Stan Szymanski

Most Recent Affiliation(s):

• StanleyVision and Inc.

Other Affiliation(s):

• Sony Pictures Imageworks, Senior Vice President

Location:

• Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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Bio:

• SIGGRAPH 2019

  Stan Szymanski is President and Resource Strategist for StanleyVision, a leading consulting, recruiting and resource management company with a global client base and extensive candidate network. Clients include PlayStation, Riot Games, Sony Imageworks, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Weta Digital, Method, Technicolor, The Moving Picture Company and more. Prior to founding StanleyVision in 2010, he was Senior Vice President of Creative Resources and Digital Production at Sony Pictures Imageworks where he supervised the growth of the studio for 14 years.

  SIGGRAPH 2004

  Stan Syzmanski’s experience covers a wide range of visual effects experience on the creative, managerial and administrative sides of the business, including stints as a department manager, visual effects producer, and production manager of the largest department at Sony Pictures Imageworks. His department includes computer graphics supervisors and digital artists of all types. Before joining Sony Pictures Imageworks, Stan was Director of Operations for Pacific Ocean Post, where he supervised the digital film division and line-produced the digital post-production of over 200 visual effects. Prior to this, Stan served in a variety of roles for MetroLight Studios, a CGI production company. He started as the Digital Production Manager, quickly expanded his role to include post production supervision and was later named Director of Production. Stan began his career in the Los Angeles visual effects industry as a Graphics and Effects Producer for Editel/LA.

  “Students seeking employment opportunities in today’s CG industries should strive to honest appraisals of their skills with the reality of current (and future) market needs. This involves ongoing and reality-based assessment of their individual strengths and weaknesses; constant honing and refinement of key presentation materials; continuous appraisals of the trends and opportunities in the rapid technology, art and stylistic shifts of the CG market. In other words, don’t let a single focus or approach limit your opportunities – especially if that focus is out of sync with current employment needs.

  Always seek to tailor your skills to the current needs of industry and always think in terms of career path and growth – if you can’t get your dream job today, think about how can you build toward that job over the next few years.”

  SIGGRAPH 2003

  Stan Syzmanski’s experience covers a wide range of visual effects experience on the creative, managerial and administrative sides of the business, including stints as a department manager, visual effects producer, and production manager of the largest department at Sony Pictures Imageworks. His department includes computer graphics supervisors and digital artists of all types. Before joining Sony Pictures Imageworks, Stan was Director of Operations for Pacific Ocean Post, where he supervised the digital film division and line produced the digital post-production of over 200 visual effects. Prior to this, Stan served in a variety of roles for MetroLight Studios, a CGI production company. He started as the Digital Production Manager, quickly expanded his role to include post production supervision and was later named Director of Production. Stan began his career in the Los Angeles visual effects industry as a Graphics and Effects Producer for Editel/LA. While there, he worked on a variety of award-winning broadcast commercial spots for numerous clients. “As Vice President of Digital Production for Sony Pictures Imageworks, I interview, hire, promote, mentor and advise a large number of highly-skilled technical artists. While most of them understand the need to be the best technically or artistically (or both), few of them grasp the importance of communication, accountability, collaboration, mutual respect and an open demeanor. I have observed many talented artists bypassed for opportunities and promotions because of weak skills of their own or other team members in these other areas.”