Ride Shotgun
Production Assistant
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We ride shotgun with the world’s best brands to create award-winning work at pace. Think names like: HSBC, Boots and Amazon. We’re a hybrid agency that brings together strategic thinkers, creatives, producers and technologists. Amplifying everyone’s skills with the power of AI and technology. Creating work that you’ll be proud to be a part of. Find out more at rideshotgun.global.
The role
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 producers and client services with their day to day projects through pre-production, production and post-production, with a good understanding where the job is at any point in time
- Systems: Become an expert in our internal systems and support Producers by taking on admin related tasks
- 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
- 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 team to 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
- Communication: liaise with internal teams, suppliers and clients
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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
Required skills
- Commercially astute, confident and assertive
- Team player, ambitious and motivated
- Ability to use initiative, problem solve
- Positive, up-beat, optimistic, passionate
- Excellent attention to detail
Location and working hours
This role will be based from our Leeds office, 9am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. The role is open to hybrid working. Occasional travel to our other offices may be required.
What we offer
You’ll join a global team that backs each other and delivers joined-up strategy, creative and production that moves faster and delivers more, whilst having fun along the way.
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On top of a competitive salary, here are more benefits our ‘Riders’ enjoy:
- 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.
How we work
We expect all our team members to share the same behavior and culture code as Ride Shotgun, check them out below!
- We make it happen: ownership matters here. We step up, back ourselves and get things done. Proactive, practical, proud of what we produce.
- We ride as one: one team, always. No egos, no drama. Trust is everything. We look out for each other and do our best work together.
- We question everything: we stay curious, challenge the expected and look for better ways to do things. That applies to our work, our thinking and ourselves.
How to apply
Apply via CharlieHR with your CV and a short note about why you’d like to join Ride Shotgun. If you have any questions about the role or the process, you can contact us at futureriders@rideshotgun.global.
Equal opportunities statement
Ride Shotgun is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will provide reasonable adjustments where needed.
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