Manager, Production Services, Animation Series

Opportunity

Vine Studios is Netflix’s LA‑based Series Animation production facility, offering collaborative review spaces, premium offline edit bays, a scratch room, and a screening room. Our Production Services team acts as the primary point of contact for engineering and technical operational support for productions at Vine Studios, helping shows navigate production and post‑production challenges from development through delivery, and partnering with our broader engineering teams to resolve issues that require deeper technical expertise.

The Production Services Manager leads the day‑to‑day operations of the Production Services team at Vine Studios, managing a team of support engineers. This role owns the relationships with production executives, producers, and post‑production managers across active shows, and is responsible for how the team triages, escalates, and resolves support requests. It also requires a strong working partnership with Media Systems and Production Engineering teams to refine and evolve the engineering and technology support structure at Vine Studios.

• Responsible for technical infrastructure and operations across specialty rooms and Editorial for Netflix Series Animation at Vine Studios, including on‑site preventative maintenance and calibration to ensure optimum performance
• Leads day‑to‑day operations of the production services team, managing and prioritizing workload and projects — triaging incoming issues, assessing urgency against production context, and escalating appropriately
• Establishes and refines operational procedures for how the team triages, escalates, and resolves support requests — ensuring consistency and predictability
• Identifies recurring support patterns; drives root cause analysis and implements systemic fixes to reduce repeat incidents and improve team efficiency
• Builds a cross‑training program so the team can support one another during periods of heavy workload and time off
• Owns relationships with production managers, producers, and post‑production managers across active shows, maintaining regular proactive touch points to stay ahead of issues
• Manages facility projects at Vine Studios including specialty room refreshes, edit bay upgrades, and infrastructure improvements in coordination with Media Systems and Production Engineering teams
• Partners with engineering stakeholder teams to evolve tools, platforms, and workflows that meet the future needs of production workflows and pipelines
• Partners with the in‑house VFX Manager to implement color workflow guidance for productions and creative artists working remotely and at Vine Studios
• Supports the creative infrastructure and pipeline, evaluating software needs and discussing solutions with production stakeholders
• Works closely with internal tech support teams that handle initial production support, escalating issues to Production Services when necessary
• Provides real‑world perspective, setting the context, parameters, and business requirements, for Media Systems and Production Engineering partners to deliver Tier2 and Tier3 levels of support
• Manages screening room scheduling and usage across productions; ensures the team maintains operational readiness for screening and review room support
• Develops and delivers guidance for productions on how to engage with the team — what support is available, how to elevate, and what to expect

• 10+ years of experience in production or post engineering and/or production technology at a post‑production facility or studio
• Strong people manager with demonstrated ability to lead and drive initiatives, develop strategy, and hold the team accountable
• Experience leading, mentoring, and training direct reports and partners
• Post‑production and production support background with deep knowledge of production and post‑production workflows — including non‑linear editing, color science, VFX, and audio mastering
• Knowledge of the technical and artistic fundamentals of animation and VFX, including 2D and CG pipelines
• Strong relationships and hands‑on knowledge of key industry manufacturers, their tools, and software, such as Avid, Adobe Premiere, Foundry, and Sync…