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Leadership at Every LevelThe word "leadership" sounds like something that happens to other people. Department heads. Producers. Somebody with a title. But the people who move up fastest from PA and assistant roles usually behave like leaders long before anybody hands them the job. Leadership at the bottom looks boringIt isn't giving speeches. It's owning a small thing completely so nobody has to check it. The van is fueled. The sides are printed. The call sheet went out without three typos. Lunch is where you said it would be. On a set full of moving parts, being the person who never needs chasing is rare, and everyone notices. The flip side matters too. If you drop something, say so immediately. Hiding a mistake for two hours costs the production real money. Flagging it in ten seconds costs almost nothing, and it buys you a reputation for being trustworthy under pressure. Read the room, then fill the gapGood juniors watch. They figure out who's stressed, what's about to be needed, and where the bottleneck is. Then they step in without being asked, and without stepping on anyone's toes. That second part matters. Leadership at entry level is not taking over. It's making other people's jobs lighter. It's also how you treat people with no power over you. The other PAs, the background actors, the caterer. Crews talk. The person who's charming to the producer and short with the interns gets clocked fast, and that story travels farther than any good one. What to actually do this weekPick one thing you can own from start to finish on your next gig or short. Own it properly. Tell your supervisor once, briefly, that you've got it covered. Then write down three names of people you worked with who'd vouch for you. If you can't fill all three, that's your next job: get back on set, even unpaid on a student short, and be the person who's easy to work with. And if you've had a win recently, hit reply and tell us how it happened. We share the good ones. Today's New Jobs219 roles are live on the US board this morning, 12 of them landed in the last day, and those 12 have barely been touched yet. Recommended Job of the DayProduction Assistant is our pick today. It's with a big talent management and live entertainment outfit in Los Angeles, keeping client schedules, tours and live shows running: event logistics, travel, media and promo bookings, ticket counts, chasing contracts and riders, and keeping the trackers honest. You're the point between clients, venues, promoters and publicists, so it suits someone who can hold six threads at once without dropping one. Best prep? Show you actually follow comedy and talent — name what you watch and why, briefly. Get it in today; hiring managers at this level read as applications land and start picking favourites early.
Receptionist puts you on the front desk of a talent and literary management company in New York, running calls, guests and meetings, plus admin support for managers and assistants, research projects and covering exec assistant desks. Front desk is where you learn who everyone is. Miss it and someone else gets that view. Social Media Internships come from one of the biggest media companies going, based in New York and hybrid, 10 weeks at 16 to 24 hours a week, paid at a decent hourly rate. Script coverage, screenings, footage organisation, interview prep, logging and pulling selects. Credit optional. Names like this get read fast, so don't sit on it. Also on the board — 219 live roles, 12 new today
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Today's Daily Job ListProduction Talent Outreach Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September An award-winning global kids' entertainment company is looking for Production Talent Outreach applications in Los Angeles. This is an open call rather than one fixed job. They're building out their production network and want to hear from people at every level, from Production Assistants and Coordinators up to Line Producers and Production Executives. Staff and freelance work both come into it. If you're at the very start and keen on making joyful content for kids and families, send your CV in. Applications go through an external site. Production Assistant Studio City, California · Closes 6th September One of the world's biggest entertainment news brands is looking for a Production Assistant to join its news desk in Studio City, California. This is an entry-level job. Most days you'll be ingesting shoot footage, logging assets and building the folders producers write their pieces from, plus transcribing celebrity interviews to deadline, pulling b-roll and archive, tracking rights, and prepping photo docs for rundown meetings. There's also crew support and errands on shoots. If you're glued to pop culture and can spot a vault clip worth flagging, you'll do well here. Executive Assistant Burbank, California · Closes 6th September One of the world's biggest film and television studios is looking for an Executive Assistant to join their Casting division in Burbank, California. You'd be supporting an SVP day to day: diary and phones, travel, expenses, and setting up everything from casting concept calls to live sessions and department presentations. There's also audio/visual work around recording and playback for casting, plus a hand in talent outreach, Actor Workshops and talent searches. Team Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September A major international Production and Distribution Company is looking for a Team Assistant in Los Angeles. In this job, you'll give full administrative support to two senior Production executives, working alongside the development and creator partnerships teams. That means handling calls, heavy scheduling across time zones, travel, expenses and supplies, plus logging pitches, building decks, writing agendas and researching projects and talent. You'll also get to know the external buyers and clients the company does business with, so it's a good one for building contacts early. Fast-paced office, so expect to keep up. Executive Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September One of the world's biggest Entertainment and Media Companies is looking for an Executive Assistant to join their International Marketing team in Los Angeles. As Executive Assistant, you'll support the Executive Vice President