Hooligan Animation is a growing animation studio built on the collective experience of senior filmmakers, producers and creative leaders, with work across film and television in the US, UK and Australia spanning Academy Award-winning films and Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning television.

BACK-END PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

We are expanding our Production Department for Deano Series 1 and are seeking a sharp, proactive, and experienced Back-End Production Supervisor to join our team.

In this role, you will take direct production charge of our Rigging department from a production standpoint, while providing operational oversight, mentorship, and support to the Production Coordinators managing Scene Planning, Animation, and VFX/Comp. Working hand in hand with the Production Manager and Producer, you will ensure that the production infrastructure across all back-end departments runs smoothly, keeping our pipeline on schedule and on budget.

What you'll be doing:

Direct Rigging Production Ownership:

- Rigging Production Management: Take direct ownership of day-to-day production management for the Rigging department, partnering closely with the Rigging Lead to build schedules, manage asset milestones, and track character/prop rig delivery.
- Asset Handoff Tracking: Monitor asset versioning and technical handoffs from Rigging to ensure animation teams always pull the latest approved builds without pipeline stalls.

Department Oversight, Mentorship & Coordinator Support:

- Coordinator Leadership: Oversee and mentor the Production Coordinators embedded across Scene Planning, Animation, and VFX/Comp. Ensure they are effectively handling day-to-day tracking, schedule updates, and status reporting.
- Operational Guidance: Build our Coordinators' judgment by training them on what to track,



how to manage review logistics, and when to escalate risks up the chain.
- Workflow Support: Act as the senior production escalation point for Coordinators, helping them unblock departmental bottlenecks and keep artist teams aligned with production milestones.

Pipeline Schedule, Risk & Resource Management:

- Cross-Departmental Schedule Oversight: Manage the overarching production schedule across Rigging, Scene Planning, Animation, and VFX/Comp, maintaining a rolling 2-to-4-week look-ahead to anticipate bottlenecks.
- Review & Delivery Logistics: Oversee operational workflows for creative reviews and post-production delivery, ensuring notes are logged and shots move cleanly downstream.
- Resourcing & Budget Alignment: Partner with the Production Manager (your primary operational partner) and Producer to track department budgets and flag staffing or resourcing needs early.

What You’ll Bring

- Production Experience: Proven track record supervising production management workflows in 2D episodic animation or feature pipelines (Rigging through VFX/Comp).
- Rigging Production Acumen: Specific experience managing production for a Rigging department, tracking asset pipelines, and coordinating technical handoffs.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and levelling up Production Coordinators.
- Collaboration: Solid ability to partner with Production Managers, Producers, and Creative Leads to keep multi-department operations aligned and on track.

Location

- Brisbane, Australia (Hybrid / Remote options available)

Start Date

- Immediate

We are grateful for every application we receive. Due to the volume of interest, our team will only be reaching out directly to shortlisted candidates.

Company Overview

Please visit https://hooligananimation.com/ for more information

📌 Back-End Production Supervisor | 2D Animated Series | Hooligan Animation (Woolloongabba)
🏢 Hooligan Animation
📍 Woolloongabba