Scheduler / Bookings Coordinator

Films at 59 are looking for a Scheduler / Bookings Coordinator to join our growing team. We would like to hear from you if you are excited by a career booking and scheduling the various tasks required to make TV programmes and balancing people, resources and technology to help producers create award winning shows.
We are an award-winning post production facility based in Bristol with a wide portfolio of high-quality, well-known TV programs under our belt. We have built our name on the strength of our people and know that job satisfaction plays a key part in people thriving within their role. To enjoy this particular role you will need to be someone who gets fulfilment from helping others, enjoys organising people's schedules and likes solving problems and seeking collaborative solutions.
You will need to relish unpicking and reworking projects to get a better result for our clients and enjoy building relationships with craft talent so you can match their skills and abilities to the right project, constantly juggling their ever-changing schedules with the laws of time and space.
The main aim of this integral role is to schedule bookings and allocate work and resources for our busy Post Production departments (Offline Editing, Online Editing, Colour Grading, Audio). The Scheduling role is responsible for booking all resources in the department and planning and overseeing the smooth running of the schedules for a number of TV projects throughout the post production process whilst balancing the needs of clients, staff and the business.

The key responsibilities are:
• Working closely with our post producers to understand project requirements
• To generate booking sheets and schedule the talent and resources within our departments in line with project requirements
• To continually manage the bookings and schedules and communicate key information with operators
• To provide speedy and robust solutions to ever-changing scheduling queries.
• To balance the needs of our clients, staff and business to sustainably deliver our client's creative aspirations
• Fostering a team-spirited approach and building on our 30+ years of experience to ensure we keep delivering and exceeding expectations.

We are looking for a true team player who enjoys working with people and gets reward from facilitating the requests of others. You will need to be generous, enthusiastic, honest and diplomatic with a methodical and thorough approach and an ability to prioritise effectively. Loyalty, openness, knowledge-sharing and a credible persona are key.

Films at 59 provide a professional, personal and flexible service and we are committed to the development of our staff. We encourage a culture of knowledge-sharing and teamwork and we strive to create a positive and sustainable environment that treats everyone with respect.

Closing date is Friday 13th Jan 2023