diff --git a/internal/manager/job_compilers/author.go b/internal/manager/job_compilers/author.go
index 0de186f5..97e51702 100644
--- a/internal/manager/job_compilers/author.go
+++ b/internal/manager/job_compilers/author.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ type JobMetadata map[string]string
 
 type AuthoredTask struct {
 	Name     string
+	Type     string
+	Priority int
 	Commands []AuthoredCommand
 
 	// Dependencies are tasks that need to be completed before this one can run.
@@ -64,9 +66,11 @@ type AuthoredCommand struct {
 	Parameters map[string]string
 }
 
-func (a *Author) Task(name string) (*AuthoredTask, error) {
+func (a *Author) Task(name string, taskType string) (*AuthoredTask, error) {
 	at := AuthoredTask{
 		name,
+		taskType,
+		50, // TODO: handle default priority somehow.
 		make([]AuthoredCommand, 0),
 		make([]*AuthoredTask, 0),
 	}
diff --git a/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js b/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js
index 3c118b4f..bc4d4ece 100644
--- a/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js
+++ b/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function authorRenderTasks(settings, renderDir, renderOutput) {
     let renderTasks = [];
     let chunks = frameChunker(settings.frames, settings.chunk_size);
     for (let chunk of chunks) {
-        const task = author.Task(`render-${chunk}`);
+        const task = author.Task(`render-${chunk}`, "blender");
         const command = author.Command("blender-render", {
             cmd: settings.blender_cmd,
             filepath: settings.filepath,