About me: A great team-worker, I exert a calming influence by showing tolerance and understanding in all aspects of the role. Financially astute, I enjoy the overall challenge of preparing, approving, negotiating and the management of production budgets and overseeing of the entire production process. I am methodical, well-organised and strive to achieve the highest level in all that I undertake.
Genre: Corporate, Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Light Entertainment, Magazine Programmes, Multi camera Studio, Natural History, Observational Documentary, Online Content, Reality, Sport
Additional skills: Archive, EP Budgeting, EP Scheduling, Extreme Filming Political, First Aid, Health And Safety, Negotiating a contract with a broadcaster
Other skills: Currently working as a freelance Production Executive since leaving October Films in March 2024, I previously worked as a Production Executive at Arrow Media (maternity cover) followed by Windfall Films.
Prior to that I spent 5 years working as Head of Production Management helping to establish & grow a successful Online Content Department (approximately 50 staff) within a large Advertising Agency.
Before that, I worked for 15 years as Unit Manager & Production Manager in Broadcast Television for a number of Independent Production Companies.
My TV career started in 1995 where I spent 3 years working for a broadcaster (Carlton Television/ITV) within the Drama/Production Finance department.
CRB Checked.
I have been trained to use Movie Magic plus I have over 10 years experience of the PMI Budgeting/Cost Manager system.
Overseas experience in: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia (Hrvatska), Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United States of America.
Willing to be based in: London / South East
Credits
FATAL AFFAIRS
Production company: OCTOBER FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY.
6 x 60’ True Crime Series
LAURA KUENSSBERG: STATE OF CHAOS
Production company: OCTOBER FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC 1.
3 x 60’ Series
PANORAMA: SURVIVING THE PAY SQUEEZE
Production company: OCTOBER FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Current Affairs, Documentary, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC1.
1 x 60’
ROYAL INSTITUTION LECTURES
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Current Affairs, Documentary, Multi camera Studio; Broadcaster: BBC.
3 x 60’ Studio Recorded Series
WHITE SANDS
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: PBS/NOVA.
1 x 60’
LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT SERIES 3
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
8 x 60’ plus International Versions
WHY SHIPS CRASH
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC.
1 x 60’ Plus International Versions
UNEARTHED SERIES 5 EXTRAS
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: DISCOVERY SCIENCE.
8 x 60’ / 2 x 90’ / 2 x 120’ Plus various International Versions
LOST WORLD OF ANGKOR WAT
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE ; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: DISCOVERY SCIENCE.
2 x 60’ / 1 x 90’ plus International Versions
WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: DISCOVERY SCIENCE.
1 x 120’ / 2 x 60’ PLUS International Versions
TRAIN TRUCKERS SERIES 2
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: UKTV + BEYOND.
8 x 60’
WORLD'S MOST SECRET HOTELS
Production company: WINDFALL FILMS; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: C4.
6 x 60’ Plus International Versions
SEARCHING FOR CLEOPATRA
Production company: Arrow Media (Co-Production with Handel Productions and Rezolution Pictures); On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: Canadian Broadcasting Company, Channel 5 & Science Channel.
1 x 60 minutes (2 versions). Historical documentary commissioned in two different, 60-minute versions.taking a new look at the most iconic ruler of all time. With exclusive access to the recent expedition by leading Cleopatra archaeologist, Dr Kathleen Martinez. Science Channel & CBC’s versions will be narrator-led, whereas Channel 5’s version will include a presenter
SEE NO EVIL
Production company: Arrow Media; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery ID.
13 x 60 minutes. The True Crime series features real footage and dramatic reconstruction, combined with first-hand testimony from police, witnesses, and families.
MAGIC OF DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM
Production company: Arrow Media; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary, Factual Entertainment, Natural History, Observational Documentary; Broadcaster: Disney +.
8 x 60 Minutes. Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom gives viewers an all-access pass behind the scenes of two of the world’s most famous animal parks - Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Epcot’s The Seas.
BODY CAM
Production company: Arrow Media; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery ID.
20 x 60’ True Crime Documentary Series
AMERICAN MONSTER
Production company: Arrow Media; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery ID.
Series 4: 11 x 60 plus 1 x 120 True Crime Documentary Series
VARIOUS DOCUMENTARY SERIES FOR DISCOVERY ID, NAT GEO, DISCOVERY SCIENCE & OTHER UK & INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS..
Production company: Arrow Media; On-screen credit: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE; Programme type: Documentary, Drama, Drama Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery ID, Nat Geo & Discovery Science.
Working across several documentary projects at Development and Production stages. Negotiating schedules & budgets with broadcasters, overseeing a large team of Production Managers, working with Co-Production companies , improving workflows and developing processes and standards. Contributing to company planning and strategy in conjunction with all Executive Producers and Managing Directors.
VARIOUS
Production company: AMV FLARE (AMV BBDO AGENCY); On-screen credit: HEAD OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; Programme type: Commercials, Corporate, Factual Entertainment, Multi Media Productions; Broadcaster: VARIOUS.
