Production Assistant Jobs

Production Assistant provides support to Production Executives in both live action and animation production and serves as liaison communicating with internal divisions as well as the external production teams.
Job Duties

• Serves as the departmental liaison for distribution of crew lists, production schedules, post schedules, call sheets, production reports, and other production related materials.
• Provides administrative support to the production department, working closely with Production Executives to collaborate, problem solve, and maintain clear channels of communication.
• Tracks and codes interdepartmental expenses and production invoices for payment.
• Coordinates production related travel for executives, key talent, and production crew.
• Creates and maintains the filing and archiving system on the shared production server and Smartsheets database.
• Communicates production updates with production teams as well as internal departments - Development, Legal, Finance, PR, Marketing, On-Air.
• Tracks and delivers Legal and Standard & Practices notes on all scripts and cuts to the productions and follows through to ensure notes and clearance issues are being addressed at each phase.
• Upholds the standards set forth by our Production and Post Manuals with the productions.
• Manages scheduling and calendars for the production department.

Qualifications And Skills

• Tech savvy and proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Outlook, and Excel), familiarity with Movie Magic Budgeting is a plus
• Critical thinker and self-starter with the ability to act autonomously in the day-to-day
• Confident communicator who demonstrates timely follow through skills
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in animation and live action, working freelance or for a network/studio
• College degree preferred
• Highly organized and extremely detail oriented in managing a high volume workload
• Team player who is flexible and personable, willing to help assist any task with a positive attitude
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to multitask efficiently under pressure