Assistant Producer in London - AQUENT

Job Description Job Title: Freelance Assistant Producer
Client Location: London (2-3 days onsite per week)
Starting: June 2024
Salary/Pay Rate: up to £273.50 per day (Umbrella Only)
Hours: Full-time
Duration: until December 2024

Aquent is working with our entertainment client to find a freelance Assistant Producer to work with their team.

If successful, you will be onboarded onto our client’s talent pool for 12 months and called in for ad-hoc bookings which offer a gross Umbrella rate of up to £273.50 per day. Our client operates on a hybrid model where you will be required to work from their campus 3 days a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Mondays and Fridays can be worked remotely from home.

Key responsibilities:
Assist Producers and wider team in the production of high-quality 360 advertising campaigns (TV, OOH, digital, press)
Work closely with creatives and designers to ensure they have what they need from maintaining team documents, resources and project and budget trackers
Plan and arrange resources e.g. booking edits, audio and grade, both in-house and externally, plus voice-over artists
Manage the delivery of promos to commercial TV, Cinema and radio for seamless upload
Build excellent relationships with the Creative Director and Creatives and work collaboratively with other Assistant Producers
Research reviews and accolades and ensure clearances, requesting substantiations where required
Has knowledge of or a desire to learn about shoots and work with the Producer and PM to help out during pre and post-production
Ensure programme material is available at the appropriate time for editing of trails in conjunction with the Creative
Maintain paperwork associated with delivery of trails including compliance; music reporting, delivery paperwork, artists and contracts etc.
Maintain excellent attention to detail and accuracy across all aspects of a project

What you’ll bring:
Experience working in a production environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly organised, easily able to demonstrate successful multi-tasking
Ability to work as part of a team
Demonstrates a flexible and pro-active approach
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment/calmly under pressure
Demonstrates a diplomatic approach

We’d love you to apply to join this Freelance Assistant Producer talent pool, so if you’re looking to add another client to your books, please share your CV and portfolio today!

*This role is open for a limited time. Next steps will be shared with shortlisted candidates ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually. If you have not received a response within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have not been selected for progression to the next stage of the hiring process.

Client Description
Our Client is a giant media and entertainment company, with over 24 million customers in Europe. They’re keen on keeping people connected, and their upcoming media investments are expected to bring billions of pounds and over 2000 jobs to the UK creative sector. Beyond business, they’re taking big strides in diversity and sustainability with ambitious public goals in both - including 20% BAME representation by 2025, and carbon neutrality by 2030.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.