Production Assistant

  • Location: Leeds
  • Salary: Dependent on experience
  • Closing date:

Ride Shotgun is a bit different. Not only are we one of the fastest growing strategic brand, activation and production agencies in the UK but we think big, go big creatively and deliver big in production to deliver fully joined-up brand journeys for clients of all shapes and sizes.  

As a Production Assistant, you will support the production team in the planning and coordination of photography, video and CGI projects, helping to ensure they are delivered on time, within budget and to Ride Shotgun’s quality standards. You will be highly organised, detail-focused and eager to learn, with a genuine interest in content production.

Working closely with Producers and Senior Producers, you will assist with interpreting briefs, project tracking, scheduling and day-to-day communication with internal teams, clients and suppliers. You will play an important role in keeping projects running smoothly through the production process while developing your skills and understanding of end-to-end production.

Key responsibilities

  • Project support: Supporting senior producers, producers and client services with their day to day projects through pre-production, production and post-production, with a good understanding of where the job is at any point in time
  • Project scoping: Supporting with Interpreting briefs and finding cost effective solutions
  • Scheduling and time management: Pro-actively manage your own time and workload on a daily basis in order to complete any given agreed task to deadline
  • Client liaison: Work with our producers/client service team and under guidance demonstrate the ability to develop client relationships. Facilitate regular contact with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of a project
  • Production processes and documents: Support wider production team with shoot lists, talent/location sourcing, timing plans and any other production tasks required
  • Resource planning: Work with the teamto plan resource for internal and external projects
  • Briefing: Assist wherever possible to ensure briefs from all departments are completed, consolidated, added to or edited in order to brief the studio team brilliantly
  • Shoot Assistant: Support productions with various aspects of shoot production, including on set assistance, samples, equipment, travel and sustenance
  • Develop a thorough understanding of our business and all the content services that we offer, so that you are able to talk about it confidently and inspire those around you
  • Problem solving: Find solutions and resolve issues, escalate appropriately any problems or issues that you cannot resolve alone.
  • Project Debrief: Assisting with running debrief sessions to go through what went well and what the business or department can learn or improve on
  • Communication: Stay in contact with all crew and departments at every step of a project
  • Become an integral and trusted member of the production team and develop strong working relationships with all teams to easily facilitate work going through the studio

Other key responsibilities

  • Opportunity spotting – Learn to seek out opportunities for organic growth to increase the scope of projects
  • Time management – Diligent and accurate management of own time and reporting on time used against time budgeted
  • Interpersonal skills – Demonstrate on a daily basis the ability to work as part of a team
  • Listening skills – To our team and our clients, really get to the heart of what is being requested
  • Software – Learn and be competent using our inhouse software Content Hub

Required skills

  • Commercially astute, confident and assertive
  • Team player, ambitious and motivated
  • Good communicator
  • Ability to use initiative
  • Positive, up-beat, optimistic, passionate

LOCATION AND WORKING HOURS

This role will be based from either our Manchester or London office, 9am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. The role is open to hybrid working. There will be a requirement to travel to the client site.

WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We expect all our team members to share the same behaviour and culture code as Ride Shotgun, check them out below!

WE MAKE IT HAPPEN

  • We own it – we want to feel proud of the work we do every day. So, we step up, we crack on and we take responsibility. And when we do that, our infectious and genuine passion for our work shines through.
  • We are on it – “that’ll do”, won’t do. We expect a lot more of ourselves and each other. As a result we’re a proactive, driven bunch with a “can do” attitude, who love nothing more than spotting a problem and sorting it.

WE RIDE AS ONE

  • No drama – we’re all in this together. We look out for, and after, each other. No questions asked. We understand each other and respect each other. We work brilliantly together. No drama. No egos. Nobody being a dick. I’ve got your back, you’ve got mine.
  • Know-how – we work as one team, recognising and respecting each other’s skills and capabilities. We trust each other and we know there’s always someone in the team that will know the answer. It’s in our nature to collaborate because we know that when we work together, amazing things happen.

QUESTION EVERYTHING

  • Be curious and creative – curiosity is our superpower. It drives us to dig deeper. To look at challenges from every angle using left and right brain thinking. Leave no stone unturned. There might be an idea or insight under it.
  • Have guts and glory – we’re fearless in challenging the accepted norms. Brave enough to do things differently. To take risks and try new things. And if that means challenging clients, ourselves and each other…So be it.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

The opportunity to make a real impact and be instrumental in shaping the future of a new, ambitious, and exciting agency. You’ll work with some of the world’s best brands and the region’s best talent to produce award winning creative work.

In addition, we offer a competitive salary and additional benefits including:

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Your birthday off.
  • Additional holidays through salary sacrifice.
  • Company Sick Pay.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Tech & Home Scheme.
  • Pension contribution.
  • Westfield health cash plan.
  • Childcare salary sacrifice.
  • Profit share scheme.
  • Discounts portal with access to thousands of retailers.

DOES THIS SOUND GOOD TO YOU?

Applicants should be within commuting distance of the office location. Please apply via our online application portal.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

Ride Shotgun is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).

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