Production Coordinator (Audio, Screen or Live Performance)
What the work is
Organises and coordinates the production office to support producers in the delivery of film, television, radio or live performance productions.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Oversees and manages production assistants and production runners
- Coordinates and schedules travel arrangements for cast and crew
- Organises accommodation for cast and crew during production and for post-production
- Arranges work permits and visas for international cast and crew
- Creates and maintains shooting, animation or post-production schedules
- Liaises with various departments to ensure a smooth production process
- Manages logistics and transportation for equipment and materials
- Coordinates with location scouts to secure shooting locations
- Tracks and manages production expenses and budgets
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a mix of behind-the-scenes roles: a hospital records office, a strata building and a film production office. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A messy situation ends with everyone knowing who is doing what and by when
- A document, a form or a code is checked and found right the first time
- Someone thanks you for the thing they never had to think about, because you did it
Hard days
- Everyone wants an answer now, and the answer depends on someone else
- Standing between two parties who each think the other is being unreasonable
- A simple mistake in a record that can ripple through everything afterwards
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 599935, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.