Trainee Assistant Director

Trainee Assistant Director – Key Information


Post Trainee Assistant Director
Salary Scale  Real Living Wage – currently £12.60 per hour
Scheme Production, Craft and Technical Scheme
Estimated Start Date May 2025

Job Description
Trainee ADs do anything required to help with a shoot’s progress. They run errands, deliver messages, look after the cast and crew. They help with getting the cast to the unit cars and crew into the minibuses to and from set. They deal with small and large crowds of supporting artists. Trainee ADs are quick on their feet and responsive to specific requests from the Producer, Director, or Assistant Directors.

Responsibilities

• Assist the AD Department during prep
• Act as an extension of AD Department in communication to the rest of the crew
• Assist the AD Department with control of the set
• Assist the 2nd AD with running unit base when necessary
• Stand in when necessary on set.

Essential Criteria

• Excellent communication and teamworking skills
• Great organisational skills
• Problem solving skills – taking the initiative when required
• Ability to take direction and work well under pressure 
• A clean driver’s license and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working in a professional filming environment and familiar with the processes of production and set etiquette

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​​​​​​​Equal Opportunities Statement
“We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.”

Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to the employment of disabled people, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS does not guarantee a job. However, its objective is to ensure a guaranteed number of disabled applicants, who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role they have applied for, are offered an interview.

Pre-Employment Checks
To be officially appointed at Northern Ireland Screen, all candidates who successfully complete the selection process will be required to undergo an Access NI Basic Disclosure Check. Human Resources will provide further guidance once a candidate has been provisionally offered the position.