Role: Pipeline Coordinator
Key Purpose of the Job:
As a Pipeline Coordinator you will have responsibility for the management of the day to day operations within the Pipeline department. You will assist Pipe Ops management in maintaining the standards and policing pipeline workflows. This role is an integral to the organisation and daily requirements of a large department within a global VFX company.
You will have the responsibility of supporting the team by ensuring that they understand their schedule of work. At times, this will require the gathering, validating and communicating complex information between our department and the shows we work with. This role demands close attention to detail and confidence to communicate with individuals at all levels of the business.
In this role you will be regularly required to:
Central liaison between show production and the Pipeline ops including: VFX Supes, CG Supes and Production
Meeting management: Collating agendas, confirming show representation, minuting and following up action points
Assisting in the creation of documentation such as show summary pages, project and technical solution documentation
Gathering and communicating high level schedule / milestone data
Gathering and communicating team schedule data
Collating and publishing show status reports and escalating issues where necessary
A trusted initial escalation point for shows with urgent requirements
Support queues: Monitoring ticket queues for potential escalations and clean up, assisting pipe team with support criteria validation and communication
Maintaining project plans and managing ticketing within JIRA
Review and approval of project team timesheets
Autonomous management of routine tasks and deadlines Shared responsibility for scheduling tasks under accountable managers
Must have
Experience: 3 years show/games production (as Production Coordinator is ideal)
Proactive with great communication skills
Extensive experience working with Microsoft Office / Google workspace
Diploma or equivalent education in a relatable field
Aptitude for learning new software
Nice to have
Experience in a Pipeline environment
Proven negotiation skills in a production environment
Experience writing reports and documentation in HTML / Wiki
Experience with development task tracking in jira, or equivalent
Experience with Production databases in shotgun, or equivalent
About you
Passionate about film
Clear communicator of succinct and accurate information
Organized, pro-active and a self-starter
Calm under pressure and capable of delivering to short deadlines
Adaptable to changing scenarios and showing initiative
A positive, can-do attitude
About Us
We are DNEG, one of the world's leading visual effects, animation and stereo conversion companies for feature film and television, with studios in London, Vancouver, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Chennai, Montreal, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Goa.
