Position Summary
Reporting to the Executive Producer/Head of Production, the Bidding Producer works directly under him/her to bid all assigned projects.

Job Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience within a post-production environment and at least two years as a producer

• College degree in related field.  A combination of work experience and education can be substituted

• Familiarity with creative tools: Photoshop, After Effects, Flame, Resolve, and Softimage

• PC/Mac literate, word and excel proficiency needed

• Knowledge of live-action protocols and bidding practices such as AICP

• Scheduling and organizational skills

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to work under tight deadlines and intense pressure

• Ability to schedule, prioritize and multitask

• Excellent attention to detail

• Great communication skills [written and verbal]

• Knowledge of all delivery formats

• A good freelancer database, with strong relationships

• Enjoys socializing within the industry to maintain and build new relationships

Supervision

• Exercised: None

• Received: Executive Producer, General Manager

Job Relationships

• Internal: This position works closely with Producers, Flame Artists, MCR, Grading, CG and Design.

• External: Clients (Agencies, Networks, Production Companies, Editors)

Job Duties (* denotes an “essential function”)

• *Line producing jobs, which includes the following:

  • Create estimates based on the boards and input from the client as well as from technical staff.

  • Schedule the appropriate time between the artists and the machine room

  • Coordinate potential award of \ job between the departments.

  • Liaise with Executive Producer and General Manager on job status on a regular basis.

  • Constant client contact

  • Track the job to the approved client budget to ensure your bids are always accurate.

  • Report overages to the Head of Production, General Manager, and client when needed.

• Creatively assess the work required to complete a project and provide bid days for VFX breakdowns in line with the VFX pipeline.

• Consult with VFX supervisors and Head of Departments on creative, technical approaches, and methodologies as needed.

• Act as a contact for all client liaison on allocated projects.

• Prepare and lead all creative client discussions with VFX Supervisors.

• Work with the Business Development Manager and commercial analyst to prepare financials on all bids for approval by EPs.

• *Attends all client meetings relating to upcoming projects.

• Manage recurring clients or accounts as a centralized contact point for recurring revenue.

• Stays current of studio capacity and talent capabilities in order to effectively create bids.

• *Work with the Sales Team to help get pitches together (reels/paperwork/boards/ideas/ presentations). 

• Know where all show reels/deconstructs are held and making sure they are updated.

• Share information between departments and help to coordinate staff and resources (including freelancers) to cover projects.

• *Coordinate the recruitment and hiring of freelancers as required for awarded bids.

• Updating salesforce as our CRM tool with client and bid information. §  *Line producing jobs, which includes the following:

  • Create estimates based on the boards and input from the client as well as from technical staff.

  • Schedule the appropriate time between the artists and the machine room

  • Coordinate potential award of \ job between the departments.

  • Liaise with Executive Producer and General Manager on job status on a regular basis.

  • Constant client contact

  • Track the job to the approved client budget to ensure your bids are always accurate.

  • Report overages to the Head of Production, General Manager, and client when needed.

• Creatively assess the work required to complete a project and provide bid days for VFX breakdowns in line with the VFX pipeline.

• Consult with VFX supervisors and Head of Departments on creative, technical approaches, and methodologies as needed.

• Act as a contact for all client liaison on allocated projects.

• Prepare and lead all creative client discussions with VFX Supervisors.

• Work with the Business Development Manager and commercial analyst to prepare financials on all bids for approval by EPs.

• *Attends all client meetings relating to upcoming projects.

• Manage recurring clients or accounts as a centralized contact point for recurring revenue.

• Stays current of studio capacity and talent capabilities in order to effectively create bids.

• *Work with the Sales Team to help get pitches together (reels/paperwork/boards/ideas/ presentations). 

• Know where all show reels/deconstructs are held and making sure they are updated.

• Share information between departments and help to coordinate staff and resources (including freelancers) to cover projects.

• *Coordinate the recruitment and hiring of freelancers as required for awarded bids.

• Updating salesforce as our CRM tool with client and bid information.

Working Condition: Office Environment