Job title: Production Assistant

Department: TNR Communications

Location: London

TNR Communications (TNR) is a communications consultancy specialising in content led PR solutions. Part of the Press Association, the UK's news agency, TNR is based at PA's headquarters in London, Victoria.
Our clients are PR agencies, in-house communications teams of major corporate organisations, Government departments and charities. Our services include: B-Roll/ VNR (for TV and online) and A-Roll (for online media) production and distribution, corporate and creative video Production, Radio Days - from our broadcast studio at the Press Association, PR Photography and Media Training for company spokespeople.

For more details, please visit www.tnrcommunications.co.uk

A vacancy has arisen for a Production Co-ordinator to join the Production team. You will be working on our busy commissioned video service under the direction of the Head of Production and the producers.

The role will include:
Assisting the Managing Director and Head of Production on a daily basis, as well as assisting the Producers and Project Managers
"Selling-in" stories to Broadcast and Online Media and writing up of reports for clients plus postproduction client follow up
Coordinating the day-to-day running of the TNR Production desk and be the point of contact for client phone and email inquiries
Providing quotes and detailed explanations of services
Confirming bookings, organising schedules and drafting call sheets
Allocating appropriate production crew and briefing on assignments in advance
Booking kit hire
Updating the Production Schedule (under direction of Head of Production)
Supporting Producers on Radio Days and be trained to self op the Radio Studio
Liaising with main PA Video team on live jobs and forthcoming events
Prioritising workloads, tracking live jobs, transcoding and logging footage
"Running" on shoots that require additional support, dubbing tapes
Booking taxis, bikes, travel and accommodation
Managing the library and supporting the producers with offsite virtual library

Desired skills:
Experience in production either as runner or work experience
Industry awareness and enthusiasm for news and PR
Be a team player but also able to work independently
Have the ability for attention to detail and be able to prioritise
Strong communication skills and the capacity to remain calm under pressure.
Good phone manner along with a diplomatic and patient approach to dealing with clients
Be proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Experience with Adobe Premier Pro is an advantage
Excellent written and communication skills

Closing date: 24th October 2014

The company encourages applications from all sectors of the community.