Talent Manager

Early Applicant

8-10 Years

Job Description

Create a collaborative and supportive environment for all artists to excel, with an open-door policy to encourage positive communication between you and the artists you manage
Work closely with show leadership to ensure projects have the right teams assigned, considering both the project needs and the career development of the artists
Assess any capacity and utilization challenges across your artist and production teams and proactively problem solve any issues, keeping all the relevant information up to date and accurate within our resource planning systems
Evaluate and learn individual artist strengths; helping to develop cross utilization of teams to promote an effective workflow
Work with supervisors, production, training and other talent managers to develop training plans for upcoming show needs and ongoing departmental talent development
Create a positive and constructive feedback environment for your artists with the goal of helping artists grow and meet their long-term career goals, as well as continuing to improve their performance
Manage your teams yearly merit increases
Working with the talent coordinators, managing time off requests and other ad-hoc administration duties
Identify recruitment requirements for your teams, partnering with recruiters in finding and hiring the best talent, with a continued focus on creating a diverse team
Manage locally, but think globally - working collaboratively with all ILM studios to maximize crew utilization

What We re Looking For

8-10 years of experience
Bachelor s Degree or equivalent
Genuine passion for management and ability to create an environment conducive for all team members to excel
Ability to provide both positive and constructive feedback
Scheduling and problem solving skills are proven, and VFX knowledge is sound
Roll the sleeves up attitude, happy to take on a variety of responsibilities all contributing to the end goal of a positive team environment
People feel comfortable talking to you and discussing their challenges and their successes
Lead by example
Instinct for creating teams, an eye for spotting talent and a passion for diversity and team culture.