Production Assistant
Job Title: Production Assistant
Department: Dazed Print
Reporting to: Producer, Dazed Print
About Us:
Dazed is an independent British fashion, culture and arts magazine with a reputation for groundbreaking photography, fashion and editorial. It was founded by Jefferson Hack and photographer Rankin as Dazed & Confused in 1991.
Ted Stansfield is the Editor-in-Chief; Ester Mejibovski, Art Director; and Imruh Asha, Fashion and Image Director. Contributors include photographers Harley Weir, Rafael Pavarotti, Gabriel Moses, Ryan McGinley, Walter Pfeiffer, Hugo Comte, Collier Schorr and Willy Vanderperre. Cover stars have included ASAP Rocky, Skepta, Alex Consani, Rosalia, Lorde, Harry Styles, Doechii, Solange, Dev Hynes, Tems, Jungkook, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Rosé, Billie Eilish, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, Rihanna, Björk and Pamela Anderson.
Dazed Magazine is part of Dazed Media, whose portfolio includes titles such as AnOther, AnOther China, Another Man, Another Man China, Dazed China, Dazed Korea, Dazed MENA, Dazed Beauty, Nowness, and Nowness Asia, as well as the creative agency Dazed Studio. In 2021, Dazed Media launched Dazed Club, a membership platform and app that connects you to a community of like-minded creatives via exclusive events, opportunities and competitions.
Dazed Media is headquartered in London for EMEA and New York for North America.
Role Summary:
We’re looking for a production assistant to join the Dazed print team and support all aspects of magazine production. This role involves shoot preparation, magazine mail-outs, maintaining key production documents, and miscellaneous admin tasks.
Duties, Responsibilities & Deliverables:
Support the Producer in coordinating all shoot logistics, including sourcing and booking glam teams; arranging travel, studios, and locations; and accurately updating options in our internal documents.
Assist in tracking production expenditure and maintaining accurate cost records.
Create and distribute call sheets for internally produced shoots.
Monitor and update the status of all active projects in the master production tracker.
Manage and update the master casting deck throughout each issue cycle.
Manage the distribution of magazine & asset send-outs to contributors for each issue.
Collect and organise contributor contact and delivery information for send-outs.
Oversee asset delivery timelines to ensure deadlines are met by teams.
Prepare shoot and social credits to be reviewed by the Producer / Social team.
File and submit invoices to the Finance team for processing.
Support the Art Director with research decks of potential creative contributors.
Maintain an up-to-date shared drive, ensuring call sheets and creatives are stored and accessible.
Keep the production kit well stocked.
Provide general administrative and production support as required.
Desired Skills & Experience:
Experience working within a production company or agency is preferred, but not essential.
Ability to work quickly and calmly under pressure, handling multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable working independently.
Keen interest in Dazed, culture and current affairs.
These duties and responsibilities are indicative and not exhaustive but serve to give a realistic overview of the role and requirements. The company reserves the right to change this role description in response to the changing needs of the business.
At Dazed Media, we promote a working environment in which diversity is recognised, valued and encouraged. We acknowledge the multicultural and diverse nature of the UK workforce and society in general. We are committed to principles of fairness and mutual respect. We particularly welcome applicants from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector.