Senior Talent Manager - ILM London
Posted 9 hours 10 minutes ago by The Walt Disney Company
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Senior Talent Manager who reflects the innovative spirit and collaborative mindset that define ILM. The Senior Talent Manager's role is to support the Talent team in approach, application and problem solving the day to day Artist Management, ensuring consistency across the business. Working collaboratively, the Senior Talent Manager reinforces and strengthens the working relationships between the multiple business partners with whom the Talent team work.
What You'll Do:- Work collaboratively with the Studio PM, Director of Talent Management, EIC and HR to develop the Talent Strategy for the London studio.
- Work with the Studio Production Manager to help resolve any crewing issues and ensure all shows are crewed to maximize productivity and performance.
- Support the Talent team in all aspects of artist management.
- Act as a point of escalation for Production and Artists.
- Partner with HR and/or Recruitment on Talent related initiatives, including Compensation Planning, Graduate recruitment, Employee Relations, and workflow implementation.
- Directly line manage an artist group(s) and/or junior Talent Management.
- Significant experience in a scheduling, crewing or people management role in the VFX industry or other high-end computer graphics production environment.
- Ability to build strong working relationships based on trust and mutual respect.
- A confident problem solver who can tackle operational and strategic issues with a pragmatic and commercially sound approach.
- A proactive team member who is quick to identify issues and has the ability to bring in the right people to help solve a problem.
- Outstanding communication skills - able to adapt the message to the correct audience to ensure maximum engagement.
- A critical thinker who asks the right questions as well as providing answers.
- A high degree of emotional intelligence - able to handle complex and difficult situations with thought, tact, and diplomacy.
- An adaptable individual who can manage a diverse workload and prioritise effectively to ensure all stakeholders are getting the support they need, when they need it.
This role is Hybrid, which means the employee will be required to work a minimum of 2 days on-site per week at a Company designated location, and occasionally from home.
Closing Date: 17th March 2025
About Industrial Light & Magic:Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.
About The Walt Disney Company:The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with ILM (UK) Ltd., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.
ILM (UK) Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.