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The Production Manager is responsible for overseeing pre-production activities, managing schedules, leading the artistic and production crew, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met, and fostering communication with executives and the production team.

The Visual Development Artist collaborates closely with art directors and producers to create and design various elements for feature animated films, including characters, sets, and color scripts. They ensure the film's vision is accurately translated through various artistic methods and tools, providing feedback and working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Story Artists are tasked with creating visual representations of narratives by developing storyboards from scripts. They sketch everything from quick panels to detailed storyboard scenes, pitch their ideas to directors and team members, and aim to enhance the storytelling's action, humor, and pacing. Supervision of the story team and managing time effectively in a fast-paced environment are also key responsibilities.

Story Artists at Sony Pictures Animation create visual representations of narratives by producing storyboards that depict action, camera placement, and character performances. They collaborate with various team members, pitch ideas, and ensure adherence to the show's vision while managing and providing feedback to the story team.

The Episodic Director will oversee the storyboard development for assigned episodes, collaborate with the Head of Story to ensure narrative continuity, manage storyboard artists, and deliver projects on time while maintaining quality and vision consistency.

The Character Designer works collaboratively to craft the appearance and personality of animated characters, creating iterations and final designs while resolving design issues with the Art Director. They should have strong artistic skills and the ability to articulate creative ideas.

The Modeling/Surfacing Artist is responsible for creating CG assets for production, following artistic direction to model characters, vehicles, and environments. Key tasks include UV unwrapping, surfacing, and texturing using various software tools.

The Associate Production Manager supervises one or more departments in animation production, ensuring schedules and budgets are maintained, deadlines are met, and communication is clear among teams. Responsibilities include managing artist assignments, updating status reports, and taking detailed notes during meetings.

The Production Office Coordinator assists the Production Manager in managing front end departments for animation productions, coordinating schedules, handling expense reports, and facilitating communication within the production team. Responsibilities also include organizing paperwork and maintaining trusting relationships with production staff.