Production Assistant

Job Description
Set your sights on a future with a role designed for aspiring professionals.

We're looking for an Entertainment Production Assistant to join our P&O Cruises team at Carnival UK. This is a hands-on, admin-heavy role offering a unique blend of operational support, technical coordination, and cast onboarding responsibilities. If you're organised, tech-savvy, and passionate about entertainment logistics, this could be the perfect opportunity to build a solid foundation in the industry.

Please note: This role does not involve casting for productions.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Administrative Support:

• Admin-heavy role supporting a busy production office.

• Managing cast compliance including passports, medicals, and visa arrangements.

• Sending cast welcome emails and assisting with onboarding logistics.
• Booking cast travel and coordinating schedules.

Technical & Studio Support:

• Setting up and operating sound and filming equipment.

• Ensuring all tech is ready for use: charging devices, turning on mics, preparing cameras.

• Maintain and prepare all set and props required for rehearsals, ensuring they are ready for the start of each day.

Role Overview
The Production Assistant is an essential part of the day-to-day operation of the busy Academy Production Office. You'll be involved in all aspects of administration and production paperwork for the onboarding process, ensuring our cast members are fully compliant before embarking. You'll also support filming days with the operation of our in-house studio PA and equipment and help ensure our production shows meet safety standards and exceed guest expectations.

Key accountabilities for Entertainment Production Assistant include:

• Deliver the cast onboarding and compliance process.
• Support the Production Coordinator in day-to-day operations.
• Be an integral link between departments at The Academy.
• Liaise with Assistant Choreographers to plan weekly filming schedules.
• Arrange, set up, and run filming and sound equipment.
• Maintain and prepare all sets and props for rehearsals.

This role is classified as CUK13 and is available on a full-time permanent basis.

About you: the ideal candidate
You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:

• Strong administrative and organisation skills
• Experience in entertainment logistics or technical support.
• Due to operational support of setting up heavy equipment, candidates must be comfortable with manual handling of heavy loads
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• A proactive and collaborative approach.

In this role, your distinct personal attributes will be the key to standing out. We are on the lookout for candidates who want to excel. If you possess qualities that can drive success, we want you on our team. Your ability to blend analytical skills with interpersonal strengths will set the foundation for innovation and growth within our P&O Cruises department.

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience, and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist.

Why join us?
Our P&O Cruises team is about being part of a community that values growth, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.

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• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in

Take the next step
Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we might close applications earlier than advertised. Don't miss out on this opportunity to become part of a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.

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About Us
Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.