Sound assistant for hire in the UK
The sound assistant supports the recordist — wiring radio mics, managing kit and cables, and keeping the sound department running.
Are you a sound assistant? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest sound 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.
Sound 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 sound assistant does on a shoot
- Wires radio mics on cast and troubleshoots them through the day.
- Manages cables, batteries and the sound cart so nothing stops mid-take.
- Takes a second boom when a scene needs two mics up.
Gear a sound assistant usually needs
Crew and kit are hired separately on Picturental. If the production is supplying the package, these are the categories this role tends to work from.
How hiring a sound assistant works
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Post the role
Say you need a sound assistant, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest sound 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 sound assistant
- When does a shoot need a sound assistant?
- When there are a lot of radio mics, several actors to wire, or a second boom is needed. A two-hander in a quiet room is covered by a recordist and a boom op.
- Is a sound assistant the same as a boom operator?
- No — a boom op is on the pole for the take. An assistant supports the department and often booms as well. Say which you need when you post.