Production Assistant

We Realise Potential in Your Story

Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are an award winning digital content studio and media network who are currently on a quest to find a Production Assistant to join the Podcast team in History Hit. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios and is the UK’s biggest digital history brand - is this your next opportunity? 

This role presents an excellent opening for someone with a background in similar production-based positions. As the Production Assistant, you will drive research efforts and handle administrative duties, while offering vital support to our team throughout every phase from development to post-production. We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates clear expertise in the field, backed by either a solid history in production or an appropriate educational qualification.

Please be advised that a UK Driving License is a requirement for this role.

PERKS OF THE JOB

We are proud to be an award winning, B Corp™ Certified workplace with employee wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexi-time working, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced gender neutral parental leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad in two one week blocks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, annual leave and office perks like free lunches, socials, and health treatments!

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME 

• Providing support to the Production team during the development, production and post production of our projects

• Conducting research tasks, due diligence, fact checking and proofreading for the Head of Programming and Producers

• Attending Production meetings

• Maintaining the HH Kit Room and in-house Camera/Lighting Equipment - this includes checking equipment in and out for shoots, and updating the internal company kit calendar

• Assisting with the hire of studio spaces, filming & lighting equipment, props and ad hoc production items

• Supporting with administrative tasks including: booking accommodation, flights and catering; and filing and scanning production documents, freelancer contracts, reconciling petty cash and running the production credit card log

• Maintain ad Hoc duties to support the team as they work on a wide variety of projects, and assisting with the general upkeep of the Production Office

• Periodically stepping in as a runner on our shoots when necessary.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED 
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything. 

• Previous experience in Production or a relevant educational qualification

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to maintain a professional working relationship with suppliers and freelancers

• Organisational skills and the ability to multitask

• Ability for problem solving and sound decision making, especially in limited time

• Demonstrable experience with Microsoft Office and G-Suite

• Clean UK Driving Licence

• Bonus: Basic technical knowledge of Camera/Lighting equipment

• Bonus: Basic knowledge of Adobe Suite

• Bonus: Experience in Data Wrangling on set.

USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS

We value authenticity, and want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. While generative AI tools can help refine text, we require your applications to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses, and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.