Production assistant for hire in the UK
The production assistant is the extra pair of hands that keeps a set moving — logistics, cast, paperwork and whatever the day needs.
Are you a production assistant? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest production assistant is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Be the first production assistant here
No production assistant has published a profile yet — the crew side is new. Post your request anyway: it pings everyone online nearby, and if you work as a production assistant, set up your profile to be the first listed.
What a production assistant does on a shoot
- Covers the logistics — transport, runs, cast, lunch, whatever the day needs.
- Distributes call sheets and paperwork and keeps the unit base in order.
- Holds the lock-off, the door or the cordon while the camera rolls.
How hiring a production assistant works
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Post the role
Say you need a production assistant, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest production assistant gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
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First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a production assistant
- What should I ask a PA to do?
- Anything that keeps the shoot moving and does not need a department head. Be specific in the request: driving, cast care and location running are different days and suit different people.
- Does a PA need a driving licence?
- Often, yes. Say in the request whether you need a driver, a driver with their own vehicle, or neither — it changes who can take the job.