Background

The Dreamtek Group is a dynamic and innovative company that specialises in enhancing your communications through creative design in video and web, combined with software development for desktop and mobile applications. We help our clients create and deliver digital experiences through visual and experiential productions, ranging from corporate videos right through to TVCs, and anything in-between. Our strength is that we offer a fully integrated solution for all production and web requirements, whilst our talent division supplies clients with access to a pool of specialist talent for on-going hires.

This role requires an Assistant Producer who has had experience of managing corporate and commercial productions in an agency and/or client side. Organisation and time management is pivotal to the success of this role so you will need to be a highly organised, creative and intuitive person. You must also be able to demonstrate a proven track record of delivering production projects, live events and have a solid understanding of the costs and resources that are required for various scales of projects. You may sometimes be required to act as a 2nd AD or Editor so a technical understanding of production equipment and software is required.

A major part of your work would take place in the planning stages of a production, where you would:

- Work closely with the Head of Production on a daily basis
- Meet the Client and other creative staff to examine scripts or programme ideas
- Draw up a production schedule
- Negotiate costs for hired equipment to make sure they come within budget
- Hire the crew and contractors
- Expert Knowledge of production documentation, release forms licences etc
- Arrange any necessary permissions and risk assessments
- Familiar with studio/gallery environment
- Familiar with live streaming solutions and platforms such as YouTube Live
- Self-shoot and edit footage using Adobe CC

During filming, your duties might include:

- Assume responsibility for camera and sound operation
- Manage any additional crew
- Making sure that the production runs to schedule
- Reporting on progress to the producers
- Working on nationwide and worldwide locations
- Dealing with any problems during filming
- Making any necessary changes to the schedule (for example re-scheduling filming in bad weather)
- Making sure that health and safety rules, insurance terms, copyright laws and union agreements are followed.
- Completing time sheets on daily basis

Requirements

- Minimum: BA or equivalent with a strong academic record and analytical skills
- Minimum: 3+ years experience in TV, Film, Digital production
- Minimum: 2+ years combined experience as a production coordinator, camera operator and general studio experience.
- Minimum: Excellent communication skills - verbal and written.
- Commercial knowledge
- Driving licence preferred
- Willingness to travel
- Must be available to work weekends and evenings as part of a 5 day week and in exchange of time off in lieu.