Assistant Producer
London
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The Education department is a division within ITN Productions, producing 3-4 minute videos for students learning English as a foreign language across the world, including Brazil, Mexico, China and Japan, and our clients are global publishers.
We license TV factual entertainment, TV documentaries, travel logs, cookery programmes and other great existing content from around the world and re-purpose them into fantastic, award-winning short films to help students learn English faster & smarter. We consume archive at an alarming rate and when we can't find what our clients want, we harness the production resources of one of the biggest indie production companies in the UK, ITN Productions and go film it ourselves. We've produced over 100 videos in the last six months alone.
We're looking to expand our team and are currently looking for an Assistant Producer who can cope with a fast paced environment, can multitask, and preferably has experience with licensing third party footage, basic editing and producing short documentaries.
Responsibilities
Client relations
Develop and maintain relationships with clients
Liaise with freelance and in-house creatives
Manage client expectations over changes/revisions of film
Identify business development opportunities
Producing
Source freelance crew when required, such as Producers, Co-ordinators, Editors, Graphic Designers, Script Writers and Education Subject Matter Experts
Co-ordinate production staff with studio recordings, including set up, management, liaise with crew, director and presenter
Support Producers with editorial planning of programme content
Suggest ideas for Concepts and Treatments (creative)
Flag any copyright or critical issues with Commercial Director
Attend production meetings with clients
Oversee production workflow and suggest improvements
General
Ensure the highest Health, Safety and Compliance standards, and conduct risk assessments for all shoots and projects
Oversee the delivery of projects, proofing and ensuring all work leaving ITNP is of the highest quality
Work with the Commercial Director on all future strategy, and team requirements, as and when required
This Job Description identifies the main requirements of the role. It is not an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect the nature, range, and context of the work, which will change over time.
Qualifications
Experience with licensing third party footage
Basic editing experience
Experience in producing short documentaries, including writing simple scripts.
Education experience is not necessary, but a basic understanding of how videos are used in education would be a bonus
Equal Opportunities Policy
ITN is an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.