Development assistant, Poison Pen (12 Months FTC)

Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th Feb 2026

Location: London

Salary: £32,000 - £38,000

Division: Media & Entertainment

Business Area: Media Production

Love scripts, sharp pitches, and the thrill of development? Poison Pen is seeking a Development Assistant to support its development team, working closely on scripts, research, pitches, and project progression.

Poison Pen is looking for a Development Assistant to support senior leadership while getting hands-on with every stage of the creative process. You’ll dive into script coverage, research, pitch design, proofreading, and pink pages, while helping guide projects from submission to production. If you’re highly organized, creatively driven, and eager to learn how bold stories get built from the inside, this role puts you right at the heart of it.

Who we're looking for

Minimum criteria

• Minimum 2 years experience of working in scripted TV, film or relevant related industry
• Office/Administrative experience and experience working in High End TV Drama.
• Demonstrable awareness of the UK television landscape.
• A passion for storytelling and drama with a hunger to learn more.
• Familiarity with all software packages including Final Draft script programme (which can be taught).
• Good administrative, time management and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise and juggle workload sensibly.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• In general, usual hours apply, however, it is a busy production environment so a flexible approach to working hours is essential.
• Demonstrable ability to deal with a wide variety of people is needed - including commissioners, cast, agents, writers, production teams etc, and to be aware of who’s who and grow knowledge of the drama landscape.

Key criteria

• A self-starter who is proactive, thorough, eager to learn and has an ability to think ahead and predict areas of support needed, without the need for constant direction, across all tasks.
• Communication/Teamwork Skills- able to work as a key member of a team and work in a confident and collaborative way and helpful/willing attitude.
• Good interpersonal skills– the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, and to be formal or familiar, as the situation requires.
• Ability to deal sensitively and confidently with internal staff and external guests with an understanding of the need to handle confidential information with tact and sensitivity.

(Please note: On occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.)

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.