901 Advizers
Priyaa
Associate Production Manager
Dreamworks Animation
MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai
University of Sydney, Film Studies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyaa-kalkura
Q1Career path
Career Progression
Animation
Production Management
4:31
"Growing up, I knew I wanted to be in the animation industry or film industry or doing something creative."
Q2Main responsibilities
Project Management
Leadership
Teamwork
1:20
"I make sure that all the deliverables from each of these departments are met on time, delivered on time."
Q3Day in the life
Problem-Solving
Communication
Project Management
3:30
"my day to day is more about a lot about communication with all everybody and making sure we are all on track, uh, to deliver, uh, our end result"
Q4Most important skills - role
People Management
Problem-Solving
Communication
3:12
"as a production person, you just need to be thick skinned and be able to navigate those situations."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Project Management
Problem-Solving
Mentoring
1:34
"I enjoy mentoring other production staff and teaching them how things work, soft skills and hard skills."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Finance in Media Production
Budgeting
Project Management
1:47
"I'm learning that everything is money, right? Like, oh, you know, you need something from this department that translates into money."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Animation
Teamwork
Project Management
0:57
"Being able to see the final work on the big screen, and knowing it's being enjoyed by everybody, brings me a lot of joy."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Motivation
Communication
Teamwork
2:45
"Basically anybody who loves working with people will thrive in this industry, uh, with artists especially."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Communication
Project Management
Teamwork
3:30
"You almost feel like you're a therapist when you work in production because people have a lot of things going on in their personal life..."
Q10Entry-level positions
Production
Internship
Animation
1:33
"I'm not saying that as you grow, you can stop making mistakes, but that's when you learn a lot."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Problem-Solving
Project Management
Communication
2:57
"There's no right answer. There's no wrong answer, uh, or wrong question or right question, so you should ask the question."
Q12College ideas for success
Teamwork
Communication
Project Management
1:59
"just do a lot of things outside of, um, just studying. Uh, and that will really help, uh, in getting into the, uh, you know, setting you up."
Q13How identity impacted career
Achieving Goals
Motivational Stories
Overcoming Challenges
2:22
"Making a plan and showing how you'll execute it is super important. Laying that plan out helped my parents understand."

