Bookings are an administrative department in post-production houses that help organise the handover between production companies and the post-production houses for the final stage of a show completion.

Job roles

• Post-production runner/receptionist
• Library assistant
• Edit assistant
• Bookings/post-production co-ordinator
• Bookings/post-production producer

Duties include

• Client liaison, overseeing individual projects with clients
• Managing accounts for projects and evaluating budgets
• Supply cost reports
• Communicating between the production companies and post-production staff
• Maintaining knowledge of the calendar to have an awareness of what staff are available for upcoming projects
• Working across multiple projects

Skills needed

• Excellent communication skills and comfortable negotiating
• Strong organisational skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Knowledge of budgeting and reaching targets
• Work well in a team and individually

Useful links

Inside the studio: Halo Post