Realtime Producer (Project Hire) - Disney Television Animation

Job Summary:

The Realtime Producer is responsible for supporting the creative intent of assigned projects, leading the production, and ensuring successful delivery of content related to the development and implementation of an Unreal Engine animation pipeline for series production. Projects to include animation tests, shorts, and other ancillary franchise content. Partners closely with studio leadership, technology and other project teams. Manages project team (animation artists, TDs, coordinators, etc.). A proven leader who drives change and thrives on experimentation, innovation, problem solving and discovery.

The anticipated term for this project hire is twelve (12) months.

• Understand the technical, creative and strategic goals of each project and establish metrics, tracking and reporting
• Create and manage staffing plans, schedules and budgets for UE content (shorts, animation test, etc.)
• Manage communication with UE stakeholders: project leaders, studio leadership, technology, outside partners
• Partner with CG Sup and UE artists and TDs to drive creative excellence in new UE toolsets
• Manage project team through day-to-day deliverables
• Ensure proper documentation of all UE pipeline standards, workflow expectations and delivery specifications for all UE projects
• Lead team through change as UE development leads to new discoveries
• Analyze and document workflows on UE projects to help inform development, deployment and optimization of new tools and related workflows
• Partner with Production Management to design and document UE training requirements
• Define and communicate changing resource needs
• Learn the existing production practices at TVA to help support UE integration into the studio
• Additional duties as necessary, or as defined by individual contracts

• Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience

Job Location

• This is a fully onsite role based in Glendale, CA.

The hiring range for this position in California is $135,800 to $186,600 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.