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Talent ManagerJob ID: 10117494Location: Sydney, AustraliaBusiness: Industrial Light & MagicDate posted: Mar. 27, 2025Job Summary:About ILMFounded by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, with studios located in San Francisco, Singapore, Vancouver, London, Sydney and now, Mumbai. 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.Your role?The Talent Manager creates a positive and supportive environment for the artist and production teams at ILM Sydney by building meaningful relationships with the teams they manage, as well as the show leadership teams. You will work closely with project leadership in order to schedule and manage crew with an overarching focus on the long term growth of artists through performance feedback and career development.What will you be doing?Create a collaborative and supportive environment for artists to excel, with an open-door policy to encourage positive communication.Work closely with show leadership to ensure projects have the right teams assigned, considering both project needs and career development of the artists.Assess capacity and utilisation challenges across your artist and production teams and proactively problem solve any issues.Evaluate individual artist strengths; help develop cross utilisation of teams to promote effective workflow.Work with supervisors, production, training and other talent managers to develop training plans for upcoming show needs.Create a positive and constructive feedback environment for your artists.Manage your team''s yearly merit increases.Manage time off requests and other ad-hoc administration duties with talent coordinators.Identify recruitment requirements for your teams, partnering with recruiters to find and hire the best talent.Manage locally, but think globally - working collaboratively with all ILM studios to maximise crew utilisation.To be a contributing member of this team, you will have a mix of these skills:A genuine passion for management, and the ability to create an environment conducive for all team members to excel.The ability to provide both positive and constructive feedback.Proven scheduling and problem solving skills, with sound VFX knowledge.A roll the sleeves up attitude, happy to take on a variety of responsibilities.People feel comfortable talking to you and sharing their challenges and successes.You lead by example and maintain a high degree of flexibility.An instinct for creating teams, an eye for spotting talent, and a passion for diversity and collaboration.A Bachelor degree in arts, communications, psychology or business and/or related experience working in a creative environment.Join ILM. At Lucasfilm/ILM we believe that diversity, inclusion and belonging are integral to our company. We are at our best when our people at all levels reflect the vast life experiences of our audiences. If you are passionate about the role, but don''t fit every criteria of the posting, we encourage you to still apply.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.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.This position is with ILM (Australia) Pty. Ltd., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic. #J-18808-Ljbffr