Assistant Producer (3 month FTC -FAST Project) in London

UKTV Creative is the in-house creative hub, delivering best-in-class content across paid, owned and earned channels. We're redefining what creative means in a fast-evolving, data-driven, platform-native world. We’re here to entertain, engage, and drive results — collaborating across marketing, media, and insight to create content that earns attention and moves audiences.

Purpose of the role

The Assistant Producer plays a vital role in the smooth delivery of UKTV’s promotional campaigns. Working closely with Producers, Editors, and Post Production, they are responsible for ensuring all assets are delivered on time and to spec. They support shoots, bookings, and the full asset workflow from material sourcing to post-production delivery, acting as the main point of contact for creative and production support across assigned campaigns.

What we would like you to bring to the role… key experience, knowledge, skills & personal qualities

• Experience
• Working within TV, digital production, or creative operations.
• Understanding of shoot production (studio & location).
• Familiarity with brand design and post-production processes.
• Experience with SAP, ScheduALL, or similar systems (preferred).
• Skills & personal qualities
• Strong organisational and time-management skills; able to juggle multiple deliverables under pressure.
• Excellent stakeholder and communication skills with a collaborative approach.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and file-management tools.
• Positive, proactive and detail-focused with a passion for TV and content production.
• Self-starter who spots bottlenecks early and takes ownership to keep projects moving.

What you will get to work on… key outputs and responsibilities of the role

• Support the Senior and Campaign Producers across multiple projects from start to finish.
• Assist with shoot logistics – booking crew, locations, travel, equipment, and managing shoot documents.
• Coordinate material sourcing by liaising with production companies and internal contacts.
• Act as the main liaison with the in-house edit facility and external partners (e.g., Picture Shop, SES).
• Raise and track purchase orders and goods receipting in a timely manner.
• Book edit suites, voiceovers, audio sessions, and manage the session calendar.
• Keep internal systems and databases up to date, flagging missing or incorrect information.
• Monitor workflow progress, highlighting potential bottlenecks to Producers and the wider team.
• Support delivery of on-air, digital, and social promotional assets.
• Ensure all brand assets are correct, on time, and in the right format for their intended platform.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple deliverables under pressure.
• Positive, proactive, and detail-focused with a passion for TV and content production.

Hybrid-Working

At UKTV, we are working in a hybrid environment with a mixture of home and office working. Getting together in the office as a team and a company gives colleagues an opportunity to build and maintain great relationships, encourages our culture of collaboration and creativity while recognising that colleagues need to have a healthy and happy work-life balance. You’ll agree with your manager the split of time you spend in the office or at home based on the role that you do, how often you come together as a team and your personal preference.

Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

At UKTV, our inclusion vision is to truly represent society in our workforce and on-screen, and create a culture of fairness and respect where we champion difference so that every person feels included and empowered to do their best work. We are committed to ensuring a level playing field at UKTV where all employees and job applicants are given equal opportunity, and that we have diverse voices at the table in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone and we want UKTV to be a place where you can be your authentic self, give your best and develop your career free from discrimination of any kind.