
Stephanie Ard
Art Department Coordinator
Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions
Art Department Coordinator
I manage the schedules, budgets, personnel and all requests and projects for the Art Department at a production company
It's different every day! If we are working on a film or a short, things are hectic and I am managing the crew (making sure they know the schedule and where they are supposed to be), tracking the budget and making sure we are spending correctly, reporting to Producers and Directors, etc. It's a lot, but it's super fun!
Here's the first step for everyone
I started working for free on graduate student film projects - and meeting the professors. When those people went to work on bigger, non-student productions, they remembered me! And I went to networking events! And I just always was nice and talked to people. If you show a genuine interest in learning and wanting to do good work, it will usually lead to a job.
"That working in the film industry is unstable and I will not be able to provide for myself or establish a long term career"