Junior production coordinator - Production coordinator

This occupation is found in the creative media industries. Junior production coordinators work as part of a production team delivering film, radio, audio, TV, digital content or animated series, commercials or in specialist post production departments. A junior production coordinator may be employed by television, film, digital, radio or audio production companies or VFX or post production facilities. They may work for a production, or a series of productions, seeing them through from pre-production through to post production, or through a specific part of the process.

The broad purpose of the occupation is to coordinate productions using specialist production management skills, knowledge and experience. A junior production coordinator can work across all genres in film, television, digital, radio, audio or commercials; they may work in the production office, on set, in a studio or on location, in the UK or internationally. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with and supports the production coordinator, production manager or VFX producer and the wider production or post production teams and with clients and crew.

An employee in this occupation will be responsible for supporting and delivering the operational elements of productions in film, TV, commercials, short form production, radio, audio, post production, animation and VFX. This may include logistics, finance, personnel, equipment or content for productions, both on and off set, studio or on location. Specific roles and responsibilities may vary from production to production depending on the genre.

This is a core and options standard, to reflect the varied roles that come under the production coordinator occupation in the creative industries. All learners will undertake the core element of the apprenticeship, and then they will choose to specialise in one of the two production options.

Option 1: Production coordinator – The junior production coordinator, working as a member of the production team, will provide operational support to the production manager or senior producer. They will help the team deliver the needs of the production, including obtaining rights and legal clearances to production content, producing and maintaining production documentation, organising resources and logistics including transport, guests, contributors, accommodation and equipment and scheduling productions. Junior production coordinators will have a clear understanding of the production process and the changing needs and demands of the production team.

Option 2: Post production coordinator - The junior post production coordinator or junior bookings producer working in post-production, VFX/CG or animation areas and is responsible for assisting their team with the day to day running of a single project or multiple projects. They act as the first point of contact for the productions they are working with, dealing with specific post production workflow queries, staffing and facility schedules, post production deliverables and cost reports. This can include managing the reviewing of work and ensuring that appropriate notes and records are kept, liaising with clients over ingest of content, deliverables and client attended review sessions, scheduling and assisting with other logistical tasks as requested. They work with the producer, leads and supervisors to track and manage the workflow through the departments meeting internal and external deadlines