Production Coordinator

Assignment Desk, a national video production company based in Charleston, SC, is looking for a Production Coordinator to join our team.

We help major sports networks, news organizations, entertainment companies, and corporate clients produce video shoots across the country. Our job is ensuring the right crews, equipment, and logistics come together, often on tight deadlines.

Did you watch the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Game, or HGTV’s House Hunters this year? Those are the kinds of productions our crews work on. Our team coordinates the camera crews and field production that make those shows happen.

The best part? We get to do it while working in Charleston, South Carolina.

This is a real entry point into the television business. Some people use a job like this to launch careers across sports, news, and entertainment. Others build a great life here in Charleston working in media and production.

Charleston is a great place to start a career in media and production. We regularly work with major sports broadcasts, national news organizations, entertainment companies, and digital platforms. If you’re the kind of person who watches a big game, awards show, or a documentary and wonders how the crews, cameras, and logistics all come together behind the scenes, this job gives you a front-row seat to how the television business actually works.

We’re growing and looking for someone who wants to grow with us.

This is a logistics and operations role, similar to the Assignment Desk at a TV news station. You will help book camera crews, coordinate video shoots across the country, and keep communication flowing between clients, crews, and our internal production team. This job is fast-paced, deadline driven, and detail heavy.

This is not a creative role. You won’t be editing. You won’t be directing shoots. You won’t be traveling to set. Instead, you’ll be the person making the shoots happen behind the scenes. There is also an on-call rotation, because in television and production things happen outside normal business hours and in all timezones.

• Coordinate video shoots for clients across the WorldBook camera crews, field producers, audio technicians and equipmentNegotiate crew rates and confirm shoot requirementsCommunicate with clients, crews, and production staff throughout the production processWork under tight deadlines and high-pressure booking situationsResearch and source qualified crew members nationwideTrack invoices and assist with entering invoices into our accounting systemMaintain databases of crew, clients, and project informationAssist in marketing the company through social media, promotions, giveaways, and outreach

This role supports the Executives and Production Staff. This position is 100% in person in our Mount Pleasant, SC office.

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects at onceStrong attention to detailExcellent communication skillsComfortable making phone calls and building relationshipsAbility to solve problems quickly in a fast-moving environmentSelf-motivated and proactiveComfortable working with Google Workspace, MS Office, and QuickBooks

Helpful but not required:

• Knowledge of video production, freelance production, or broadcast newsMarketing or sales experiencePrior experience in television, film, or media production

Someone who shows up every day ready to work, takes pride and accountability in their work, can Google and/or Chat something before asking a question, will pick up the phone and call a real human when needed, actually likes content on linear, streaming and/or YouTube, works well with a team, has integrity and does the right thing, and is curious and always learning.

This job rewards people who take initiative. If you’re the kind of person who can figure things out, make the call, and solve the problem before someone asks, you’ll do very well here.

We receive a lot of applications. To help us find people who pay attention to details (a critical part of this job), please include the following in your cover letter:

• Tell us one television show, sporting event, or video production you watched recently and why it interested you.Look at AssignmentDesk.com and tell us one type of shoot you think our crews might work on.Put the words "Ready to Book the Shoot" in the subject line of your email.

Applications that do not follow these instructions will not be considered.

• Primarily desk and computer workFrequent communication via phone, email, and messagingLong periods sitting at a computerFast-paced work environment with time-sensitive deadlines

Full Time Position — $37,500 per year

Please email Resume, Cover letter, and References to mgmt@assignmentdesk.com.

If you’re looking for a place to learn the real business of television production, work hard, and build a foundation for a career in media, we’d love to hear from you.