Production Assistant
Job Description: Production Assistant
Company: NM Productions
Location: Shoreditch, London
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract, with a view to extend
Start Date: January (exact date TBC)
Experience: 1-2 years’ relevant production, office, creative agency, or shoot support experience
Reporting To: Executive Producer
Salary: DOE
Working Pattern: 3 days in the Shoreditch office + 2 days working from home
About NM Productions
NM Productions is an international commercial production company working across stills and motion shoots of all scales and sizes.
We are looking for a proactive, organised, and enthusiastic Production Assistant to join our London team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with a view to extend. This is a hands-on support role for someone who is keen to learn, happy to get stuck in, and excited by the fast-paced world of production.
The Production Assistant will support the Executive Producer and wider team across production administration, shoot logistics, travel coordination, research, office organisation, and day-to-day production needs.
Role Overview
The Production Assistant will play an important role in helping the team deliver smooth, well-organised productions across stills, motion, branded content, events, and commercial projects.
The role will involve supporting multiple projects at once, preparing and distributing production documents, booking travel and logistics, helping with shoot preparation, maintaining production kit and stock, supporting on shoot days, and keeping paperwork, receipts, and deliverables organised.
This is a great opportunity for someone with 1-2 years’ experience in production, office, creative agency, or shoot support who is highly organised, practical, personable, and eager to build a career in production. The ideal candidate will be able to multitask, communicate clearly, take initiative, and stay calm when priorities change.
A full UK driving licence is essential, and the role may require travel within the UK and overseas, so the ideal candidate should be flexible and comfortable working on location as needed.
Key Responsibilities
Production Administration
Support the Executive Producer and wider production team with day-to-day project administration.
Assist with the timely and accurate preparation, formatting, updating, and distribution of production paperwork, including schedules, call sheets, decks, travel sheets, contact sheets, movement orders, production books, guidelines, and other key documents.
Help ensure all paperwork, documentation, receipts, project files, and deliverables are stored, filed, and archived correctly.
Support with document building, presentation decks, production books, client-facing materials, and internal project documents.
Assist with booking couriers, travel, accommodation, restaurants, and other production logistics as required.
Liaise between internal team members, crew, suppliers, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders to help coordinate tasks and keep projects moving.
Travel & Logistics
Support the management of international and local production travel logistics and bookings.
Help coordinate transport, accommodation, flights, transfers, carnets, visas, travel sheets, itineraries, and movement schedules where required.
Assist with crew, client, talent, and team logistics across pre-production, shoot days, and wrap.
Ensure travel details are clearly documented, updated, and communicated to the relevant teams.
Shoot Support
Attend shoots where required and support the smooth running of the day.
Assist with crew and talent logistics, transport, catering, paperwork, releases, kit coordination, client hospitality, and general on-set support.
Help prep production kit ahead of shoot days, ensuring everything is organised, stocked, packed, and ready.
Support with shoot wrap, including collecting paperwork, filing receipts, checking kit, organising returns, and updating project folders.
Act as a helpful, calm, and reliable presence on set, supporting the wider team wherever needed.
Sustainability & AD Green
Ensure AD Green requirements are completed across all projects where required.
Help gather, track, and submit the necessary information for AD Green reporting.
Support the team in encouraging sustainable production practices across shoots, suppliers, travel, kit, catering, and waste management.
Databases, Research & Supplier Support
Regularly update NM Productions’ database of crew, suppliers, vendors, directors, photographers, locations, studios, and production partners.
Assist with research into new directors, photographers, crew, vendors, locations, references, and creative inspiration.
Help expand and maintain internal research documents, contact lists, supplier records, and production resources.
Office, Kit & Stock Management
Help maintain the production store, ensuring it is tidy, organised, fully stocked, and ready for use.
Stay across the production kit with the team, ensuring items are stocked, tidy, ordered, checked in and out, and replenished as needed.
Manage production supplies, office items, PR stock, gifting materials, and shoot essentials.
Organise PR and gift bags for clients, talent, agencies, and partners where required.
Ensure PR stock is kept tidy, up to date, and easy for the team to access.
Finance & Receipts
Ensure receipts, expenses, petty cash records, invoices, and production paperwork areaccurately filed and stored.
Support the team with basic finance administration, including scanning receipts, organising expense folders, matching paperwork to projects, and keeping records up to date.
Help ensure all relevant paperwork is ready for reconciliation, wrap, and project close-out.
Skills & Experience
Essential
1-2 years’ experience in a production assistant, runner, office assistant, creative agency, shoot support, or similar role.
Full UK driving licence mandatory.
Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
Ability to multitask effectively across multiple projects and changing priorities.
Confident written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable preparing, updating, and managing production documents.
Proactive, practical, and willing to help wherever needed.
Calm, professional, and solutions-focused under pressure.
Strong computer skills, including Google Workspace, Adobe, and Mac products.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team.
Comfortable liaising with crew, suppliers, couriers, clients, agencies, and internal team members.
Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally for shoots, events, recces, and other production requirements.
Professional, positive, collaborative, and proactive attitude.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for someone organised, reliable, proactive, and excited to learn. The ideal candidate will be happy working across a wide range of tasks, from shoot logistics and production paperwork to office organisation, research, and on-set assistance.
As a small team, personality and attitude are hugely important to us. We are looking for someone who works hard, takes pride in what they do, brings positive energy to the team, and is happy to get stuck in without taking themselves too seriously.
They should be comfortable supporting others, using initiative, asking the right questions, and keeping things moving. This role would suit someone practical, personable, detail-oriented, and eager to grow within production.
While experience is important, we value work ethic, drive, initiative, and being a good person above all else. Skills can be developed, but a strong attitude, willingness to learn, and genuine team spirit are essential.
Remuneration & Benefits
12-month fixed-term contract, starting in August, with a view to extend.
Salary DOE.
Bupa Health & Dental after 6 months of service.
20 days holiday + bank holidays.
1 additional day of holiday for every year of service.
Performance-based bonuses.
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please send your CV and a short cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you would be a good fit for NM Productions to:
Subject line: Production Assistant Application – [Your Name]