Production Assistant in Leeds

Ride Shotgun is one of the fastest growing strategic brand, activation and production agencies in the UK. 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.

• Project support: Supporting senior producers, producers and client services with their day to day projects through pre-production, production and post-production.
• Project scoping: Supporting with interpreting briefs and finding cost effective solutions.
• Scheduling and time management: Proactively manage your own time and workload on a daily basis.
• Client liaison: Work with our producers/client service team to develop client relationships.
• 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 to ensure briefs from all departments are completed and consolidated.
• Shoot Assistant: Support productions with various aspects of shoot production.
• 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 can be improved.
• 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.

• Opportunity spotting – Learn to seek out opportunities for organic growth.
• Time management – Diligent and accurate management of own time.
• Interpersonal skills – Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
• Listening skills – To understand the requests of our team and clients.
• Software – Learn and be competent using our inhouse software Content Hub.

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

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.

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.

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

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.