BAFTA: Sustainable Production Assistant (12M Contract)

Production Assistant is needed in Piccadilly, United Kingdom.

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Client: BAFTA

Location: Piccadilly, United Kingdom

Contract: 12 Months Fixed Term

We have a huge opportunity: According to the albert Carbon Calculator, TV production contributes 4.2 tonnes Co2e per hour of TV, while the average tent-pole film production produces an average of 2,840 tonnes Co2e, and a global industry spending over 200bn USD globally we also have significant purchase power to shift supply chains from ‘dirty’ goods and services to clean ones. And, of course, we have a significant platform on screen.

Climate change is global, as are the screen industries and their supply chains. It is vital we enable UK and international productions and global audiences to engage with their unique opportunities.

The work albert does has grown significantly in recent years with demand from broadcasters mandating our certification and international territories expanding quickly. albert engages with broadcasters and producers as well as educational partners, enabling the production community to align with albert’s aims and ensuring albert’s tools, resources, communications and initiatives are relevant to those markets. The albert sustainability assistant will play a crucial role in delivering albert’s aims.

Who you’ll be

You will be excellent communicator, with industry know-how and great team player. You’ll be passionate about the opportunity to shape and influence the TV and film industry’s efforts to reduce environmental impacts around the world and confident in dealing with a range of stakeholders. You’ll be culturally astute, brilliantly organised and not shy of putting forward new ideas. You will relish the opportunity to work for a purpose-led, outcome-focused organisation.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Advise television productions on sustainable production techniques and support productions working to achieve albert certification
• Support productions using the albert production carbon calculator and completing their carbon action plan
• Contribute to the continual improvement of our custom tools
• Coordinate the delivery of albert’s production support offering
• Deliver trainings to industry professionals on sustainable production and the albert toolkit
• Provide administrative support to the Data Analyst and other members of the broader team
• Administer processes, conduct desk research, and support data entry and extraction that that underpins all our work
• Undertake other tasks to support wider project objectives

To be successful ideally you will have:

• A passion for delivering positive environmental change
• A friendly, resolute and compassionate manner
• Effective communication/customer service skills
• First class administrative skills and high IT proficiency, including use of Excel
• Strong numeracy skills and the ability to sense-check your own work
• Highly motivated and organised
• Film or television production experience
• Knowledge or understanding of carbon footprints
• Experience in multiple genre media production environments
• Understanding of climate change and ways to improve impact
• Understanding of environmental management
• Familiarity with albert tools, resources, certification and training

Ideally you will be:

• Unflappable, capable and confident in your work style
• Passionate about tackling climate change through the screen industries
• Able confidently communicate information clearly to an uniformed audience
• A team player with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to help make change happen