Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are an award winning digital content studio and media network who are currently on a quest to find a Production Assistant to join our team at History Hit and help organise filming across a wide range of documentaries. Is this your next opportunity?
History Hit is the UK’s biggest digital history brand across podcasts, Video on Demand, social media and the web, with more than 100,000 subscribers to its TV and audio networks. Its podcast network, featuring Dan Snow’s History Hit, receives millions of listens monthly. As part of Little Dot Studios, History Hit offers a comprehensive history experience through platforms like Real Royalty, Odyssey, War Stories, and Absolute History, generating millions of daily video views on OTT and social media, including 3 million YouTube subscribers for Timeline.
This is a great opportunity for individuals with prior experience in similar roles within a production environment. The ideal candidate will exhibit a strong understanding of the relevant discipline and will either have a proven track record in production, or possess an appropriate educational qualification. Please be advised that a UK Driving License is a requirement for this role.
We Realise Potential in Your Story
We are Great Places to Work certified and dedicated to fostering employee growth and development in a sustainable manner. Our flexible approach promotes work-life balance for al our employees, while we strive to build a diverse and inclusive environment that values all voices — Everyone is welcome.
HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME
- Providing support to the production team during the development, production and post production of our projects;
- Attending production meetings;
- Conducting research tasks, due diligence, fact checking and proofreading for the Head of Programming and Producers;
- Maintaining the History Hit kit room and in-house camera/lighting equipment. You will be in charge of checking equipment in and out for shoots, and will be responsible for updating the internal company kit calendar;
- Assisting with the hire of studio spaces, filming/lighting equipment, props and ad hoc production items;
- Assisting with booking accommodation, flights and catering;
- Assisting with administrative tasks including filing and scanning production documents, freelancer contracts, reconciling petty cash and running the production credit card log;
- Runner duties on our shoots will be required periodically;
- Ad Hoc duties supporting the team as they work on a wide variety of projects;
- Assisting with the general upkeep of the Production Office.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.
- Some previous experience in Production or a relevant educational qualification
- Demonstrable experience with Microsoft Office and G-Suite
- Problem solving and sound decision making, especially in limited time
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to maintain a professional working relationship with suppliers and freelancers
- Bonus: Basic technical knowledge of camera/lighting equipment
- Bonus: Basic knowledge of Adobe Suite
- Bonus: Experience in Data Wrangling on set.
THE PERKS OF THE JOB
Employee wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns for all roles, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced gender neutral parental leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad two weeks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, generous annual leave, weekly socials and office perks like free yoga and health treatments!
MORE ABOUT US
History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, one of the world’s fastest growing next-generation media companies. Little Dot Studios’ digital history brands Timeline and Absolute History already generate more than 650,000 unique video views a day, with Timeline amassing 2m subscribers on YouTube alone.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce at all levels of Little Dot Studios, and to being a business and working environment that encourages and values all voices. Our employees are the foundation of Little Dot, and we're committed to ensuring everyone experiences Little Dot as an inclusive workplace.
Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website www.littledotstudios.com for more information.