Pros
-Great creative team and amazing people to work with
-A mix of office and outdoor work for crews
-Regional WA, interstate and overseas travel
-2-3 week Christmas/New Year break
-Full time employment at a production company
Cons
-Monthly pay cycle
-TOIL is the only option for doing overtime or weekend work (no option for payment instead)
-No extra pay/benefits for remote or weekend work
-No TOIL/compensation given for overtime under 10 hours (but only paid for 8 hours). Expect to work 2 hours of unpaid overtime every day on trips, as the days are most often scheduled for 10 hours.
-Maximum 8 hours air travel claim each way, even if it takes longer
-Driving from office to filming location and vice versa is not considered as "working"
-Employees' annual leave is expected to be used for closing down period over Christmas
-Weekend work is expected and occurs often
-Work from home available only for select employees
-Very minimal training provided for new/promoted employees
-Redundancy and resignation of employees occurs more than usual
-Leave requests often get rejected, especially in busier periods
-Parking spots given to select employees, others have to park in 1-2hr zones on the street
-Intense shooting schedules for crews, most often between 2-4 stories per day and often between multiple locations (this would be okay if given extra time off to recover when filming often)