I am a compassionate and tenacious Senior Production Manager with 14 years experience in the industry, including 8 years as a PM within Natural History, Factual, Specialist Factual & Entertainement programming. I value great communication and enjoy leading a production team, nurturing talent and building effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels. I am good humoured and patient and attempt to see the best in all of the weird and wonderful (and dare I say seemingly hopeless) situations that TV can throw at you. This makes me a creative problem solver, with a calm and adaptable approach and great common sense.
I work with discretion to balance the budget with the editorial ambition, whilst considering the bigger picture needs of the production company and requirements of the commissioner. I love working as part of a cohesive team and endeavour to foster an environment for the strategy, enthusiasm and compromise needed to successfully deliver projects.
KEY SKILLS Strategy and Overview - Pre-empting issues and creating frameworks for the best outcome. Scheduling complex and extensive projects from pre-production through to delivery.
Budget Management – very comfortable managing cost managers (both big and small!) having juggled multiple productions simultaneously, working within PMI & Excel. Managing and redistributing resources in order to enable creative flexibility, with the best on-screen production value. Encouraging an environment where information is shared freely and Production Management and Editorial work cohesively.
Compassion, Communication and Emotional Intelligence – Nurturing production teams. Comfortable liaising with all levels of production and representing the production company to stakeholders and talent. Ensuring the team are cared for from a pastoral perspective and encouraging a culture of open communication about workload and mental health. Skilled at conflict resolution.
Remote Location Filming (Including Diving) – Overseeing large and small crews in extremely remote locations including desert, jungle, mountains, rivers & oceans. Responsible for full Medevac plans and crisis support. Overseeing visas, film permits, contracts and carnets as well as complicated kit and team logistics. I have also worked on location, most recently on a complex under ice diving shoot.
Health & Safety and Insurance (Inc C-19 Risk Management & Operations) – Overseen numerous RA’s for foreign filming, UK & studio work. Worked closely with insurance and H&S advisors on various complex issues (such as filming with drones, high altitude, civil unrest, extreme weather, boats and diving). Worked on international projects throughout Covid, where I was responsible for building and maintaining Covid policy & strategy.
Negotiation and Contracting – Effective negotiation with crew and resource providers, building good relationships to ensure efficient working practices. Sourcing, hiring and contracting production teams, crew and fixers in line with legal requirements.
Post Production and Delivery – Managing intricate and dynamic edit schedules. Overseeing elaborate archive and music clearances, post production paperwork and marketing deliverables for global broadcasters including Netflix, BBC, Disney+, Nat Geo and Discovery.
GDPR – GDPR trained & compliant.
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