Production Liaison Coordinator

Reed Group (United Kingdom); Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Pension with life assurance

Hybrid working with 2 days in the офис

Cycle to work

Health membership scheme

Job summary

The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) is seeking a proactive Production Liaison Coordinator to support film, TV and digital productions across the West Midlands. You will manage filming enquiries, permits, and logistics, liaising with authorities and stakeholders to keep productions running smoothly.

This role suits someone with production coordination, events, location services, or fast-paced operational experience who wants to contribute to the creative industries and regional growth.

Qualifications

• Essential: Production coordination or operations in film/TV or events, fast-paced environment.
• Experience coordinating projects and engaging with multiple stakeholders.
• Good understanding of production workflows, location logistics, and filming requirements.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with attention to detail.
• Diary and calendar management, meetings, schedules, and prioritisation.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with a customer focus.
• Experience maintaining databases and CRM systems.
• Experience with invoicing or procurement processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact for film, TV and digital productions across the region.
• Coordinate filming permits and liaise with local authorities and stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on filming feasibility, lead times and regional processes.
• Review production documents including risk assessments and insurance details.
• Support logistics for site visits and recces.
• Monitor filming activity and help resolve operational issues.
• Manage enquiry logs, trackers, and permitting databases.
• Assist with diary management, meetings, agendas and notes.
• Support financial administration, invoicing and purchase orders.

Job description

Ready for Your Next Big Career Move?

We're looking for a proactive and highly organised Production Liaison Coordinator to join Production Central WM and support film, television, and digital content productions across the West Midlands. If you're passionate about the screen industries, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, and helping productions run smoothly, this could be the perfect opportunity for you

Who are we?

The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) is the region’s economic development delivery organisation.

From April 2026, we will lead the delivery of regionally commissioned economic development activity aligned to the West Midlands Growth Plan, working in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority and local authorities.

We are building a sharper, business-focused organisation that attracts investment, supports high-growth companies and drives measurable economic impact.

If you want your work to shape how growth is delivered across one of the UK’s most important regions, this is your opportunity!

The Role

As our new Production Liaison Coordinator, you'll provide frontline support to film, TV, and digital productions filming across the region. You'll coordinate filming enquiries, manage permit applications, support production logistics, liaise with local authorities and stakeholders, and help maintain the systems and processes that keep Production Central WM running effectively.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in production coordination, events, location services, permitting, or a fast-paced operational environment who wants to make an impact within the creative industries.

You will be involved in:

• Managing filming enquiries and providing guidance to production companies.
• Coordinating filming permits and stakeholder approvals across the region.
• Supporting productions with location logistics, technical recces, and familiarisation visits.
• Building relationships with local authorities, emergency services, landowners, and industry partners.
• Maintaining production databases, CRM systems, trackers, and monitoring information.
• Supporting the day-to-day operations and administration of Production Central WM.

What You'll Be Doing

• Acting as a key point of contact for film, television, and digital content productions.
• Coordinating filming permits and liaising with local authorities, highways teams, emergency services, transport operators, and landowners.
• Providing guidance on filming feasibility, lead-in times, and regional filming processes.
• Reviewing and processing production documentation including risk assessments, method statements, and public liability insurance information.
• Supporting logistical arrangements for technical recces, site visits, and familiarisation tours.
• Monitoring filming activity across the region and helping resolve operational issues.
• Managing enquiry logs, production trackers, CRM systems, and permitting databases.
• Supporting diary management, meeting coordination, agendas, and action notes.
• Assisting with invoicing, fee tracking, purchase orders, and financial administration processes.
• Collecting production data, monitoring economic impact activity, and producing reports for stakeholders.

What You'll Bring

Essential:

• Experience working within film and television production, location services, production facilities, events coordination, or a similar fast-paced operational environment.
• Experience coordinating projects and engaging with multiple stakeholders.
• Good understanding of production workflows, location logistics, and filming requirements.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience managing diaries, meetings, schedules, and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with a customer-focused approach.
• Experience maintaining databases, operational systems, trackers, and records.
• Experience supporting financial administration, invoicing, purchase orders, or similar processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and CRM systems.
• A genuine passion for supporting the creative industries and regional growth.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the West Midlands geography, transport networks, and local authority structures.
• Experience working with a film office, permitting team, local authority, or screen agency.
• Familiarity with film permitting platforms, CRM databases, or production enquiry systems.
• Understanding of production health and safety documentation and green filming initiatives such as BAFTA Albert.
• Film, Media, Business, or related qualification, or equivalent industry experience.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• 26 days holiday
• Company pension scheme including life assurance
• Hybrid working with 2 days in the office
• Cycle to work
• Simple Health employee membership scheme

Equal Opportunities Statement

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.