-meeting, and track any amends.
- To attend the pre-production meetings and assist in coordinating any action points.
- In particular, assisting with coordination of the Story, Editorial and VFX departments throughout production.
- Working with the Production Manager, to ensure a successful filing and tracking process is underway for all client deliveries, notes and approvals. Making sure these are logged and filed on the server in an organised manner.
- Ensure that reference material is available to all departments as required
- To support the floor team and keep them updated on all changes where appropriate in status of sets, puppets and props, and to maintain a good level of communication between the Director, Editor, VFX team and key floor crew.
- To work with the Creative Leads and Production Manager on Puppet Counts and Set/Key Prop Breakdowns.
- Research and suggest alternative cheaper/sustainable products to coincide with Albert Sustainable Production Certification.
- To observe the provision of the Health and Safety at Work Act. ______________________________________________________________
Responsible to:
Production Manager, Producer _________________________________________________________________Specific Functional Contacts:
• Director • External Clients • Heads of Department • Facilities ________________________________________________________________
Person specification
- Stop Motion Animation Production experience is a must. Series experience is also highly desirable.
- Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills, innovative problem solving, accuracy, attention to detail, organized, proactive approach, multi-tasking and excellent communication skills are essential.
- Proficient in the use of Excel and Word, PC, MS Office, Outlook applications, Teams. Some knowledge of Photoshop a plus.
- Scheduling experience. Experienced with compiling, interpreting and coordinating schedules.
- Exceptional literacy and reporting skills.
- Keeping to strict deadlines and delivery schedule to stay on track, communicating these clearly to the departments.
- Well organised, excellent attention to detail.
- Must be prepared to be flexible and a team player.
We will be reviewing applications for interview as they’re submitted. Please confirm your salary expectations and availability in your Cover Letter or relevant supporting documents.
Closing Date for applications is Friday 11th July at 5pm.
About Us
About Aardman:
Aardman is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment.
Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world.
In November 2018, Aardman became an Employee Owned organisation, ensuring that the studio remains independent and securing the creative legacy and culture of the company for the future.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Charter is our commitment to building a workforce that is truly reflective of society, underpinned by the belief that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential in delivering on our mission: to create entertainment for all and to be the most inspirational animation company in the world. We welcome applications from all individuals and are always happy to discuss flexible working needs. We've signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a nationwide programme run by the Centre for Ageing Better to make workplaces age-friendly, and Aardman is also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a Living Wage Employer.
