Production Assistant

job description

Our fabulous client is looking for a production assistant to support the agent and artists represented by their London office. The candidate’s primary objective is to oversee all production once a job is awarded. The candidate will work closely with the London agent, talent, and clients to assist in successful completion of projects. This position requires a calm, strong, intelligent, intuitive personality. This person must be able to maintain a positive attitude, respond efficiently to requests, and communicate with people politely and effectively at all different levels. This position allows for the producer to work with a collaborative team, interacting with exceptional talent, while offering production to our artists at the highest level.

Our client is a global artists agency with offices in LA, NYC, London, Paris and Milan.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 – 2 years of experience in fashion production
• Experience managing teams and personnel
• Strong negotiator and excellent communicator
• Comfortable interfacing with high level clients and artists
• Strong ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to multi-task and oversee numerous coinciding projects
• Specialized knowledge of the fashion, photography and advertising market
• Interest in contemporary photography, fashion, pop culture and publishing

Daily Responsibilities

• Liaising between artists and clients to produce and manage productions
• Overseeing large scale productions and being the point person for artists and client
• Creating and managing budgets, negotiating fees and expenses
• Manage the booking of artist travel, hotel + additional needs
• Supervise advance invoicing and final billing for closed jobs
• Maintaining and organizing calendars and schedules for jobs and meetings
• Working on photo production, including optioning crew and studios

Salary commensurate with experience Starting Date: ASAP. Position: On-site – Hackney, London

For further details, please register your interest. We regret only succesful candidates will be contacted.