Photo assistant jobs
Paid assistant work posted by UK photographers, plus photographer and retoucher roles aggregated from across the UK. Native assistant posts are reviewed before going live.
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About paid photo assistant jobs on PhotoAssist
Photographers post here when they need a first or second assistant, a digital tech, a retoucher, or general crew for a specific shoot — usually within the next few days. Most posts are paid day-rate gigs in London, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, and the Home Counties, though we see one-off work from across the UK and occasional international shoots based out of British production companies.
Every native assistant job goes through a review step before it's visible — we read each one and gate-keep against the usual issues (no rate quoted, unpaid “exposure” work, ambiguous brief, suspicious sender). It's not a perfect filter, but it keeps the board readable.
Alongside the native posts you'll find photographer and retoucher roles aggregated from across the UK — these are pulled from public job feeds and refreshed daily. They're a useful supplement when the native board is quiet, particularly for retouchers, who tend to find more work through agency listings than through direct photographer bookings.
If you're an assistant, this page is worth bookmarking — most paid commercial assistant work in the UK still moves by word of mouth, but a steady fraction of it surfaces in places like this. The trick is being on the platforms photographers reach for when their regular first is unavailable at short notice.
If you're a photographer with a shoot coming up, posting takes about thirty seconds. Click “Post a job” and tell us what you need, where, when, and what the rate is. Approved posts go live the same day and email the relevant assistants near the shoot location.