The Script Coordinator is responsible for managing the flow of scripts through the production pipeline. They serve as a key liaison between the writing team and production, ensuring that script versions are properly formatted, proofed, tracked, and distributed
Sony Pictures Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.
Requirements:
- Manage and distribute all script drafts, ensuring proper formatting and version control
- Proofread scripts for grammar, consistency, and formatting errors
- Work closely with writers, producers, legal, and production departments to track changes and incorporate notes
- When needed, coordinates with storyboard production to organize temp records and ensure audio files are distributed
- Coordinate the writing schedule and distribute and update the weekly script status report; give script progress updates at regular production meetings
- Conform scripts to edited dialogue and action of all animatics, locked picture, and final mixed picture
- Assist with coordination of record logistics
- Track pickup and ADR lines
- Track and provide a cast list with line counts for script drafts to other production staff
- Work in conjunction with the Line Producer, Casting, Music, Talent Relations and Recording Studios to schedule cast records efficiently
- Collaborate with episodic production team to track dialogue pickups when called in editorial
- Maintain script databases and episode tracking grids
- Create and maintain continuity documents, such as character lists, location logs, and series bibles
- Assist with legal clearances and script flags, as required
- Work with editorial, animation, and post to deliver locked scripts and updated versions
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Minimum 1 year of previous TV animation production experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work with partner studios
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced production environment
The anticipated base salary for this position is $25 to $31/hour.
How to Apply:
Apply online.
