Production Coordinator
London
Our mission is to explore key issues and themes in industry and bring them to life with interesting reports and stories from around the world. This role will be responsible for assisting in the production and delivery of industry-specific news-style programmes for B2B audiences across several different sectors in the UK.
This role will also be responsible for shoot and edit planning, project management and managing relationships with all stakeholders, including industry partners a very high number of clients as well as other members of the production team, reporters and camera operators.
Responsibilities
Diary management
Project planning
Organise logistics of Story Outline meetings (room booking, catering, travel)
Prepare call sheets and schedules in liaison with Client
Organise consent forms (preparation, send to clients and reporters. Manage their collection and filin
Book reporters for shoots, edits and logging
Organise logistics of shoots: Conference, Studio, Client Films, News Items (crew, travel, kit, cards, permissions, parking, couriers etc)
Arranging for receipt, creation and sign-off of logos, story titles and logo stings
Organise logistics of media (tapes/cards, from reporters and cameras, into digitising and logging)
Work with Reporters and post production to organise logging (scheduling, kit, media)
Assist with studio recordings and conference filming
Arrange logistics for screens for conferences , and premieres of the programme
Arrange changes/revisions of client films and ensure upload of revised edit to ftp site, liaise with Producer to make sure revised edits get to clients on time
Arrange final delivery of video files, embed codes and rushes to clients
Keep Client Progress document up to date
Keep Production Calendar and Edit Diary up to date
Work up as Assistant Producer as 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
Excellent interpersonal skills and a diplomatic approach to building and maintaining relationships
Knowledge and experience of reporting broadcast news and current affairs with due impartiality, accuracy and fairness
Calm under pressure with the ability to adapt and be flexible in task and role
Ability to work to deadlines
Attention to detail
Team player, enthusiastic, positive and proactive
Experience managing budgets and delivering complex projects on budget and to tight deadlines
Knowledge and experience of broadcast news and current affairs, and reporting regulations surrounding due impartiality, accuracy and fairness
Calm under pressure with the ability to adapt and be flexible in task and role, working quickly and accurately with limited supervision
The ability to prioritise effectively
Ability to work to deadlines
Meticulous organisation and administration skills
Prepared to travel across the UK for meetings, sometimes working anti-social hours