Production Management Assistant - Gardener’s World - Bristol

Description

Start date: 1 x Early Jan. 2 x Mid Feb. 2 x April
Contract: Freelance PAYE - Varying contract lengths from 5 to 10 months
Base: This is a full-time role which offers hybrid working (minimum three days per week in the Bristol office) and will also potentially be required to go on location for one of our RHS events.
Closing date: 16th November
Interview: w/c 23rd November

BBC Studios’ Gardeners’ World is the UK’s best-loved and most respected gardening programme, attracting millions of viewers per episode.
Produced by BBC Studios in Bristol, Gardeners’ World is a flagship series and a high-quality, magazine-style programme featuring a team of presenters. Filming takes place across the UK, delivering multiple episodes throughout the year
Our Production Management team consists of a Production Exec, Production Manager, Junior Production Manager, Production Coordinators, Production Management Assistants and runners.
We are looking for enthusiastic Production Management Assistants to join our team in the new year.This is a great opportunity for those with experience in production who are looking to take the next step into Production Management or further develop their skills in the role. We want to hear from a diverse range of people with varying experience.

You will be a key Production Management team player reporting to the JPM/PM, setting up multiple UK based films and providing day-to-day organisational, logistical and admin support to the production team in a busy and deadline driven environment.
We’re looking for a candidate who possesses excellent communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and a can-do attitude. You will be working on several shoots at one time, so being a good multi-tasker, proactive and super organised is key, with a passion for gardening content being a bonus!



Are you the right candidate?
• Previous experience as a Production Management Assistant or Production Secretary within broadcast television, who is enthusiastic about building a career in Production Management.
• Experience of providing administrative support in a busy production environment along with the ability to work in pressurised and challenging situations
• Must be an excellent communicator, confidently liaising with external suppliers, talent, contributors and members of the public on location.
• Book accommodation and travel for their production team, talent and crew
• You’ll be able to manage relationships effectively working while working with a variety people and work collaboratively within a diverse team
• You will demonstrate strong organisational skills, and will be able to manage conflicting demands to meet deadlines
• Initiative and problem-solving ability and have a can-do attitude.
• You can demonstrate you have business and finance skills with an understanding of working to a production budget as you will be managing your own filming budget, reporting to the JPM and PM.

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Location

Bristol

Posted on

10th Nov 2026

Apply by

16th Nov 2026

BBC Studios has indicated that people from lower socio-economic backgrounds are underrepresented in their organisations so they welcome especially applications from this group.

BBC Studios may use the Equal Merit provision when recruiting for this vacancy only. This means that if we consider two or more candidates to be of equal merit, priority may be given to a candidate for the purpose of increasing diversity, specifically with respect to protected characteristics of Ethnicity, Disability, Gender. We will use the provision based on data declared by candidates.