Production Assistant – PROJECT

Lucasfilm Animation and creators of the Emmy award winning animation series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and the highly successful animation series “Star Wars: Rebels” are looking for a versatile Production Assistant to join their team.

The Production Assistant will provide overall administrative support for the Story and Layout departments.

• Provides production support to the Story team – Supervising Director, Episodic Directors, Storyboard Artists.

• Acts as administrative and back-up support to the production team to ensure all production events run smoothly and are executed efficiently.

• Assists in populating internal production/creative tracking system with asset naming conventions and other pertinent data.

• Schedules and organizes meetings for various departments.

• Researches and gathers materials and information necessary for the preparation and execution of production, such as preparing all paperwork and setup required for turnovers and kickoffs both internally and overseas.

• Types meeting notes, memos, documents and schedules as required.

• Assists with uploads and downloads of media.

• Prepares routine correspondence and forms. Packages, ships, and tracks electronic files and deliverables as necessary.

• Assists with food service and catering set up.

• Completes special projects as needed or requested.

Requirements

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in film, art, communications or related filed preferred.

• 1-2 years of experience in Production minimum, preferably in Animation.

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Requires excellent administrative skills, including word processing, strong working knowledge of Word, Excel and Google Docs.

• Capable of working independently and as part of a team. High level of initiative, flexibility and

• confidentiality.

• Strong attention to detail, time management, and follow up/follow through skills required.

• Ability to establish priorities and multi-task efficiently within a high-pressure, fast paced environment while meeting strict deadlines.

• Ability to work in a start-up environment that has a certain degree of ambiguity.