Confident and driven senior researcher / assistant producer working in documentary, specialist factual, and obs-doc formats.

Highly skilled at access negotiation and sourcing contributors, specifically from hard-to-reach communities such as members of the Mennonite church and Indigenous American tribes. Accustomed to negotiating with US ... Read More

Confident and driven senior researcher / assistant producer working in documentary, specialist factual, and obs-doc formats.

Highly skilled at access negotiation and sourcing contributors, specifically from hard-to-reach communities such as members of the Mennonite church and Indigenous American tribes. Accustomed to negotiating with US Attorneys working on high profile cases.

Familiar with pitching story concepts to senior editorial teams and handling contributor liaison through to shoot days and journey to broadcast. Instinctively empathic and able to build meaningful relationships with contributors from all walks of life. 

Well equipped with the skills to source and support contributors on location. Experience supporting PD's with kit, wrangling and stepping in to shoot. I am comfortable shooting on FX6 and wrangling using Shotput Pro.

Proficient in using RIMMS and handling release forms and sensitive contributor information. Read Less