Managing teams of Producers, Assistants & Production Managers across a variety of short films/branded online content for a wide range of Agency brands including Mercedes Benz, Mars, Guinness, Bacardi, BT Sport, Nicorette, Pepsi Max, Smart Energy & Walkers.
GADGET MAN
Production company: North One Television; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, LE; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
6 x 30’ Factual Entertainment Series presented by Richard Ayoade with guest appearances from major celebrities including Noel Fielding and Jimmy Carr. Filmed with multiple crews across various locations in UK and France, the series features "big build" set-ups, robotics, cutting-edge gadgets and classic archive.
WHEELER DEALERS
Production company: Attaboy; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Discovery.
12 x 60' classic car make-over series. Filmed in workshop/studio and a variety of locations throughout the UK, Poland, Italy and USA.
STEPHEN FRY: GADGET MAN
Production company: North One Television; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, LE; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
6 x 30’ Factual Entertainment Series presented by Stephen Fry with guest appearances from major celebrities including Jonathan Ross and Jeremy Clarkson. Filmed with multiple crews across various locations, the series features "big build" set-ups, robotics, cutting-edge gadgets and classic archive.
BOMBER BOYS
Production company: Lion Television; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: BBC1.
1 x 90’ Documentary. Colin and Ewan MacGregor follow up their BBC One “BATTLE OF BRITAIN” with a film exploring BOMBER COMMAND, a gripping, dramatic and rarely told story of WW2. Featuring filming in Afghanistan plus aerial filming of a WW2 Lancaster & DC3, this film was made with the assistance of the MOD/RAF plus a number of World War 2 Veterans.
LIVE CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE: MOTHERS DAY SPECIAL
Production company: Sony Pictures Television; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: LE; Broadcaster: ITV1.
1 x 75’ (HD)live studio/outside broadcast primetime quiz show presented by Chris Tarrant. The show features celebrities and their mothers with surprise VT inserts of audience members.
ROYLE FAMILY SEASON
Production company: Jellylegs Productions; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Comedy, LE; Broadcaster: UKTV.
2 x 120’ Factual Entertainment series presented by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash with contributions from fellow cast members of The Royle Family plus various celebrity talking heads. The two shows re-united the cast and formed a retrospective of the cast’s favourite "Royle Family" moments.
JAMES CORDEN’S WORLD CUP LIVE
Production company: Amigo Television/Fulwell 73 Productions; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: LE; Broadcaster: ITV1 & ITV2.
14 x 60’ (HD) Live Studio Entertainment series presented by James Corden with celebrity guests and studio interaction set around the main matches of the 2010 World Cup. VT Inserts were filmed featuring the presenter in various activities with members of the England squad.
HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT
Production company: Carbon Media Limited; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: Documentary, LE; Broadcaster: Sky One.
8 x 60’ Factual Entertainment HD series presented by three experts of body language, social science and neuroscience. The series is a mix of archive analysis of celebrities, politicians and sportsmen plus psychological experiments involving presenters and the general public. Filming was a mixture of studio and locations.
THE NOUGHTIES...WAS THAT IT?
Production company: Carbon Media Limited; On-screen credit: Production Manager; Programme type: LE; Broadcaster: BBC3.
2 x 150` archive-based factual entertainment programme narrated by comedian, Karen Taylor. An archive based retrospective detailing some of the highs and lows of the first decade of the 21st Century. The show featured specially shot talking heads, licensed archive and other third party material.
ENGLAND EXPECTS
Production company: North One Television; On-screen credit: Unit Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: ITV.
1 x 60` authored documentary presented & narrated by ex-England football manager, Graham Taylor, exploring the national team`s lack of success and subsequent pressures of managing the team.
8 MINUTES TO DISASTER
Production company: North One Television; On-screen credit: Unit Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Channel 4.
1 x 60` "Cutting-Edge" documentary filming over 5 weeks on-board with an emergency Ambulance crew based in Reading.
GANGSTER WIVES
Production company: North One Television; On-screen credit: Unit Manager; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: Sky One.
1 x 60` HD documentary filming with the wives/partners of notorious gangsters plus the gangsters themselves in the UK and Spain.
BNP WIVES
Production company: NORTH ONE TELEVISION; On-screen credit: UNIT MANAGER; Programme type: Documentary; Broadcaster: SKY ONE.
1 x 60` HD documentary filming with the wives/partners of BNP party activists & the activists themselves.
ONLY FOOL & HORSES TOP 40 MOMENTS
Production company: North One Television; On-screen credit: UNIT MANAGER; Programme type: Comedy; Broadcaster: UKTV.
1 x 120` archive-based countdown of viewers web-based chart listing favourite moments from Only Fools & Horses.
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES GREATEST MOMENTS
Production company: North One Television; On-screen credit: UNIT MANAGER; Programme type: Comedy; Broadcaster: UKTV.
1 x 90` archive-based show listing a selection of favourite scenes from Only Fools And Horses which would form the basis for a web-based vote by viewers.
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