Production Coordinator

Netflix Animation Studios is on a mission to entertain the world with bold, immersive animated films that are timeless and impactful. We are paving the way for the future of animation by building a community of amazing artists and talent across three vibrant locations globally. Come join us!

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Production Coordinator to join our team on an exciting new animated feature film. In this role, you will be a department-focused coordinator reporting directly to the Production Manager. As a key liaison between the production team, department leads, and artists, you will provide day-to-day support, ensuring clear communication and smooth workflow across the team. You will be responsible for tracking progress, facilitating daily workflows and deliverables, and maintaining a department floor schedule.

We’re seeking someone who is passionate about animation, highly organized, and excels at planning and scheduling. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to contribute to a collaborative and creative environment.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and maintain daily floor schedules in collaboration with Production and Craft Supervisors, assigning tasks to artists and ensuring they have the necessary support and materials required to achieve targets.

• Ensure statuses for all tasks within your team are up-to-date at all times and provide timely Estimate to Complete (ETC) reports, and log all materials.

• Work towards agreed targets as set by the Production Supervisor and priorities as set by the Production Manager and clearly communicate any variance from these.

• Provide weekly summary reports highlighting team progress, achievements, and challenges; collaborate with supervisors to adjust weekly goals and communicate updates.

• Raise flags for any technical or creative issues that could jeopardise upcoming targets.

• Check and approve all artist timesheets on a weekly basis.

• Coordinate and prepare for reviews working with the Craft Lead to organise content for each review and provide a clear agenda.

• Take clear, concise notes during reviews and follow-up with artists to ensure direction from the review is understood

• Ensure any cross-department requests are clearly communicated and liaise with other Production Coordinators for cross-department issues affecting your team.

What You’ll Need:

• Working as part of a production team in 3D animation.

• Coordinating large scale teams on animated projects (features is strongly preferred).

• Managing schedules, tracking progress, and delivering reports using Autodesk Flow Production Tracking.

• Working with multiple departments and liaising between artists, supervisors, and production teams.

• Solid understanding of the 3D animation pipeline from Assets through to Lighting and Compositing.

• Proficient in scheduling with strong understanding of core production tracking terminologies and metrics.

• Strong knowledge of and/or extensive experience with Flow Production Tracking and spreadsheets.

• Ability to use production data to forecast future performance.

• Strong problem-solving, organisational, and multi-tasking skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to summarise information clearly.

• Ability to work effectively as part of a large production team, while able to work independently with minimal supervision.

• High attention to detail and consistent follow-through.

• Organised, diligent, and resourceful.

• Adaptable and self-motivated, with a calm and professional approach.

• Effective listener, comfortable speaking up, and able to engage and motivate teams.

• Diplomatic communicator, able to work well with different personalities.

• Able to engage and motivate a team.

This role is based out of Sydney, Australia. Hybrid Role (Minimum of 3 days a week in the office). 

NAS benefits can include medical/dental/vision plans, mental health support, retirement programs, and family-forming benefits, paid leave of absence programs, and paid time away programs to be used for vacation and sick paid time off. See more detail about our benefits here. 

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.