Producer, MoCap and VO

Absurd Ventures
Santa Monica, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward production professionals comfortable with scheduling VO and performance capture shoots, and working in close collaboration with creative and technical teams. The role is based in Santa Monica, CA and requires on-site presence.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of production experience in TV, film, or video game industries and a track record of managing shoots
    — “5+ years of production experience in TV, film or video game industries”
  • Individuals familiar with SAG talent guidelines and union considerations in performance capture workflows
    — “Experience working within SAG talent guidelines”
  • Professionals who have supported multiple projects from a central production or shared services team
    — “Experience supporting multiple projects from a central production or shared services team”

Things to consider

  • The role requires on-site presence in Santa Monica, CA with no indication of remote flexibility
    — “Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with cross-team coordination and alignment of creative goals with production realities
    — “Partner closely with Narrative, Audio, Animation, Performance Capture, and Cinematics teams to align creative goals with production realities.”
  • Highlight specific examples of managing complex shoot schedules and vendor coordination
    — “Lead scheduling and coordination of VO and performance capture shoots, including talent, studio bookings, vendors, and internal stakeholders.”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with production tracking tools like ShotGrid, Jira, or Confluence
    — “Experience with production tracking tools (e.g., ShotGrid, Jira, Confluence, Excel, etc)”
  • Showcase ability to prepare and format scripts for VO and performance capture sessions
    — “Prepare and format scripts prior to VO recording or performance capture shoots.”
  • Demonstrate experience with processing SAG talent payments in coordination with accounting teams
    — “Process and track SAG talent payments in coordination with accounting department.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • planning and executing voiceover and performance capture shoots
  • managing production schedules and milestones
Typical background
production schedulingcoordination of shootsproject management

Skills & requirements

Required

Production SchedulingCoordination Of ShootsProject ManagementRisk Management

Preferred

Video Game ProductionPerformance Capture Pipelines

Stack & domain

Production Tracking ToolsSAG Talent GuidelinesCommunicationTeamworkVideo Game ProductionPerformance CaptureVoiceover

About the role

Original posting from Absurd Ventures via Greenhouse

Summary 

We are seeking an experienced Producer to join our central production team, with a primary focus on video game production. This role will support multiple disciplines across the project, helping drive recording and shoot schedules, coordinate complex cross-team efforts, and ensure production milestones are met. A significant portion of this role will focus on planning and executing voiceover (VO) and performance capture shoots in close collaboration with creative, technical, and external partners. 

Core Responsibilities

Lead scheduling and coordination of VO and performance capture shoots, including talent, studio bookings, vendors, and internal stakeholders.

Support day-to-day production for video game projects, contributing to planning, tracking, and delivery of assets across multiple teams. 

Build and maintain detailed production schedules, task tracking, and milestone plans. 

Partner closely with Narrative, Audio, Animation, Performance Capture, and Cinematics teams to align creative goals with production realities. 

Prepare shoot schedules, call sheets, agendas, and supporting documentation for recording and capture sessions.

Coordinate with Production team to track deliverables before, during, and after VO and performance capture shoots to ensure assets are captured, processed, and delivered on schedule Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, escalating issues and proposing solutions proactively.

Facilitate clear communication between central production and discipline leads to keep teams aligned. Maintain accurate documentation, reports, and status updates for leadership and project stakeholders. 

Prepare and format scripts prior to VO recording or performance capture shoots.   

Process and track SAG talent payments in coordination with accounting department.

Support the marketing team for any VO recording required, audio mixes for marketing assets.

Core Qualifications

5+ years of production experience in TV, film or video game industries.

Proven experience scheduling and managing shoots and VO recording.

Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

Strong communication skills and confidence working with creative, technical, and external partners.

Experience working within SAG talent guidelines.

Experience with production tracking tools (e.g., ShotGrid, Jira, Confluence, Excel, etc).

Ability to remain calm, solutions-oriented, and detail-focused in fast-moving production environments. 

Plus If... 

Experience working on AAA or large-scale game productions. 

Understanding of video game development pipelines and cross-discipline workflows. 

Familiarity with performance capture pipelines, union talent considerations, or external capture vendors. 

Experience supporting multiple projects from a central production or shared services team. 

Background in audio, narrative, animation, or cinematics production. 

Description     

Full-time job with benefits.

Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA.

Office is located near downtown Santa Monica – near metro and freeways.    

The base pay range for this position is $90,000 to $120,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including vacation time, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) matching to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. 

Source: Absurd Ventures careers (Greenhouse)

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