You should have
- 10+ years of project and team management experience
- 5+ years experience building new processes across teams
- Proven record of building successful, long lasting processes and documentation
- Proficiency with issue and project tracking software
- PMP, Agile, and/or Scrum certification
- Pride in your problem-solving abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive in problem-solving and comfortable collaborating with team members and asking for help/clarification
You can expect to
- Work with the CEO and Product teams to identify scope and prioritize activities based on business impact
- Define requirements and gain alignment with the CEO and stakeholders
- Work with team leads to launch projects with the least disruption to daily business practices
- Establish foundational connections & systems for prioritization between development, support, and marketing teams to ensure proper timeline and positioning for new projects
- Communicate and coordinate plans and project statuses with executive management
- Spend a lot of time on Discord finding the right gif for every situation
Schedule
We have a flexible work schedule at VFX Apprentice — the company runs on a standard Monday through Friday/CT schedule; however, we are not required to be at our workstations from 9 to 5 each and every day. We ask that our team members maintain a work schedule appropriate for themselves and the team’s needs, as well as take time off as needed. We believe that regular communication, effective workflows, and setting and reliably hitting goals are key to non-conventional work hours.
Application Requirements:
- Include a link to your LinkedIn profile
- Write us a letter explaining why you’d be the best fit for VFX Apprentice
- Share a screenshot of your internet speed from speedtest.net
- Share a link to (a) a project you produced recently that you are proud of, and (b) a short explanation of some of the challenges you solved on that project.
- Include some information on something you’re currently excited about learning, and how you’re learning it.
Note: We welcome video cover letters, in lieu of a written letter.
About VFX Apprentice:
Our mission is to create a global FX learning ecosystem that produces an optimal yield of artists ready for top-tier production.
At VFX Apprentice, we are transforming the landscape of FX training. Or rather, we’re building an FX learning landscape from scratch. See, the demand for new real-time VFX and 2D FX artists in games, TV, and film is constantly on the rise in the rapidly evolving entertainment industry. With online FX training sparse and scattered, and exactly zero brick-and-mortar schools offering a degree in this niche craft, we fulfill a critical need.
Our community of over 1,000 passionate learners is rapidly growing, supported by a small team of key contributors. At this exciting and critical time for the company, everyone wears many hats as we continually learn what our customers need. We have the coolest job in the world: create dynamic and appealing entertainment education for a whole new generation of digital artists!
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Our Core Values:
We know that team cohesion and culture are critical to our success. As you consider joining us on our adventure, you should embody our core values:
- Competence before Confidence (Humility)
- Quietly Get it Done – use your voice to promote others, not yourself
- Simple & Deliberate (Mindfulness)
- Do few things well, not many poorly
- Reliable & Accountable (Responsibility)
- We can & must depend on each other to follow-through
- Love the Work (Gratitude)
- Make efforts to appreciate & reflect on your friendships made and time spent at this company
- Rigorously Honest (Integrity)
- When you’re off target, you own it promptly & completely
- Intuitive Transparency (Clarity)
- Seek to understand the bigger picture of the company as a whole
- Follow the Curiosity (Growth)
- Ask “I wonder…” in every situation, especially when it’s uncomfortable
Some important information:
This position is offered as a 40-hour per week contract, with the potential to later transition to a full time salary employee for those eligible to work in the United States. While VFX Apprentice does not discriminate on the basis of citizenship or national origin, we may only employ United States citizens and people who are authorized to work in the United States. You can work from wherever you’re comfortable! We’re a fully remote team that primarily operates on Central Standard Time.
VFX Apprentice is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind
VFX Apprentice is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VFX Apprentice are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.