Production Management Assistant - Roath, United Kingdom - BBC

BBC

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Roath, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction
Passionate about Drama? Ready for the opportunity to progress your career? Then this is the role for you

It's an exciting time to be part of our team with all of our award-winning Continuing Dramas that brings audiences together week after week.

From EastEnders, Doctors and Casualty to River City and Pobol y Cwm, our programmes remain a constant source of gripping entertainment, featuring cliff-hanger storylines and much-loved characters with whom our viewers have grown up.

A fast paced BAFTA winning Continuing Drama about the staff and patients at the Holby City Emergency Department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives whilst tackling many controversial and taboo issues.

Through great writing and visual flair the show balances gritty realism with high drama to keep its millions of dedicated viewers coming back for more, on-screen and on-line, week in week out.

This experienced and vital team offer invaluable support to the production managers and ensure the smooth day to day running of the shoot through communication with both editorial and production teams.

Main Responsibilities
You will report to the Line Producer and Production Coordinator.

A Casualty PMA provides administrative support for the production during various stages of the process and is responsible for the smooth running of the production office, acting as a key point of contact whilst always ensuring compliance or escalating any issues promptly.

Your duties will include

Support the production with diary management, booking travel and accommodation, stock ordering for both office needs and other technical departments, booking and recording training requirements
Responsible for resolving a range of diverse operational issues within the role, escalating to the Production Coordinator or Line Manager where necessary
Maintains a safe and healthy working environment at all times, escalating any issues or areas of concern
To help maintain all production office functions and systems to include, but not limited to, office equipment and filing systems
Gather and distribute shoot documents for the production to include shooting schedules, crew, cast and contact lists
Assist with the compilation and distribution of the daily call sheets and collate all the relevant information for the daily progress reports

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following

Experience of providing secretarial / administrative support to others within a pressurised TV Drama Production office
Experience of diary management, booking travel and accommodation
Experience of dealing with range of individuals, including actors
Awareness of multiplatform production/content
Experience of being able to use I.T. systems and adopt new technologies
Able to consider and propose new ways of working to improve existing processes
Accurate and effective written and verbal communication skills with good attention to detail
Knowledge of BBC Drama Productions, especially Casualty

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We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles.

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Package Description

For this role / Ar gyfer y swydd yma:
Welsh language skills are not necessary / Nid yw sgiliau yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn angenrheidiol

Contract - 12 Month FTC / Attachment

Band - B

Location - Roath Lock Studios, Cardiff Bay

PLEASE NOTE - THE INTERVIEWS FOR THIS ROLE WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON FRIDAY THE 13TH OF JANUARY 2023

Please note that this is a standard Studios Production contract and potentially can involve up to 55 hours per week
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_Excellent career progression _- the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
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_Unrivalled training and development opportunities_ - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.