MoMo Animation Performance Coordinator
SWAYBOX STUDIOS® · New Orleans, LA · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Lead MoMo Animator to maintain an organized, production-ready environment for performance teams, directors, and editorial.
- Manage the performance schedule; track daily progress of scenes, sequences, and performance materials to ensure on-time delivery.
- Monitor readiness of scenes, puppets/characters, sets, cameras, and key materials needed before a sequence enters performance review.
- Cook up the Director’s performance-related schedule—including briefings, pitches, reviews, and internal updates.
- Coordinate in managing flow on the performance floor, adjusting schedules as needed when issues arise.
- Serve as the primary communication bridge between Performance, Story, Editorial, Production, as well as other departments across the studio.
- Support in managing flow on the performance floor, adjusting schedules as needed when issues arise.
- Work with Editorial to ensure storyboards, reference, thumbnails, and sequence builds are properly prepped and imported for review.
- Track Director and Editorial notes; ensure updates and fixes are scheduled and delivered on time.
- Schedule and facilitate performance reviews, sequence screenings, and cross-team sync meetings.
- Distribute notes and action items to necessary departments throughout the day.
- Attend internal and Executive Reviews, summarizing department progress, needs, and next steps in production reports.
- Coordinate with other department managers and coordinators (Editorial, Story, Art, Stage/CG) to prevent workflow bottlenecks.
- Acts as a calm voice of reason for the Performance and Stage team, and able to keep cool as priorities shift.
- Track the status of performance-related resources such as puppets/assets, props, scene setups, and required reference materials.
- Support budget tracking, purchase requests, planning, and departmental organization under the guidance of the Production Manager.
- Uphold all Health & Safety protocols on set, stage, and production floors.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years in animation, VFX, or film production—preferably in a coordinator or editorial support role.
- Strong understanding of pre-production and editorial workflows.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
- Proficient in production tracking tools (e.g., ShotGrid, Airtable) and Avid (or willing to learn).
- Confident working across teams and departments with a proactive, solutions-first mindset.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with storyboarding, editorial timelines, and script revision tracking.
- Experience with voice recording coordination or script prep.
- Knowledge of production file naming conventions and version tracking.