About the role

  • Assistant to the Content Team providing creative support for animation projects at Flying Bark Productions. Engaging in diverse tasks including scheduling, project monitoring, and creative material preparation.

Responsibilities

  • Help organise scripts, decks, pitches, creative notes, lookbooks and other development materials.
  • Compile market research, reference materials, and support for internal and external presentations.
  • Monitor and stay up to date on all projects across the company’s content slate, reviewing creative materials as needed to ensure the Executive Director is informed about progress and opportunities.
  • Prepare basic creative briefs to ready the content team for meetings.
  • Assist with preparing casting packs and writer briefs.
  • Manage the Executive Director’s calendar, scheduling reviews, meetings, and calls as needed.
  • Monitor the Executive Director’s inbox, flagging priority items and preparing simple correspondence.
  • Handle confidential information with professionalism.
  • Assist in coordinating with creators, agents, studios, clients and stakeholders.
  • Assist in monitoring project status across the development and production slate.
  • Join meetings to take notes, highlight next steps, and support communication between teams.
  • Assist with gathering materials for financing, casting, or marketing stages.
  • Help maintain quarterly project updates for internal and board reporting.
  • General project production assistance may be required from time to time.
  • Assist with organising and running of internal events and screenings.
  • Work closely with EAs, Front of House and project coordinators to ensure smooth communication across departments.
  • Help organise travel bookings, itineraries, and expenses for executives and other company travellers as required.
  • Provide logistical support for industry festivals, screenings, and company events.
  • Assist with marketing and website assets, press kits, and social or promotional materials.
  • Help prepare submission packages for festivals, grants, and pitch markets.

Requirements

  • Attention to Detail: Exceptional organizational skills with an unwavering focus on accuracy, efficiency, and polished, visually cohesive outputs.
  • Proactive Mindset: Ability to anticipate needs, suggest solutions, and address them independently.
  • Discretion and Confidentiality: Trustworthiness in handling sensitive and confidential information.
  • Stakeholder Management: Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners.
  • Communication Excellence: Clear, concise, and professional communication in both written and verbal forms.
  • Multi-Tasking: Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities concurrently while remaining calm under pressure.
  • Creative Writing: Experience and genuine passion in crafting compelling stories for film and television.
  • Design & Visual Communication: Ability to conceptualise and produce visual digital content a bonus.
  • Software: Experience in MS Office (including PowerPoint), Final Draft, GSuite and Canva; with Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator a bonus.

Benefits

  • Breakfast is served daily - on us!
  • Cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a culture club dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar!
  • Access to mental health resources and free counselling via our Employee Assistance Provider, Support Act.
  • Enjoy holistic wellbeing support through discounted health insurance with Bupa, financial wellbeing initiatives from our superannuation partner Media Super, and access to staff qualified in Mental Health First Aid.
  • Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible.

Job title

Assistant, Content Team

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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