Lead and manage Creative Innovation projects from prototype to production-ready, ensuring alignment across teams and translating creative goals into actionable plans while maintaining project clarity and risks.
Eyeline is a global team of risk takers, innovators and perfectionists who achieve creative visions and have fun doing it. A dynamic workforce nestled within the industry’s most intriguing cities, united by a drive to push the boundaries of storytelling. Learn more.
We are seeking a proactive Project Manager to support Eyeline’s Creative Innovation team by driving initiatives that bridge emerging technology, machine learning, and artistic practice. xYou’ll bring structure to fast-moving innovation, coordinating efforts across Creative Innovation, Studios, Visual Pioneering, and Labs - including Netflix researchers, scientists and software engineers.
You’ll establish the framework that turns internal research, proofs-of-concept, and open-source experiments into reliable, documented, and scalable production tools. Through short iteration cycles, you’ll help keep experimentation purposeful and aligned with production goals as the team tests the viability of emerging techniques. By aligning stakeholders, managing scope and priorities, and tracking progress through their exploration phase to productization, you’ll ensure Eyeline’s most experimental ideas become production-ready tools that shape the future of visual storytelling.
Success in this role depends on staying curious and open-minded, calm in ambiguity, and clear in communication. With a commitment to supporting immediate production goals as well as sustained research and development efforts, you will bring passion and purpose. You will lead through collaboration, balance creativity with discipline, and take ownership from concept to completion. Above all, you remain optimistic and resilient seeing setbacks as part of discovery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage Creative Innovation projects—from opportunity to prototype to production- ready, providing clarity, alignment, and timely delivery
- Own the decision framework that moves work from research to prototype to productization, ensuring smooth handoffs, shared context, and consistent alignment across Labs, Studios, Creative Innovation, and production teams
- Partner closely with Creative Innovation, Visual Pioneering, Studios, and Labs- including Netflix Studio Media Algo team- to connect research outcomes to real production needs
- Translate creative and technical goals into actionable plans that balance rapid iteration with disciplined delivery
- Coordinate cross-functional teams of engineers, researchers, and artists to define requirements, manage dependencies, and align milestones
- Surface risks and trade-offs early, support evidence-based decision-making, and maintain visibility into project status and outcomes
- Ensure that prototypes and ML-based tools are documented, validated, and handed off cleanly to production and support teams
- Work with Learning & Development to align documentation and training with tool rollouts
- Foster consistency by sharing frameworks, templates, and best practices across other innovation initiatives, even those without direct PM support
- Champion collaboration, curiosity, and accountability—helping transform experimentation into reliable, scalable, artist-focused tools
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in project management, technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 7 years in VFX, Animation, Games, or technology companies developing emerging solutions that support digital content creation
- At least 3 years project managing cross-disciplinary or R&D-driven projects
- Proven experience managing projects in research or rapid-prototyping environments—able to turn exploration into actionable plans with production impact
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, iterative, or hybrid); PMP or Scrum certification a plus but not required
- Skilled at balancing creative ambition with practical delivery; able to keep big-picture thinkers grounded in real production needs
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity, providing structure and clarity where direction is still forming
- Experienced in bridging research, engineering, and creative teams—translating early-stage innovation into usable production tools
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive productive ideation
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills—able to build trust, encourage experimentation, and maintain focus on measurable outcomes
- Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple short-cycle initiatives and track progress across concurrent prototypes
- Actively follows and stays curious about emerging technologies across VFX, Animation, Virtual Production, Generative AI, and Machine Learning, understanding their potential impact on creative workflows
About Us
Eyeline is a global creative studio partnering with storytellers to turn their ambitions into stunning reality. By blending the time-honored craft of filmmaking with breakthrough technologies, we unlock bold, cinematic visions at scale. Our three pillars - VFX, Studios and Labs - form the creative spine of Eyeline, guiding how we think, work, and show up in every frame.
At Eyeline, we believe technology serves artistry and our people are the soul behind everything we do, deepening creative connection, rather than replacing it. We build worlds with exceptional craft and precision, working hand in hand with our creative partners from concept to final pixel.
Netflix Investment- Eyeline
With the support of Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce, we’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in visual effects and virtual production technology. In addition to our work with Netflix, we continue to partner with a wide range of long-standing and new clients worldwide.
Come as you are
We are looking for those seeking to take risks with us, those driven by passion for their craft. To us, these are key ingredients that we look for in our team. We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.
We will only consider applicants based in British Columbia, or those willing to relocate.
Top Skills
Agile
Animation
Generative Ai
Machine Learning
Visual Effects
Eyeline Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN Office
580 Granville St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1W8
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