Assistant producer

Closing date for applications: Friday 30th January 2026

Salary: £875 per week depending on experience

Location: London

Term: Approximately 4 months starting late February until 12th June 2026

Ready to develop your career in entertainment? Join the team behind one of TV's longest-running comedy panel shows, 'Have I Got News For You', helping turn the news into smart, topical entertainment.

Hat Trick is an independent production and distribution company co-founded and led by Jimmy Mulville with offices in London and Belfast. Established with the principle of putting writers first, we continue to nurture both new and established creative talent. Hat Trick has created a fantastic position for an Assistant Producer on our longest running entertainment show. There is no better time to be part of our talented production team and help bring the 71st Series to everyone’s screens. This role would be perfect for you if you have a keen interest in current affairs, politics and comedy. You will have some AP experience already and will be looking to gain further experience and skills – for this role you will need to be engaged and focused with the self-discipline to sometimes work alone and also have initiative, the confidence to ask questions, present ideas and contribute to the editorial as part of the creative team.

What you'll be doing

As an AP you will have varied responsibilities, which include:

• Reading a selection of newspapers and online news sources to pick out stories suitable for the show, as well as any funny quotes, pictures or interesting facts that might be used on the show.
• Working with the Producers to make newspacks for the writers.
• Monitoring social media for viral clips and stories, as well as news accounts and political accounts.
• Contributing to round ideas and editorial content (i.e. stories we can use on the show, or for Odd One Out round ideas and Missing Words suggestions)
• Working with the other Assistant Producers to write questions for the host to ask the panellists on the show.

What we are looking for

As an AP, you will learn on the job and be provided with support and mentoring that is needed to develop your research skills and abilities. We would want you to have some previous experience working in this type of role and a passion for the industry, our programme content and the motivation to continue your career in this field is a must!

Sound like the perfect role for you? Please apply with a covering letter and CV and information on where you saw the job posted.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.