Production Assistant

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom NBCUniversal Full time

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is wholly owned by Comcast Corporation.

**Universal Pictures **Content Group** is an independent mini-studio within the infrastructure of **NBCUniversal**. With offices around the world and central headquarters in London, the UP Content Group discovers, acquires and produces a diverse range of quality content across a multitude of genres (film, stand-up comedy, TV drama/sitcoms, music, sports, documentary, family entertainment, events & special interest) for global distribution. It’s multiplatform sales & distribution footprint includes theatrical, physical, digital (SVOD & Transactional), TV (Free & Pay) as well as consumer products. The business uniquely focuses on managing talents, partnerships, brands and titles across all rights and across their full lifecycle. It is a business rooted in Artists and repertoire (A&R) culture, driven by relationships, innovation and ambitious growth plans.

At **Universal Pictures Content Group **we are aligned to our shared vision and focussed on creating new opportunities to grow, improve and evolve our business. We work together as one team and support each other to achieve our best work**. Our Values** play a huge part in this commitment and the **culture** of our teams:
**Our Relationships Matter, We Like Ideas, United We Succeed**

**Job Description**:
The Production Assistant will work with the SVP Production to help ensure productions run smoothly and efficiently and are on track to be delivered according to schedule and budget. You will assist in all aspects of production: tracking schedules of our feature films & documentaries, exercising & documenting approvals, analysing & comparing budgets in all genres (feature documentary, feature film, live musical, live comedy, TV series, animated), setting up shoot and researching production team talent that may need to be recruited for any given project.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Maintain and update the central production slate tracker on SharePoint
- Share versions of project ‘cuts’ on our internal secure platform, according to schedule and deadlines
- Collate our internal teams screening notes and feedback on time, according to schedule deadlines
- Read treatments, pitches & scripts and provide feedback notes
- Create & update approval tracker with key elements on each project
- Flag & track upcoming key dates & milestones for each production title, according to schedule
- Analyse production budgets
- Review & compare similar budgets by genre
- Track budget line movement by comparing original budget vs final cost report
- Helping to plan, set-up and facilitate in-house production shoots on set or location, as required, including any associated travel arrangements
- Creating & circulating production paperwork - call-sheets, schedules, health and safety risk assessments, Covid protocols and insurance documents
- Maintain payment tracker by project
- Oversee & brief legal production paperwork
- Assistance executing NBCUniversal vendor set ups, direct payments & third party payroll set-up
- Maintain and update content trackers for app content
- System management of online secure platforms
- Production meeting set up - collate agendas, taking and circulating minutes
- Diarising various cut stages screenings
- Build and complement strong relationships with our production partners
- Maintain and organize the Production SharePoint
- Other duties, as assigned

**Qualifications**:
**SKILLS / QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS**
- Experience of working as a Production Assistant in the entertainment sector
- Strong organisational skills
- Great communication skills
- Strong problem-solving
- Excellent research & presentation skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Flexibility
- Looking to progress in a Film & TV role towards PM level

Additional Information

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

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