Assistant Producer

Whisper; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global production company is seeking an experienced Entertainment Assistant Producer for a primetime studio gameshow. The role involves creating engaging word puzzles, managing questions, and supporting the creative team. Ideal candidates will have experience in quiz shows and strong organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience working on quiz and game shows.
• Experience in ideas generation for game shows.
• Experience in fact-checking.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Questions team.
• Supporting the questions team with researching and writing questions.
• Generating new puzzle ideas and pitching to the senior creative team.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Time Management

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Description

ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANT PRODUCER – WHISPER NORTH

Whisper is a leading global production company, specialising in sports, unscripted and branded entertainment.

Our diverse team of over 270 team members work in offices across the UK and beyond, producing top level sports such as Formula One, UEFA and The Paralympics, as well as branded content, prime-time documentaries and entertainment quiz shows for a raft of broadcasters.

In 2023 Whisper won a BAFTA and was nominated for an International EMMY.

It's co-owned by Sony Pictures Television and is a seven-times Broadcast Best Places to Work.

Whisper North is looking for an experienced Entertainment Assistant Producer to work on a primetime studio gameshow.

The role will involve creating funny and memorable word puzzles, pitching and brainstorming new format points, setting up run-throughs, and using an Inquizative Minds database to keep track of show content.

Experience working on other primetime studio entertainment shows, comedy panel formats, quiz and gameshows is highly desirable, as is some experience in format development and question writing.

Whisper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Questions team
• Supporting the questions team with researching and writing questions for various games
• Ensuring that questions are fitting with the ethos of the programme
• Fact checking
• Generating new puzzle ideas and pitching to the senior creative team.

Please note that responsibilities may be amended, added to, or removed to reflect the changing needs of the production or organisation.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience of working on quiz and game shows
• Experience of ideas generation for a variety of game shows
• Experience of fact-checking
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong team ethic and the ability to prioritise workloads with ease, working in a pressurised team environment
• Ability to work effectively with others and manage relationships in a diverse team
• Ability to manage workload
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads, new systems and technologies

Location:
Remote/Media City, Salford

Start/End:
14th of July until the 21st of September- must be available for studio from the 19th to the 21st of September in Manchester.
This role will require a degree of flexibility and weekend working.
You will be expected to work with the team to plan a schedule based on production requirement.

Salary:
Based on experience.

Application Closing:
Tuesday 27th May 2025.

How to apply:
Please upload your CV and a covering letter telling us in your own way why you are the right candidate for this role.

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“Pro has paid for itself several times over both with jobs I have directly applied for and tracked and as a tool that keeps me better networked and visible”

“It makes all my applications so easy and accessible and I feel like employees always see my CV and application”

“Pro has paid for itself several times over both with jobs I have directly applied for and tracked and as a tool that keeps me better networked and visible”