About Us
Synapse is a Virtual Production and Immersive Entertainment collective, composed of filmmakers and award-winning industry leaders, including directors, cinematographers, producers, designers, engineers, VFX artists and technicians. We’ve created thousands of commercials, music videos, tv shows, films, live broadcasts, immersive experiences and esports events.
Virtual Production represents the convergence of all these mediums. Synapse leverages these cutting-edge technologies and harnesses our collective years of experience and battle-tested knowledge to craft a more robust, filmmaker-centric virtual production solution and engaging, immersive visual experiences.
Job description
As the Head of Production, you will be responsible for overseeing the entire production ecosystem of our services, guiding the team, and ensuring the successful execution of projects from a financial and top industry quality standpoint. This leadership position requires confidence in establishing and supporting processes and protocols, while also being fluid with management of a growing team.Â
In order to effectively achieve these goals the Head of Production must have an understanding of all the culminating industries that comprise Virtual Production, how they overlap, and experience in planning effective coordination between departments.
The head of production is also one of strategic planning. They collaborate closely with clients to understand project requirements, provide regular updates on progress, address feedback, and ensure the successful execution of projects while maintaining client satisfaction. They manage expectations, troubleshoot issues, and deliver high-quality productions that align with the client’s vision and objectives.
Key Responsibilities Include:
1. Team Leadership: Overseeing and managing the SVP pipeline process from pre-production to post-production, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget through cross-department collaboration and coordination with respective Dept Heads.
2. Freelance/Project Management: Supporting the production team, including producers, directors, production assistants, and other staff, to ensure efficient collaboration by review of plans, check-ins on execution, and connecting appropriate staff for task management.
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3. Budgeting and Resource Allocation: Creating and managing bids, allocating resources effectively to maximize efficiency and meet project requirements.
4. Resource Planning: Developing production schedules and timelines, coordinating with various departments to ensure smooth workflows and adherence to deadlines.
5. Client and Stakeholder Relations: Interacting with clients, partners, and stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, addressing concerns, and ensuring their satisfaction with the process.
6. Risk Management: Identifying potential production challenges and developing contingency plans to mitigate risks and address unforeseen obstacles.
7. Vendor and Crew Management: Negotiating contracts with vendors and hiring freelance crew members when necessary, ensuring a skilled and reliable workforce for projects.Â
8. Quality Control: Maintaining high standards in quality of service. Ensuring staff adherence to the company’s creative vision, industry best practices, and SVP expectations. Developing best practices, training new staff, and enforcing the company processes set forth. Creating and scaling efficient processes across departments.Â
9. Compliance and Legal Matters: Ensuring compliance with relevant state and industry regulations, permits, and licenses, and flagging legal matters related to production contracts and intellectual property rights. Working with HR and Legal to ensure employees and company protocols are protected.
10. Financial Collaboration: Working with the COO and Accounting team to develop and improve processes for financial workflow.
11. Industry Trends and Innovation: Keeping abreast of industry trends and innovative production techniques to continually improve the company’s capabilities and competitiveness.
Requirements
Experience in or with the following:
- 5 years in a production/post leadership role managing a teamÂ
- Live Broadcast
- VFX pipelines and production workflows
- Current Technologies and processes
- Google Suite, Excel, Wrapbook, Monday.com or other project management software
- Budgeting and bidding
- Resource planning and managing multiple vendors and freelancers
- Growing a network of crew and freelancers
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