Production Coordinator, Casual Work

Production Coordinator, Casual Work

TalkTV: The latest innovation from News UK, TalkTV launched on 25 April 2022 creating a major new channel, available to everyone across the UK and delivering a bold new voice in current affairs, debate and opinion. Piers Morgan, one of the most recognisable broadcasters in the world, is the first signing for TalkTV, delivering Piers Morgan Uncensored, a primetime show which promises to be a fearless forum for lively debate and agenda-setting interviews. Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tom Newton Dunn provides straight and balanced news with The News Desk. And the legendary Sharon Osbourne is just one of the famous faces discussing the day’s issues on The Talk. Drawing together world-class talent across News UK, TalkTV broadcasts from state-of-the-art studios at The News Building in London Bridge and available live or on-demand, on linear and connected TV and on any personal device. TalkTV broadcasts 24/7 on Sky Channel 526, Virgin Media Channel 627, Freeview Channel 237 and Freesat Channel 217, as well as via connected TV services, smart devices, the TalkTV app and at talk.tv.

Your Role: You will work closely with the production team to ensure smooth running of all News UK output.

Day to day:

• Working closely with the Production Manager to look after primetime new programming and overseeing their launch

• Assisting with studio build and set-up where required

• Looking after new starters and ensuring they have been set up with the required equipment / logins & licenses / passes

• Working alongside the editorial team to ensure the daily requirements for shows are met. Assisting with talent bookings, required props / sets, planning meetings / travel / hospitality

• Overseeing the junior production team to ensure they are completing their necessary duties & assigning tasks as required

• Produce and send daily call sheets/studio schedules

• Managing production paperwork including POs / Release Forms / Location Agreements / Risk Assessments / Invoices & Payment Forms

• Being a point of contact for studio crew on a daily basis, alongside the studio manager

• Assisting the studio manager with crewing & studio maintenance where necessary

• Ensure technical staffing levels are adequately forecasted to cover any holidays and sickness, and finding replacements where necessary

• Ensure all crew and suppliers are set up on the News UK accounting system for payment

• Coordinate invoices to Production Manager for payment & keeping track of the status

• Arranging any location shoots as required including crew, travel, kit, risk assessments, release forms / permits

• Ensure the company covid procedures are being complied with in all required areas
  

What we’re looking for from you:

• This role would suit someone who thrives in a busy environment and who has a proactive approach to their work. Also advantageous is:

• Understanding of working within a Production team, particularly in a live production environment

• Highly organised

• Excellent communicator particularly with colleagues who are working to tight deadlines

• Passion for news and current affairs, experience working in this environment a plus

  
  

Equal opportunities:

News UK is an equal opportunities employer and wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities for all its employees and for all applicants for employment. It opposes all forms of discrimination in the workplace.

We are a diverse team so want to maximise every individual’s potential to create a productive environment where everyone feels valued, and where talents are fully recognised and utilised.

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.

News UK is an official partner of the Journalism Diversity Fund, founder of the Journalism and Disability Forum, and proud member of the Valuable 500. At News UK, we will continue to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, to help people with visible and non visible disabilities create careers in media and aim to make our content accessible to all.