Production Data Analyst for Feature Animation - ILM Vancouver
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Position Summary
The Production Data Analyst for Feature Animation oversees production data and analysis for assigned projects. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of the feature animation production lifecycle. Working closely with Producers and other production staff, you will manage the day-to-day activity of a project as well as evaluating insights and reporting, including both internal and client report templates.
What You’ll Do
- Manage and optimize internal and client reporting templates across the feature animation portfolio.
- Support Producer in creating and managing reports.
- Develop and maintain show(s) master sequence, quota schedule, and scenario planner with the Producers and Production staff.
- Prepare standardized weekly and monthly reports and other special reports as needed.
- Compile and deliver internal weekly status reports for the Producer(s).
- Responsible for reviewing weekly detail reports for accuracy and making reclassifications as required.
- Partner with Producers and Production Managers to ensure show inventory is flowing through the pipeline and that all departments monitor their daily inventory levels, providing accurate output figures and forecasts.
- Pro-actively make recommendations for improvements to production and workflows, particularly with respect to scheduling, flow of information, milestones, and client reporting.
- Support Feature Animation forecasting and planning.
- Work to understand the wants and needs of all teams to help prioritize workloads on a short- and long-term basis.
- Appropriately elevate issues and solutions to Producer(s).
- Mentor Production Staff on assessing their bids and schedules and generating reports.
What We’re Looking For
- 3–4 years of production experience, including a minimum of 2 years of specialized experience within feature animation.
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, with a proven track record of managing and analyzing large datasets.
- Strong, demonstrated analytical skills.
- Energetic, resourceful, and hands-on collaborator with a strong service orientation.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, where you handle multiple tasks while meeting strict deadlines.
- Adaptable and flexible, possessing a deep comprehension of how to navigate and support a creatively driven production environment.
- Exceptional cross-functional collaborator who uses diplomacy to handle complex issues, solve problems, and align multiple stakeholders.
- Strong communication and active listening skills.
- Growth-oriented mindset focused on driving improvements.
About Industrial Light & Magic:
Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.