Job Hunt In Media

1. Job Hunt In Media By Oriana Hunt

2. Job Title • Photographic Studio Manager • Extendee - Production Management Assistant, CBBC Drama, BBC Children’s

3. What does doing the job involve? • You will be providing line management for the Photo Studio's Production Manager, Styling Manager, Photographer and Post Production Manager and collaborating with the team from a resourcing perspective.My client is looking for someone super organised who , is a self-starter who has strong communication skills, confident and experienced in line management • You’ll provide administrative support to the CBBC Drama, Production Management & Acquisitions & Animation Teams. Therefore, you’ll organise and assist with internal meetings, manage diaries and travel for senior staff and request tapes from Information and Archives. On this theme, you’ll also enter tape and other programme related materials into BBC systems and spreadsheets. In addition, you’ll utilise BBC purchasing systems and practices i.e. Quick Order, Buy/Book/Order and Gateway and may also carry out general running duties.

4. What type of job is it? • Project Management in a photography studio (manger) • Production Management Assistant in CBBC Drama and BBC Children’s

5. What Qualifications are required for the role? • Working closely with the different teams and ensuring deliverables are achieved to quality standards and within the specified timelines and in budgetResourcing for both freelance and perm staffLead the Photo Studio operationWork closely with the heads of within the creative team • You’ll bring experience in working in a busy and demanding office environment, showing an ability to work successfully across different tasks and projects simultaneously. Through this, you’ll have gained a thorough knowledge of office systems, procedures and excellent computer skills. As such, you’ll have an ability to work with databases, particularly Excel. You’ll show a good knowledge of the BBC organisation and structure and bring a flexible, creative and good humoured approach to problem solving. An interest in, and enthusiasm for BBC Children’s output is obviously very important

6. What experience do they ask for? • A good solid background of working within photo studiosA good solid background of hiring for a photo studio Organised, great communication skills and a fantastic multitaskerBeing able to appreciate a good image from a bad oneFashion experience is preferred or experience of working on a big name brand • You’ll bring experience in working in a busy and demanding office environment, showing an ability to work successfully across different tasks and projects simultaneously. Through this, you’ll have gained a thorough knowledge of office systems, procedures and excellent computer skills. As such, you’ll have an ability to work with databases, particularly Excel. You’ll show a good knowledge of the BBC organisation and structure and bring a flexible, creative and good humoured approach to problem solving. An interest in, and enthusiasm for BBC Children’s output is obviously very important.

7. What transferable skills (personal qualities) do they ask for? • Organised, people skills, manger skills, Project Management, communication skills • Organised, computer skills, have some experience with children

8. What type of contract is it? • Full Time, Permanent • Part Time leading into a Full Time job