Production assistant, Digital

Salary: £30,050

The National Theatre is looking for a Production Assistant to join its National Theatre Digital Team.

The purpose of this role is to act as the Production Assistant for the Digital Media department including National Theatre Live broadcasts, NT at Home captures, short form content and assist with the administrative and logistical tasks in relation to all aspects of the production elements associated with filmed activity.

The Production Assistant will report directly to the Head of Production providing support to the Digital Media team to ensure the smooth running of the production aspects of the broadcasts to cinemas, along with assisting with the production of additional content such as trailers, pre-show films and talking heads and other long form captures for NT Collection and NT at Home. This role is a key administrative and practical position in a busy and fast-paced production team, whose support is paramount in creating successful content.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Ability to prioritise tasks in a busy and changeable working environment
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail especially when preparing documentation such as minutes from meetings
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to deal calmly, confidently, and positively with people at all levels i.e. internal and external parties, over the phone, via email and in person
• Excellent administrative experience such as processing invoices, organising travel
• Experience in a related field; such as trailer/documentary filmed content, theatre, broadcast and live events.

If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!

To apply, please click on the Apply button. The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 30th June 2025 at 12 noon.

Please Note: We will close this vacancy when 150 applications are received. The post will be removed from our website at that point and until that time applications are welcome. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Should you need support or additional time to submit an application please contact recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk.

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.