Sarah Battensby
Archive Producer
About Me
*Available 3 days per week until 24th April 2026, full-time thereafter*
Highly organised and hardworking archive producer with extensive experience in factual programming for both broadcast and online. I am familiar with various clearance processes, rights, managing budgets, post-production paperwork, EDLs, BBC arch... Read More
Highly organised and hardworking archive producer with extensive experience in factual programming for both broadcast and online. I am familiar with various clearance processes, rights, managing budgets, post-production paperwork, EDLs, BBC arch... Read More
Professional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Preservation for Beginners / Digital Preservation Coalition / 2025 | ||
| Digital Preservation for Beginners | Digital Preservation Coalition | 2025 |
| Collection Care / International Council on Archives / 2025 | ||
| Collection Care | International Council on Archives | 2025 |
| Using social media posts in programmes – rights & legal considerations / Screenskills / 2024 | ||
| Using social media posts in programmes – rights & legal considerations | Screenskills | 2024 |
| Tackling Harassment and Bullying at Work / ScreenSkills / 2023 | ||
| Tackling Harassment and Bullying at Work | ScreenSkills | 2023 |
| Online Editorial Training / Albert / 2023 | ||
| Online Editorial Training | Albert | 2023 |
| Media Law Online: Scotland / BBC Academy / 2022 | ||
| Media Law Online: Scotland | BBC Academy | 2022 |
| Navigating the Rights Minefield: Business Affairs and Copyright / ScreenSkills / 2022 | ||
| Navigating the Rights Minefield: Business Affairs and Copyright | ScreenSkills | 2022 |
| NFT Webinar - The Future Licensing Landscape of Digital Assets / BAPLA / 2022 | ||
| NFT Webinar - The Future Licensing Landscape of Digital Assets | BAPLA | 2022 |
| Safeguarding Impartiality / BBC Academy / 2021 | ||
| Safeguarding Impartiality | BBC Academy | 2021 |
| Working with Children / BBC Academy / 2021 | ||
| Working with Children | BBC Academy | 2021 |
| Introduction to Rights / BBC Academy / 2021 | ||
| Introduction to Rights | BBC Academy | 2021 |
| Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production / ScreenSkills / 2021 | ||
| Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production | ScreenSkills | 2021 |
| Disability Confident / BBC Academy / 2021 | ||
| Disability Confident | BBC Academy | 2021 |
| Unconscious Bias Awareness / BBC Academy / 2021 | ||
| Unconscious Bias Awareness | BBC Academy | 2021 |
| Data Protection and Cyber Security / BBC Academy / 2021 | ||
| Data Protection and Cyber Security | BBC Academy | 2021 |
| Safety Induction / BBC Academy / 2021 | ||
| Safety Induction | BBC Academy | 2021 |
| Clearing 3rd Party Rights in Archive / FOCAL International / 2021 | ||
| Clearing 3rd Party Rights in Archive | FOCAL International | 2021 |
| Archive in Contemporary Production / NFTS Scotland / 2021 | ||
| Archive in Contemporary Production | NFTS Scotland | 2021 |
| Licensing Content from National & Regional UK Archives / FOCAL International / 2021 | ||
| Licensing Content from National & Regional UK Archives | FOCAL International | 2021 |
| Archive and Music in Visual Storytelling: A Workshop / ScreenSkills / 2021 | ||
| Archive and Music in Visual Storytelling: A Workshop | ScreenSkills | 2021 |
| TV Copyright Masterclass (Artistic & Literary Copyright) / ScreenSkills / 2020 | ||
| TV Copyright Masterclass (Artistic & Literary Copyright) | ScreenSkills | 2020 |
| RAW - V1.0 Risk Awareness / First Option / 2019 | ||
| RAW - V1.0 Risk Awareness | First Option | 2019 |
Other Details
Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Commercials
Online Content
Video on demand
Locations I can work in:
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Language:
English (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Casting
Archive Clearance
Music Clearance
Technical Skills:
Adobe Premiere
After Effects
Canon C300 Mark II
DSLR
GoPro
Adobe Photoshop
Studio Experience
Adobe Audition
DaVinci Resolve
Final Cut
Data Wrangling
Sibelius
Awards:
BAFTA Scotland 2025 Nominated Factual Series - 'Inside Barlinnie'
Winner Best Factual for 'Wildlife: West End' - NaSTA Awards 2015