PERSONAL PROFILE
My previous employment has made me an ambitious, committed and creative individual with experience spanning over 26 years in a host of genres including drama, commercials, entertainment, adventure/travel, factual, specialist factual and extensively in natural history documentaries and feature films for TV, cinema and SVOD platforms.
My experience lies in working as a focal senior member of a production team, concerned with all aspects and issues relating to the everyday management of a fast paced and busy production. This experience is both office and location based. I have a proven track record in the development and delivery of high-quality productions, delivered on schedule and on budget, whilst ensuring the production team operate efficiently and cohesively to achieve a safe, nurturing and enjoyable working environment, reflected in the delivery of high-quality productions.
I am well organised and motivated individual and I have repeatedly demonstrated I possess the key attributes to lead, and contribute to, a busy production team.
EXPERIENCE
Management in all areas of development, production, post production and delivery, including:
• Programme development and development budgeting.
• Health & Safety, Risk Management, Safeguarding, Insurance, Legal.
• Extensive experience in high risk, hostile & remote environments.
• Extensive foreign filming management, spanning more than 37 countries, across 6 continents, many in high risk, hostile and remote locations including:
China, Kyrgyzstan India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Madagascar, Israel, Jordan, West Bank, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, British Columbia, USA (New York, California, Washington, Oregon, Alabama, Alaska, Montana, Dokota, Arizona, Utah, Las Vegas, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts), Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Ukraine/Chernobyl.
• Finance & budgeting.
• Scheduling.
• Staff & crew recruitment, incl. rate & term negotiation & contracting.
• DIT and technical team management.
• Liaising with international and national government organisations, diplomatic staff, high profile talent, agents, contributors, network and channel representatives/commissioners.
• External suppliers & vendors involved in the production process.
• Post Production and delivery.
• Event PR and promotions.
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