Film Production Assistant London, England
Job description
M&S Food has a lot to talk about. Value, quality and innovation are just some of the hallmarks of our industry-leading products, spanning everyday items, Dine-Ins, gifts, seasonal favourites and more. The purpose of film production is to present our amazing products and promote our core brand values in the most visually engaging way, delivering the most effective commercials on time and on budget. We’re looking for an enthusiastic food lover with bags of common sense to assist the Film Production Lead in all areas, including budgeting, pre-production, filming, post-production and everything in between.
The Production Assistant will specifically support the Film Production Lead in:
- Finding production solutions to best support the creative
- Director searches, meetings and treatments
- Preparing for pre-production meetings and taking minutes
- Pre-production processes – budgeting, casting, ordering food, shoot prep etc
- Running shoots – including studio food shoots and live action on location
- Post-production processes – editing, sound design, visual effects etc
- Vast administration (contracts, POs, supplier payments, factsheets, Clearcast approvals, playouts)
Key Skills
- Interest in the moving image landscape and processes
- Excellent grasp of strategic and creative thinking, and how they inform production objectives
- Keen eye for detail, accuracy and consistency
- Desire to learn new things
- Unflappable demeanour, even under pressure
- Confident with numbers, schedules, spreadsheets and formulas
- Multi-task across multiple projects
- Work to daily deadlines and react to changing priorities
- Build and maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders within and outside of the marketing team
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.
We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
