JOBS: Deluxe Animation Studios: Line Producer

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Position:               Line Producer
Location:              Toronto, Canada

Facility:                 Deluxe Animation Studios
UPDATED-12-9-16

Deluxe Animation Studios is seeking an experienced Line Producer for an animated project.  The Line Producer will manage the entire production and ensure its completion, on schedule, on budget, with an international team of artists.

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Role Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with Client, Director, and department supervisors in the management of all phases of the production.
  • Oversee the overall management of the departments, through scheduling, production planning, and troubleshooting.
  • Work with Director and supervisors to find creative solutions for production problems that arise.
  • Develop and use planning and tracking systems.
  • Organize and manage production personnel.
  • Generate and oversee reports.

The Line Producer position reports directly to Deluxe Animation’s Executive Management.

Job Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree in Animation, Film, Art, Communications, Management or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of production management leadership experience.  Animation experience is required.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with Executives, Clients, Directors, Supervisors, and Production Management throughout a production
  • Broad background of experience in production.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong problem solving skills.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • Ability to act decisively in a fast-paced high-pressure production environment.
  • Must have strong project planning skills.
  • Strong supervisory and delegation skills.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to work effectively in an environment with diverse personalities and work styles.
  • Must have strong administration skills.
  • Strong knowledge of project management software including Excel.
  • Feature experience an asset.

Deluxe has policies in place to provide accommodation to job applicants with disabilities who require accommodation during the selection and hiring process.

Lucas Martell

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Lucas Martell. I’m a writer/director/producer currently developing my own projects through my company: Martell Animation (martellanimation.com) I also freelance occasionally as a Line producer or CG Supervisor.

 

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
For one summer I did school photography. You know the guys who go around and take pictures of high schoolers for the yearbook? Worst. Job. Ever.

 

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
A while back I did a short film called Pigeon: Impossible. It was a lot of fun, and I learned an immense amount by going through that and dealing with every single step of the animation process.

 

Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?

I’m from a small town in central Illinois. In college I was a music major, but did a lot of technical work in the recording studio, as well as music videos. I moved to Austin TX after graduating in 2003 with

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Kurt Weldon

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Kurt Weldon. Line Producer. In the past, I’ve been a Producer, Director, Story Editor, Writer and even once in a while a Voice Actor.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Stand up comic. Short order cook. Silk screen printer.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Kim Possible. Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens.

Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
Canton, Ohio. It’s the town Hank Williams was on his way to when he died. I’ve always thought that was a pretty good call on Hank’s part.  I got into the business more or less by accident. After about six years as a standup comic, I decided to

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Wade Wisinski

What is your name and your current occupation?
Wade Wisinski,  Line Producer,  The Looney Tunes Show, Warner Bros. Animation.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I owned and operated a chain or retail comic book stores. The shop in Newhall, CA is still there with fabulous new ownership – Brave New World – check it out. If you have ever spent any quality time in a comic book store, you may get a pretty good idea of what it would be like to work, live, eat, and sleep in one. All of the stereotypes are true.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
All of them pretty much. I’ve been fortunate to have begun working on Kevin Smith’s Clerks, then the first three seasons of Kim Possible, The Spectacular Spider-Man (my favorite Spider-Man interpretation by far…). Most recently some classic character takes – Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and The Looney Tunes Show.

How did you become interested in animation?
Animated films and televisions shows were the first movies and TV I watched, which is typical. That’s all I knew for a while, really. I was obsessed with comic books, but animation was always around. As I became more entrenched in Continue reading

Robert Anderson

What is your name and your current occupation?

I am Robert Anderson. My current occupation is Producer. I can’t tell you where and on what as I will have to shoot you all.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Sadly I have only a few jobs that are outside of the film business. I started working on live action films at the age of 16. I did work at McDonald’s for a time and I am a firm believer that this job alone prepared me for the world of Project Management. Try doing the Quarter Pounder counter for a bus load of senior citizens and you will understand.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I am proud of many but the ones that stick out the most are Untalkative bunny & Three Delivery. I was Line Producer on the first and Producer on the second. Both were hell and awesome at the same time. A perfect storm of a collection of amazing talent and Force Major to the extreme. I am sure I have written about some of it somewhere…

How did you become interested in animation?

I have always loved animation. As a child my Grandfather would sit with me to watch Continue reading