I am a highly organised production manager, with 8 years of experience across a variety of programme genres; these include reality TV, factual entertainment, children's TV, live sport, and documentaries. Throughout my career I have been responsible for creating, planning, organising, managing, forecasting, and reporting on significant production budgets, schedules, and workflows. My last few projects have involved difficult logistics and budgets, filming in remote locations around the globe, staggered edits, specialist filming equipment, dealing with multiple broadcasters and their deliverables. I have a proven track record of being organised and responsive meaning I am able to quickly and efficiently resolve a various of operational and financial issues in a fast-paced working environment.
Finance: Cost variance reporting, writing budgets & schedules, forecasting & managing budgets of all sizes (up to 8M) using Justproduce, PMI & Excel. Processing invoices, float / credit card reconciliations.
Production set-up: incl. staffing, scheduling & budgeting, liaising with commissioners / funders, negotiating deliverables, assisting with contracting, production insurance & internal systems.
Complex clearance: compliance and business affairs issues throughout production & post (including E&O, fair dealing / fair use, best endeavours)
Staffing: Hiring, managing & training production staff (incl. runners, loggers /PSs/PCs/JPMs.) Understanding IR35 & paying PAYE, SHED D & LTD.
Contributor experience: High profile talent, children on set (incl licensing), sensitive contributors with DOC protocols, animals / wildlife on set.
Complex Shoots: Drama recon with actors / deal memos, fixed rig filming, live recording, high risk filming, H&S protocols.
Post production : Paperwork (incl. Silvermouse) and deliverables, running post schedule for various broadcasters (Netflix, C5, C4, ITV, BBC)
Location filming: hiring crew & fixers, negotiating terms & deals, sourcing & securing locations, permits, visas, carnets, travel, accommodation,logistics.
Health and safety: Making production protocols, in depth risk assessments for complex & high risk filming. Sign off from insurance / RT or FO.
International location worked on site: Russia, India, Ameria, Spain, Azerbaijan,
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