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Production Assistant

The Production Assistant supports the operational aspects of the production by performing administrative tasks and logistical management on a day-to-day basis. He/She is responsible for ensuring that meals, furniture and transport are available on the production site, arranging mandatory compliance documents required for production, as well as serving as a personal courier for key production crew. He is an individual contributor in an administrative role. He is expected to move around the site often to take instructions from various departments. He should be meticulous and adept at planning and organizing in order to deliver according to instructions provided. He should also be a good communicator to be able to coordinate between production teams.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills & Competencies

Concept Creation
Proficiency Level
"Create original concepts using different techniques. "
3
Contract and Vendor Management
Proficiency Level
"Support the drafting of contracts by researching industry norms while coordinating the documentation and storage of digital and physical records, filing and archival of physical contracts"
2
Emergency Response Management
Proficiency Level
Participate in emergency response situations and suggest improvements to emergency response plans.
2
Location Scouting
Proficiency Level
Identify options for locations to meet production requirements and coordinate permits at locations.
3
Production Operations
Proficiency Level
Follow instructions on executing production operations by ensuring availability of cast, crew and resources as per requirements.
1

Generic Skills & Competencies

Problem Solving
Proficiency Level
Identify easily perceivable problems and follow given guidelines and procedures to solve the problems.
Basic
Teamwork
Proficiency Level
Contribute to a positive and cooperative working environment by fulfilling own responsibilities and providing support to co-workers to achieve team goals.
Basic
Communication
Proficiency Level
"Communicate information with others to respond to general inquiries and to obtain specific information. "
Basic
Interpersonal Skills
Proficiency Level
Recognize own internal feelings and emotional states to manage interpersonal relationships in social situations.
Basic
Service Orientation
Proficiency Level
Exceed customer needs and expectations and handle service challenges with a positive mindset. Demonstrate an understanding of the organisation’s service vision, mission and values.
Basic

Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks

Coordinate pre-production operations

• Arrange logistics for delivery of items required for production 
• Process compliance documentation required for production commencement 
• Maintain cash and receipts for daily cash transactions

Manage production operations

• Coordinate housekeeping to ensure timely readiness of the set for filming
• Distribute call-sheets to ensure cast and crew are available for filming at the allocated time 
• Provide personal courier support to production teams in order to maintain communication during production
• Coordinate production communication and meetings between production teams 
• Organize various production requirements on a contingent basis

Track production progress

• Create daily logs of production to track progress
• Report issues from set to the production office 
• Arrange filing of production reports and paperwork

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