of International Marketing. That means managing a diary across multiple time zones, keeping campaign materials and research in order, building marketing decks in PowerPoint and Photoshop, and writing up notes, action points and trackers from creative brainstorms and campaign reviews. You'll also arrange screenings, meetings and events, and be the day-to-day point of contact for internal teams, territories and agencies. Creative Talent Outreach Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September An award-winning global kids' entertainment company is looking to hear from creative talent in Los Angeles. This is an open call for their creative network rather than one fixed job, and they want people at every level, from Creative Assistants and Creative Producers through to Development and Creative Executives, Series Directors in animation and live action, writers, art directors, designers and concept artists. Staff or freelance, both work. If you're taking your first steps in a creative department, it's a way onto their radar. Executive Assistant Burbank, California · Closes 6th September One of the world's biggest media and entertainment companies is looking for an Executive Assistant to join their Drama Development division in Burbank, California. In this job, you'll support two Senior Vice Presidents of Drama Development. That means managing calendars, scheduling meetings, screening calls, keeping the filing system in order and preparing deal memos, correspondence and expense reports. You'll also write script coverage and track all submissions, so you'll be reading what's coming in and getting a proper look at how drama gets developed. Assistant: TV Non-Fiction Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September A leading global Talent Agency is looking for an Assistant to join their TV Non-Fiction division in Los Angeles. In this job, you'll support an agent who represents talent across the entertainment industry for work in the non-scripted space. It's client-facing agency work, so they're after someone genuinely keen on client service rather than just the job title. You'd be sitting inside one of the biggest agencies going, on a desk that puts you in front of the people making unscripted TV happen. Executive Assistant Nashville, Tennessee · Closes 6th September A world-leading entertainment and sports Talent Agency is looking for an Executive Assistant in Nashville, Tennessee. You'd be supporting a senior leader in the Music and Comedy Touring Division, handling admin and working with colleagues and executives right across the business. They're after someone highly organised, detail-oriented, proactive and diplomatic. It's a big agency with offices around the world, so the people you'd deal with day to day are a network in themselves. Worth knowing: this one closes on 6th September 2026. Executive Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September One of the world's most recognisable media brands, and a leading global creator of content across broadcast, streaming and digital, is looking for an Executive Assistant in Los Angeles. You'll support senior executives on their unscripted team, managing diaries, coordinating meetings and keeping records straight. There's a real production side too: maintaining production, development and post calendars, building wrap binders and show files, tracking budgets and expenses, and helping out on set for LA-based projects. Expect to be on-site at least four days a week. Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September A Talent Agency is looking for an Assistant to support an agent in their Commercial Endorsements group in Los Angeles. That team helps clients land endorsement work in print, on screen, in voice over, on social and through brand partnerships. As the Assistant, you'll handle heavy phones, diaries, travel, booking and expense reports, prep materials for meetings and calls, and be the first point of contact for clients, agents and brand executives. It suits someone organised, discreet, and seriously considering the agent path. Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September A Talent Agency is looking for an Assistant to join their Motion Pictures Talent division in Los Angeles. As an Assistant, you'll support a senior agent in the Talent department. That means heavy phones, diaries, travel, expenses and booking reports, plus being the first point of contact for clients, agents and studio executives. You'll also read scripts and write coverage, keep data grids in order and help with research and special projects. It suits someone who's serious about talent representation and thinking about the agent path. Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September A world-leading entertainment, media and sports Talent Agency is looking for an Assistant to join their Comedy Touring department in Los Angeles. You'll support an Agent, so expect heavy phones, calendar management, travel and booking reports, expenses and general office admin. You'll also be the first point of contact for clients, buyers, agents and executives, track clients and potential clients, input offers and chase buyers, plus research and special projects. They want someone organised, quick-thinking and genuinely into comedy talent and the booking and touring side of things. Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th September A world-leading entertainment, media and sports Talent Agency is looking for an Assistant to join their Creators division in Los Angeles. You'd be supporting two Agents across a team that covers digital media, podcasts, talent representation and brand partnerships, working with the creators shaping content for social and digital platforms. It's a proper desk job at the centre of the creator economy, and a good place to learn how representation actually works from the people doing it. Various Crew, Production Bellport, New York · Closes 25th August A shoot in Bellport, New York is looking for local crew to fill out the team for two shoot days at the end of the month. They need a Key Props/Art person plus an Assistant, HMU, a Production Assistant and a Craft Service person. Props, HMU and Craft Service roles need your own kit. The Art department may pick up prep and wrap days on top of the two shoot days. You'll need to be local to the area. |
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