Line Producer

Since 2008, ToonBox Entertainment has been bringing to life original content for film, television and interactive media with concepts derived from captivating character designs and story-lines. With leading edge stereoscopic technology, ToonBox elevates its creations into the next generation of entertainment.

The Line Producer is the facilitator between Director, Producer and Supervisors in ensuring the creative vision of the project can be achieved within the established budget and schedule.

**scheduling** * Works with Producer(s) to prepare budgets, schedules and production plans. * Works with production accounting to monitor budgets and financial reports. * Evaluates script breakdowns to assess and assign cost of creative production. * Conducts meetings with team leads to ensure continued progress. * Defines and implements the production resources necessary to support the creative needs of the project. * Partners with Human resources to hire crew. * Works with Supervisors to manage the creative vision to fall in line with the budget and schedule * Communicates with department heads to assess day to day project requirements. * Creates and or works with production reports to present a weekly overview of the progress of all depts. * Ability to flag potential problems and provide solutions to fix them. * Responsible for obtaining and negotiating with vendors. * Supports and integrates the values of ToonBox that being a commitment to innovation, creativity, professionalism and inspiration. * Interacts respectfully and professionally with colleagues, other staff members, partners and clients. * Update and modify master schedule as required throughout production. Communicate changes to all applicable people. * Identify schedule variances and monitor changes incurred from approved production plan; recommend corrective action as necessary. * May be assigned responsibility for voice recording and casting. * Work with Supervising Producer to get clearance feedback and implement it. * Identify production issues and proactively loopback this information to production. * Liaise with Overseas Manager/Producer/Service Studio to ensure Input / Output requirements are delivered between studios. * Additional duties as requested. University degree or equivalent preferred.

* Thorough knowledge of animation and CG production pipeline, including pre-production and post production. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; including Word, Excel and Outlook. * Exceptional communication skills are required as well as the diplomacy to balance the creative expectations with the financial resources available. * Must be solutions oriented. * Open to and encourages feedback and new initiatives. * Solid work ethic and positive attitude. * Flexibility and strategic thinking will be necessary. * Must act with determination and fortitude when tackling the unexpected. **Qualifications:** * University degree or equivalent preferred. * 6 – 7 years of CG animation / industry experience. * Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in Production Management; preferably as a Line Producer. Preferably on a CG Feature film * Proficient in MS office suites including Excel and Word. * Overseas animation experience a bonus. **Salary Range:** $110,000 to $145,000 – Based on experience