I am an experienced Production Manager who specialises in the following shoots;
Digital / Live events filming and streaming
OB & Multicam
Filming at Festivals and live music gigs
Location Filming - UK & Abroad
Entertainments formats
Studio shoots for artists visuals and music videos
Experiential shoots
Documentary
Interviews on location
International shoot organisation and fixers
I am extremely passionate about Music, TV & Film in equal measure. Having worked in the production sector for over 10 years and the post production sector for five, I have a great overall understanding of the processes necessary to create brilliant content and deliver it to broadcast.
I am used to juggling projects and scheduling various tricky shoots at any one time - and pride myself on my ability to trouble shoot and solve issues - especially on location.
I have a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of a location based event - from accreditation/access & managing large crews getting to site, to complex on the ground logistics, hotels, catering, schedules, risk assessments and welfare.
I am also highly experienced in managing multiple filming crews whilst on location, and I’ve worked with crew in various countries including the US, Asia, India and Europe.
Carnets, visas, plane charters - you name it - I've organised it!
I've experience managing budgets of varying size, plus running a production team and negotiating and booking the right freelance crews for the job whilst ensuring that all costs adhered to, and all deadlines are met.
I recently did an ‘excel for production’ course to further my skill set with budgeting, which also had handy accounting and spreadsheet tips & tricks! I am a big fan of a spreadsheet in general - and really enjoy creating trackers, schedules and calendars.
I am very conscientious of how H&S needs to play a big part in productions and writing complex Risk Assessments. I am used to working with H&S teams or affiliate partners such as First Option who can also assist with any questions and help to put together RAs, and also sign them off.
Being part of a large team is one of the biggest draws for me working as a PM, and I pride myself on being an approachable and collaborative manager with great emphasis on communication! Allowing coordinators and others within a team to thrive and learn in a respectful environment is also super important along with hiring diverse pools of talent.
A little bit more about me…
I really love travelling for work and actively seek roles which require being on site for any period of time.
I feel that a collaborative spirit on jobs is incredibly important, and a good sense of humour never goes amiss!
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