Production Assistant, Brand Creative / Production Management

This is a Full Time Job

Location: New York, New York, United States of America

Your New Role...

Production Assistant to support the Food Network/Cooking Channel Brand Creative Production Management team. This is an entry-level position that requires a high-level of organizational skills and the ability to multitask. Candidates must have a strong interest in production logistics and coordination.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Assist Brand Creative Production Management team with coordination on team projects.
• Acquire materials needed by Writer/Producers and outside production partners for promotional projects, including graphics , music, source footage, show descriptions, etc.
• Maintain PIP (Projects in Progress) document encapsulating all ongoing projects of the Brand Creative team.
• Schedule edit sessions and voiceover sessions for our Writer/Producers and external production partners working with our internal edit scheduling team to ensure we have the Editors and Voiceover talent as needed.
• Maintain team edit schedule document.
• Coordinate footage delivery from show production teams, building relationships and working to obtain footage in a timely manner .
• Support Writer/Producers with music searches, tracking file delivery and coordinating graphic needs.
• Work closely with the Operations team to load materials for Writer/Producers' edit sessions (digital files, footage from drives, Aspera downloads), troubleshooting any issues that arise with footage deliveries.
• Send promo approval e-mails for on-air delivery.
• Create contracts for production shoots, pitches, and other projects with external production partners.
• Create purchase orders for invoice submission and track invoice payments for Brand Creative team projects.
• Enter new vendors as needed.
• Review and check all promotional spots for accuracy prior to delivery for air.
• Manage international asset requests and deliveries.
• Create files and other requested materials for internal and external clients.
• Create compilation reels for team meetings.
• Assist with daily organizational tasks and reularly update project database .
• Supervise basic edits, audio mixes and voice-over sessions as needed.
• Ingest shoot footage into media library.
• Other duties as needed and as directed by supervisor.
• Log and screen footage as needed.
• Submit all final deliverables upon completion of project .

Qualifications and Experience...
• A college degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in the media industry preferred.
• Must be highly organized.
• Has the ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
• Works well in a team environment, and is a self-starter who can take charge and quickly troubleshoot issues as they arise.



The Legal Bits…
Pay Range: $35,360 - $58,542.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.