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I Need Experience to Get ExperienceI hear this one constantly. You can't get hired without credits, and you can't get credits without being hired. It feels like a locked door with no handle. It isn't. You're just defining "experience" way too narrowly. Here's what's actually happening on my end. When I'm filling entry-level PA slots, I am not scanning your resume for a studio feature. I'm looking for one thing: has this person been on a set before, and did they survive it? That's it. I want to know you understand a call time is not a suggestion, that you don't walk through frame, and that when someone hands you a radio you know to listen before you talk. You do not need a Marvel show to prove that. All of this counts:
If there was a camera, a call sheet (or even just a group text with a start time), and someone calling the shots, you were on a set. Put it on your resume. Now, put it on there honestly. Don't inflate a two-day student short into "Production Assistant, Feature Film." List the project title, the format, your actual role, and the director or producer you worked for. Real credits with real references beat padded ones every time, and this town is small enough that I will find out. What those small jobs actually give you is bigger than a line on a page. You learn set language. You learn where to stand. You build a reference who will pick up the phone when I call. Half the crew I hire came to me through somebody vouching for them, and those relationships almost never start on a big show. They start on the tiny ones nobody was paying attention to. So stop waiting for permission. Find one project this month, even if it's someone's passion piece shooting on a weekend. Show up early, work hard, and be the person everyone wants back. That's how the door opens. Not because someone finally let you in, but because you kept showing up until you were already inside. Have questions or want to chat about your next steps? We're always just an email away. All the Best, Liv Today's New Jobs195 roles live on the board right now, 25 of them fresh since yesterday, and the new ones are always the quietest end of the pile — worth a look before everyone else gets there. Recommended Job of the DayOffice Manager/Assistant is our pick this morning. It's with a major global production company behind large-scale film and TV, based in Los Angeles, full-time and on-site: running the office day to day, second assistant to the CEO, dealing with internal teams and outside suppliers, phones, email, supplies, kit and a bit of personal assistant work on top. Good fit if you're the organised one who notices things before they become problems. Before you send anything, tighten your CV so the admin and organisational stuff sits at the top rather than buried under set credits. Do it today — desks like this get read as applications land, and shortlists form fast.
Assistant sits with a film production and global sales company in Burbank, supporting the CEO and a senior creative executive plus general admin across the business. Busy desk, high-profile, and a rare view of how films get developed, financed and sold abroad. They want someone who reads and watches constantly. Applications get sifted as they come in, so don't sit on it. Post Production Assistant is a genuine entry-level post job with a Los Angeles creative agency and post house: ingesting and exporting media, keeping files named and organised, transcribing, logging deliveries, plus light Premiere work alongside assistant editors. Regular weekday hours. If post is where you're heading, this is the kind of first rung that actually leads somewhere — get your name in early. Film and TV Production Internships come from an award-winning independent filmmaker's company in New York. Three months, 10-14 hours a week, hybrid, unpaid with a $100 stipend at the end. You'd build pitch decks, write coverage, research and shadow producers and directors. Worth being honest with yourself about the money — but the access is real, and they'll be reading as people apply. Also on the board — 195 live roles, 25 new today
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TV director Andi Armaganian (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Supergirl, Stargirl), who cut 100+ episodes before directing 30+ episodes, explains how entry-level crew actually get hired and, harder still, asked back. She covers the differences between PA roles, how referrals really happen, the on-set habits that quietly end careers, working around a director without overstepping, and turning one job into the next. For anyone chasing their first PA job — no experience needed — you'll leave knowing what "reliable" means to the people doing the hiring. Free for all Members. Book your place Thu 8 Oct, 7:00pm EDTMFJF Monthly Career Clinic Free for members
Starting a career in the film industry is a lonely business, but just imagine each month if you could speak with an experienced filmmaker and get answers to all your questions and concerns. Better still you can share your worries and listen to others, compare notes and learn all the tricks and tips to getting ahead in the Film Industry. Well, now you can via the MFJF Monthly Career Advice Clinic! Come along each month to get your questions answered and learn from our amazing community. The clinic takes the form of a virtual 60-minute workshop hosted by experienced filmmaker Christina Northrup. Christina will present each month and take live Q&A from anyone who wants to talk, if you want to just listen that is absolutely fine. The overall aim of these monthly workshops is to help you establish your film career! Starting a film career can be very lonely, constantly thinking you are on the outside looking in, desperate for somebody to recognise you have what it takes. And the truth is you are not alone, everyone feels the same. Sharing our concerns, listening to others and having an experienced filmmaker pass on her guidance is one very large step in the right… Book your place |
Today's Daily Job ListFX Production Internship Burbank, California · Closes 6th October A world-leading entertainment studio is looking for a Production Intern to join its Production and Special Projects team in Burbank, California. The team handles on-air promos, editorial campaigns and… Post Production Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th October A creative agency and post house in Los Angeles is looking for a Post Production Assistant. This is an entry-level post job. You'll handle the ingest and export of media files, keep everything named and… FX Original Programming Internship Burbank, California, of the internship, 40 hours each week Able to provide own housing for the · Closes 6th October A major, Emmy-winning television studio is looking for an Original Programming Intern to join their team in Burbank, California. As an Original Programming Intern, you'll work across Development, Current… Assistant to Founding Partner States, All States · Closes 6th October Production Assistants Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th October A major US entertainment network is looking for Production Assistants to join a celebrity news and entertainment brand in Los Angeles. In this job, you'll find, front and produce videos for social… Production Assistant, Production Manhattan, New York · Closes 24th September A corporate shoot in Manhattan is looking for a Production Assistant for a single day's work on 29th September.
It's a straightforward interview and b-roll setup, running roughly 8am to 5pm, paid at $250… PA & Gaffer, Production Atlanta, Georgia · Closes 24th September An independent production company is looking for a Gaffer and a Production Assistant for a two-night short film shoot near Atlanta, Georgia, in October. Both nights are overnight calls.
The Gaffer role… PAs Los Angeles, California, 4 Days · Closes 29th September A the employer production company are looking for PAs for a 4-day the employer shoot. Location in LA. We are ideally looking for PAs with experience shooting on location. Production Assistant, Production Washington, District of Columbia · Closes 24th September A live event in Washington, DC is looking for a local Production Assistant to cover three days of filming, 27 to 29 September.
As a Production Assistant, you'll set up, stock and maintain craft services… Assistant Burbank, California · Closes 6th October A film production and global sales company is looking for an Assistant in Burbank, California. You'd be supporting the CEO and the EVP, Creative Affairs, plus general admin across the company. It's a busy… Office Manager/Assistant Los Angeles, California · Closes 6th October A leading global entertainment Production Company, known for billion-dollar film franchises and hit TV series, is looking for an Office Manager/Assistant in Los Angeles. This is a full-time, on-site role… PAs Pontiac/Detroit, Michigan, TBA · Closes 8th October An indie feature is looking for PAs. These are paid positions. Location: Pontiac/Detroit, Michigan area Project: Independent narrative feature film / teen dance drama Shoot Dates: Currently being… Executive Assistant Greenville, South Carolina, TBA · Closes 2nd October PA, Production Memphis, Tennessee · Closes 24th September A shoot in Memphis, Tennessee is looking for a Production Assistant.
It's five days of work, running 2nd to 6th October, paid at $250 for a 12-hour day. You'll need to be able to drive a mini van — that's… Locations Assistant, Production Toronto, Ontario · Closes 24th September A short hybrid documentary is looking for a Locations Assistant in Toronto. It's a paid role on a project from a festival-featured writer/director, exploring intimacy, identity and the line between reality… |
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