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.
Production assistant work near you
Is this your job? Set up your profile with your day rate and how far you travel. When a production nearby posts for the role, the nearest people are asked first and the job reaches your phone. You only take the ones you want.
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.