Production Executive

Pearldrop Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Job summary

Pearldrop Ltd is seeking a Production Executive to join our Stevenage-based team. The role balances hands-on filming on location with post-production work at the Stevenage base, editing client films in Premiere Pro, and shaping stories from interviews and rushes.

You will travel across the UK and occasionally Europe, operating cameras, lighting, sound, gimbals and coordinating the crew. A strong balance of technical filmmaking and storytelling is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Proficient in both filming and editing; able to handle on-location shoots and post-production tasks.
• Experience with professional video workflows from shoot to final delivery.
• Strong practical ability in camera, lighting and sound for on-site shoots.

Responsibilities

• Film on location across the UK and Europe, operate cameras, lighting and sound, and manage gimbal setups.
• Edit client films in Premiere Pro, craft graphics in After Effects, and deliver final masters.
• Manage shoots from planning to delivery, taking responsibility for projects and meeting deadlines.
• Travel regularly for productions and contribute to both production and post-production phases.

Skills

Filming on location

Editing

Camera operation

Lighting

Sound

Gimbal operation

Video production workflows

Storytelling

Color correction

Post-production

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro

Job description

Pearldrop is looking for a talented, energetic and highly capable Production Executive to join our growing production team.

About Pearldrop

Established in 2003, Pearldrop is a full-service creative film agency based in Stevenage, covering the whole of the UK and beyond. Our services include production, editing, animation, aerial photography and videography and stills. We work with a wide range of businesses, large corporations, schools and universities, national and local charities and government agencies.

Location: Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1LZ

Start Date: September/October 2026

This is a true 50/50 production and post-production role, with the opportunity to travel all over the UK, and occasionally into Europe, for shoots.

You will spend around half your time out on location: operating cameras, setting up lighting and sound, filming interviews and B-roll, setting up and operating gimbals, and working as part of a small professional crew. Our productions take us to clients and locations across the country, so this is a role with plenty of variety, travel and hands-on filmmaking.

The other half of your time will be spent in post-production at our Stevenage base, editing complete client films in Adobe Premiere Pro, creating graphics and animation in After Effects, shaping stories from interviews and rushes, selecting music, working with sound and colour, and taking projects through revisions to final delivery.

We are looking for someone who is genuinely strong on both sides of filmmaking: someone equally comfortable building a camera rig and building an edit; who understands how to create great material on location and then knows what to do with that material in the edit suite.

You might spend one day filming interviews in London, another editing a live event film at our Stevenage studio, and later that week be travelling across the country — or occasionally overseas — for another production.

If you see yourself as “just an editor” or “just a camera operator”, this probably isn’t the role for you. We are looking for an all-round filmmaker who wants to become excellent at the entire production process.

You'll have experience in:

• Filming professionally on location across the UK and occasionally Europe
• Setting up and operating cameras, lighting and sound
• Setting up, balancing and confidently operating camera gimbals
• Shooting interviews, B-roll, events and other live-action content
• Creating smooth, purposeful moving-camera shots
• Working as part of a small production crew
• Editing complete client films in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Turning interviews, B-roll and other material into engaging, well-structured films
• Making strong editorial decisions around story, pacing, music and shot selection
• Creating and adapting graphics, titles and animation in Adobe After Effects
• Colour correcting and grading footage
• Mixing and preparing audio for finished productions
• Managing revisions and implementing client feedback accurately
• Preparing, checking and delivering finished masters
• Organising, backing up and managing production media and edit projects
• Helping prepare equipment and productions before shoots
• Taking responsibility for projects and tasks through to completion
• Supporting colleagues when deadlines are tight
• Representing Pearldrop professionally when working with clients

What we’re looking for

You should already be highly proficient in both filming and editing.

We particularly want someone with strong practical ability in:

• Professional video editing and storytelling
• Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, ideally
• Professional lighting
• Location sound recording
• B-roll and moving-camera cinematography
• Colour correction and grading
• Motion graphics
• Professional production and post-production workflows

You should be capable of being given professionally shot rushes and turning them into a strong finished film — not simply assembling clips on a timeline.

Likewise, you should have a strong understanding of how cameras work. You should be comfortable with exposure, lenses, frame rates, shutter speeds, white balance, focus, lighting and sound, and able to make sensible technical and creative decisions without needing constant instruction.

You should also be comfortable setting up and balancing a gimbal properly, selecting appropriate camera settings and lenses for it, and operating it smoothly and confidently in real-world filming situations.

Experience with our exact camera system is desirable rather than essential, but you should already have strong practical camera knowledge and be comfortable moving quickly onto unfamiliar equipment.

This is not an entry-level trainee position. We need somebody who can already make a meaningful contribution to professional productions.

Just as important as your technical ability

We are a small, busy production company, so attitude matters enormously.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Reliable
• Punctual
• Organised
• Hard-working
• Proactive
• Calm under pressure
• Comfortable working to deadlines
• Happy to receive constructive feedback
• Willing to help wherever needed
• Proud of producing excellent work
• Professional around clients
• A strong team player
• Happy to travel regularly for production work

Video production occasionally means early starts, long location days or a deadline that does not coincide perfectly with the end of the working day. We want somebody who understands the realities of professional production and takes shared responsibility for getting the job finished.

Equally, good planning and sensible working practices matter to us. We are not interested in creating a culture of unnecessary long hours.

Pearldrop has a clear production career path:

This vacancy sits at Production Executive level, and for the right person there will be significant opportunity for rapid progression.

We want somebody ambitious who wants to become more capable, take on increasing responsibility and build a long-term career in professional video production.

Salary – £28,500 starting

Probationary Period: 6 months

Gym membership provided at Everyone Active in Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre

Practical requirements

You must:

• Hold a full clean UK driving licence
• Have your own car
• Be able and willing to travel regularly throughout the UK
• Be willing to travel occasionally to Europe for shoots
• Be able to work full-time from our Stevenage base when not filming
• Be available to start in September/October 2026

This is not a working-from-home role. Production Executives work together from our Stevenage base and regularly travel to shoots.