Production Assistant (VFX)
Impact: Supportive
Supports VFX Producers and Coordinators with administrative tasks, collates job applications and contracts, researches reference material, takes meeting minutes, and handles general office needs to ensure smooth project operations.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 80% Team / 20% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $39,233
- Entry-level
- $32,000
- Senior
- $53,000
- Growth by 2033
- 10% (Growing)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- 65.6% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Database Management
- Spreadsheet Software
- Word Processing
Soft skills
- Organization
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 2-4 years
- Years to senior
- 5-9 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- VFX Coordinator, VFX Producer, Line Producer, Post Production Supervisor, Project Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 2.8/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- High