Production Assistant

at  Cutting Edge

Position: Production Assistant
Reports To: Senior Producer
Experience: Entry Level
Term: Full Time
Key Dates: Starting from 2 April
Location: Chippendale, Sydney

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Assisting in the pre-production & post of all Production Group projects as well as helping to manage the day-to-day running of the office, this is a great opportunity for someone looking to get experience in production and to be trained by industry professionals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Being a runner on set responsible for:
• coffee ordering/making
• catering, sourcing, and distribution
• setting up and packing away units
• going on runs (last-minute p
• rubbish collection and disposal
• assisting other departments as required
• Talent wrangling on set - sign-in and sign-out sheets
• Collating, scanning, printing, and filling out paperwork including release forms, contracts, and agreements
• Booking travel for crew
• Assisting with auditions
• Learning to create call sheets & travel movement orders (Travel Itineraries)
• Tracking some costs using Excel, reconciled expenses, and credit card payments
• Presenting & ordering catering for small and large shoots
• Assisting with location scouting
• Managing the Google Drive folder structure & creating new project folders
• Attending recces & production meetings
• Taking notes as required in meetings
• Setting up meetings for Producers & Directors
• Assisting in the creation of Pre-Production Manuals
• Google Drive, server, & hard drive data management and tracking
• Updating company schedule & calendars
• General office duties:
• Fortnightly Woolworths order
• Occasional coffee/tea/lunch service for clients
• Emptying/filling dishwasher as required (though we aim to split amongst everyone in the office)Stationary orders

OCCASIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (DEPENDING ON THE APPLICANT’S LEVEL OF INTEREST/EXPERIENCE):

• Edit assistance
• Stills collating and retouching assistance
• Assisting with company social media presence
• Assisting Directors with treatments - image sourcing
• Design work using Adobe SuiteAssistance across all departments on set