Trainee production coordinator (Wrexham and Cardiff)

Salary: £25,000-£30,000

Location: Wrexham and Cardiff

Keep TV productions on track by managing schedules, call sheets, and on-set logistics.

What you might be doing as a Production Coordinator:

• Assisting with scheduling and logistics: Help with creating and maintaining production schedules, organising call sheets, and ensuring that all logistics are in place for the team.
• Supporting resource management: Coordinate the delivery of production materials, props, and equipment.
• Communication support: Act as a key point of contact between different departments, ensuring that information is shared quickly and clearly.
• Administrative assistance: Help with various office tasks, including managing documentation, handling invoices, and assisting with budget tracking.
• Problem-solving: Assist in identifying and resolving minor issues on set to keep the production moving forward smoothly.

This job is made for someone who loves a plan, looking after the logistics of making TV.

This is perfect for someone who is a natural organiser, thriving off ensuring the smooth running of a project and working to a schedule - but with the ability to be adaptable! Things don't always go according to schedule.

Convince Us You Could Be A Great Production Coordinator!

In your application (in reference to question 1), tell us about how you demonstrate these characteristics. Make sure you use examples including anything relevant you did in any work experience, a part-time job or even in your personal life. You will be a great Production Coordinator if you:

• are a natural organiser, with great time management skills
• can work across different projects as the same time with ease
• work well in a pressurised environment with changing demands
• are numerate -- it really helps if you can get to grips with costs quickly
• have good communication skills, both written and verbal
• are a team player with a positive attitude who can adapt quickly to different tasks
• are a proactive and eager learner and excited to build a career in Production Management

Opportunities Available

Kailash Films - Trainee Production Coordinator

Kailash Films is an award-winning production company creating bold, thoughtful and impactful productions and specialising in Premium Documentaries.

In recent years, our work has reached audiences across major UK broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, S4C and international streamers. Highlights include Helmand: Tour of Duty (BBC Two) – a powerful observational series following British troops on the front line in Afghanistan – and Hunting Mr. Nice (BBC Two), a compelling feature-length documentary exploring the extraordinary life and contradictions of infamous drug smuggler Howard Marks. Kailash is also known for producing poignant films such as Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in the Neck , and Colin Jackson: Resilience as well as archive-led storytelling and bilingual content that celebrates Welsh life.

At Kailash, we are passionate about developing the next generation of talent and support those from underrepresented backgrounds. We champion creative risk-taking, curiosity, and collaboration. Whether we’re filming in Wales or abroad, our commitment is to truth, intrigue and humanity.

At Kailash Films we pride ourselves on being a supportive, hands-on team. Most of our work happens in the office, where we thrive on ideas bouncing around the room, with the flexibility of the occasional day from home when needed. Our creative base is in Cardiff, with great links across the city and beyond - Office hours are typically from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Kailash Films is proud to be based in Wales and grounded in its community, but our stories are made to resonate worldwide. If you’re eager to make content that matters, and want to learn from a passionate and experienced team, we’d love to hear from you.

Welsh language skills would be an advantage but are not essential.

https://www.c4productiontrainingscheme.com/opportunities/coordinator/tr…

Tŷ’r Ddraig - Trainee Production Coordinator

Tŷ’r Ddraig is an exciting new production company based in Wrexham. Part of the global content powerhouse Banijay, we are proud of our local, North-East Wales roots and believe passionately in producing the most entertaining and important stories from across Wales and the UK. From our home in Wrexham, we serve up the freshest cuts of factual content, fact-ent formats and documentaries for a UK and international audience.

Led by Creative Director Ben Smith, Tŷ’r Ddraig is committed to producing content in both Welsh and English, ensuring it appeals to a wide range of viewers.

Since launching in 2023 we are proud to have produced the BBC1 series Lost and Found in the Lakes – an ambitious and heartwarming format where people are re-united with items of great emotional value they thought were lost forever. We are also currently in production for an innovative S4C/Hansh series following the incredible work of the GISDA charity, and the remarkable young people who call this safe-haven home. There are also other, soon to be announced factual series in the pipeline for 2025/26.

Tŷ’r Ddraig is also part of the Banijay-backed Workerbee Group, a thriving collective of northern and national creatives that fosters collaboration and innovation. Some of Workerbee Groups recent notable projects include Molly Mae: Behind It All for Amazon Prime, Janet Jackson for Lifetime A+E & Sky Documentaries, and Building Paradise for National Geographic. These productions showcase the company’s impressive ability to craft compelling narratives that resonate with a broad, diverse audience, reflecting their versatile approach to content creation.

Tŷ’r Ddraig’s office is located in Wrexham’s city centre, offering a creative hub from which they continue to develop and produce entertaining, informative and cutting-edge content. We offer an engaging and creative environment and hybrid working – splitting time between working remotely and from our production office in Wrexham.

Tŷ’r Ddraig is particularly keen to receive applications from people based across North Wales.

Welsh language skills would be an advantage but are not essential.

https://www.c4productiontrainingscheme.com/opportunities/coordinator/tr…

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.