About The Role
Role 1 - Start Date: ASAP – July 2026
Full Time: 45 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £12.21 per hour (Increasing to £12.71 from April 2026)
Location: Aztec West
An exciting opportunity to work on a stop frame/ mixed medium series for Aardman Animations.
Function of the department/section & main purpose of the job:
The Production Team is responsible for the efficient management of the production. As well as providing support and clear scheduling of work to all other departments.
Working as part of a busy team, the Runner will be responsible for providing an efficient and professional running service to all aspects of the Production. Main
Duties & Responsibilities:
(This is a summary of the main tasks & responsibilities and is not intended to be exhaustive.)
• Running general errands across the production as required.
• Supporting the Production Floor Manager with general administration duties such as filing, shredding and sorting & delivering departmental post.
• Going out of the studio to assist buying materials required by various departments such as art and puppets. Keeping track of receipts to submit to accounts.
• Supporting the production team both on and off the shooting floor. • Supporting the Assistant Directors on the floor as required and helping prep for shoot.
• During shoot providing the support required across all dept to keep the production on schedule.
• To support the Production Floor Manager and Production Manager in tasks both weekly and daily, Including keeping the studio environment and production office clean and tidy.
• Covering edits or other work sessions out of standard hours to provide support to production personnel.
• Collecting and distributing items in and around Bristol using company transport, this includes visiting the other company site.
• To assist the Production Assistant and Assistant Directors with puppet wrangling and tracking.
• To observe the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• To support the Production team maintaining the security and confidentiality of the production.
Person Specification:
• A clean driving licence is essential.
• A flexible and hard working attitude is essential.
• Enthusiastic, can-do approach and reliability are essential.
• Good interpersonal skills are important.
• Ability to organise and motivate yourself Responsible to:
• Production Floor Manager
• Production Manager Specific Functional Contacts:
• Animation Department
• Production Department
• Puppet Department
• Rigging Department
• Art Department
• Camera Department
• CG/ VFX Department
• Edit Department
About Aardman:
Aardman is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment.
Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world.
In November 2018, Aardman became an Employee Owned organisation, ensuring that the studio remains independent and securing the creative legacy and culture of the company for the future.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Charter is our commitment to building a workforce that is truly reflective of society, underpinned by the belief that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential in delivering on our mission: to create entertainment for all and to be the most inspirational animation company in the world. We welcome applications from all individuals and are always happy to discuss flexible working needs. We've signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a nationwide programme run by the Centre for Ageing Better to make workplaces age-friendly, and Aardman is also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a Tommy's Pregnancy and Parenting at Work Champion.
