Amaresh Sarangi
production manager
Hyderabad
Summary
Animation and VFX project manager with end-to-end production management expertise, including client coordination, team leadership, scheduling, and delivery. Managed large, multi-department teams across international and domestic projects. Delivered Unreal Engine-based animation production with strong control of workflows, deadlines, and client requirements.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
VSP Black Diamond
New delhi
09.2025 - 11.2025
- Planned production schedules, milestones, priorities, and episode and sequence deliveries to align with project goals.
- Monitored production risks, bottlenecks, and resource needs to keep the project on schedule.
- Tracked shot progress, retakes, approvals, and dependencies to ensure on-time delivery.
- Supported end-to-end production of original animation IP developed in Unreal Engine.
- Coordinated integration of characters, environments, animation, cameras, and lighting within Unreal Engine pipeline.
- Coordinated layout, lighting, Unreal rendering, compositing, and QC teams.
- Worked with directors, leads, and artists to apply creative feedback and solve production issues.
- Prepared and shared regular production reports detailing progress, priorities, and delivery status with management.
Production Manager
Visualgate Corporation Pvt. Ltd
hyderrabad
03.2021 - 07.2025
- Helped plan production schedules, milestones, priorities, resources, and delivery timelines across multiple projects.
- Collaborated with layout, modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, FX, rendering, compositing, and QC departments to ensure seamless project execution.
- Managed client communication, integrating feedback and approvals to streamline revisions and facilitate timely final deliveries.
- Tracked daily production progress, flagged bottlenecks, and coordinated solutions to keep projects on schedule.
- Coordinated effectively between clients, directors, supervisors, department leads, and production teams to align project goals and deliverables.
- Juggled multiple projects at once while maintaining quality, timelines, and client requirements.
- Supported end-to-end animation/VFX projects from pre-production through final delivery for domestic and international clients.
- Worked with clients and studios including Xentrix Studios, Hi-Tech Animation, Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Giant Wheel Animation, and Symbiosys Technologies, Cosmos Maya.
- Used ShotGrid/Shotgun, Excel, and production tracking tools for scheduling, reporting, and project monitoring.
Production Coordinator
Visualgate Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
hyderrabad
01.2016 - 02.2021
- Assisted production managers in meeting episode deadlines by monitoring pending work, resolving coordination issues, and escalating production risks.
- Coordinated shot and asset transfers between departments, ensuring timely availability of needed inputs for smooth production flow.
- Updated shot status, retakes, approvals, and deliveries in ShotGrid/Shotgun and production trackers to ensure timely progress tracking.
- Followed up with artists and leads to keep shots moving per schedule and priority.
- Prepared daily and weekly production reports to inform production managers and supervisors of status, delays, and priorities.
- Supported daily production across animation layout, lighting, compositing, rendering, and QC teams.
Production Coordinator
Leaders Animation Academy
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Supported development and delivery of computer-based training (CBT) and interactive learning content for institutional and defense-sector clients.
- Facilitated client meetings to gather requirements, collect feedback, and track project assignments from planning through delivery.
- Coordinated employee attendance, allocated tasks, and managed inter-department collaboration for day-to-day production activities.
- Worked with creative, technical, and production teams to build engaging training using animation, multimedia, and interactive technologies.
- Partnered with clients and internal teams to convert complex technical training requirements into effective multimedia learning experiences.
- Ensured technical accuracy in training content aligned with clear visual communication and engaging instructional design.
- Contributed to training projects for Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), ECIL, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force.
Assistant Production Manager
Warnick Studio
hyderrabad
11.2025 - Current
- Managed daily production planning, priorities, schedules, and delivery tracking for multiple episodes.
- Managed production flow for multiple episodes, facilitating smooth transitions between departments.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams across layout, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing, and QC to streamline production processes.
- Supported end-to-end production across all episodes, coordinating departments throughout the animation pipeline.
- Tracked episode progress, retakes, dependencies, and department workloads to ensure adherence to schedules.
- Worked with directors, supervisors, and department leads to solve production issues and maintain workflow efficiency.
- Handled client communication, feedback, approvals, production updates, and delivery commitments.
- Contributed to production and delivery of projects including Witch Detective and Astro Boy.
Education
Bachelor - VFX & Animation
Inhuture Education Solution
Bangaluru, Karnataka01-2008
Diploma - Information Technology
NIT
Rourkela01-2003
Skills
- Production planning
- Project management
- Animation pipeline management
- Scheduling and delivery
- Production progress tracking
- Production tracking
- Cross-department coordination
- Resource management
- Risk management
- Client relationship management
- Client relations
- Team leadership
Personal Information
Title: Production Manager
Language
English, Hindi, Oriya, Telugu
SOFTWARE & TOOLS
- ShotGrid / Shotgun- Advanced
- Microsoft Excel- Advanced
- Unreal Engine- Intermediate
- Maya- Intermediate
- Nuke- Intermediate
- Microsoft Office- Advanced
Timeline
Assistant Production Manager
Warnick Studio
11.2025 - Current
Production Manager
VSP Black Diamond
09.2025 - 11.2025
Production Manager
Visualgate Corporation Pvt. Ltd
03.2021 - 07.2025
Production Coordinator
Visualgate Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
01.2016 - 02.2021
Production Coordinator
Leaders Animation Academy
01.2012 - 01.2016
Bachelor - VFX & Animation
Inhuture Education Solution
Diploma - Information Technology
NIT