Anna Jones
Producer/Director, Edit Producer, Radio Producer
About Me
Experienced, highly motivated and multi-skilled TV director, radio producer, broadcaster, writer and journalist. Exceptional storyteller and ideas person, with a proven track record for developing bold content and delivering unprecedented access to exclusive stories for a range of network BBC programmes. Specialist in farming, environment and rural... Read More
Experienced, highly motivated and multi-skilled TV director, radio producer, broadcaster, writer and journalist. Exceptional storyteller and ideas person, with a proven track record for developing bold content and delivering unprecedented access to exclusive stories for a range of network BBC programmes. Specialist in farming, environment and rural affairs. Nuffield Farming Scholar with a global network of contacts in food and farming.
• 13 years' experience producing and directing short films, BBC primetime and daytime programmes including Countryfile - Britain’s most-watched factual programme, reaching up to nine million viewers weekly.
• Comfortable under pressure and able to deliver ambitious, original journalism on a limited budget and fast turn-around.
• Confident and proactive location director (single and multi camera).
• Organised and efficient edit producer (Avid) who understands how to weave a powerful narrative using voiceover, music, pace and creative storytelling.
• Used to leading a team and directing high-profile on-screen talent and crews.
• Skilled radio producer and presenter with own recording equipment (Tascam) and proficient in a range of editing software (VCS Startrack and Highlander, Audacity, Radioman).
• Specialist knowledge in farming, environment and rural affairs. Nuffield Farming Scholar with a global network of contacts.
• Valid US iVisa. Extensive overseas filming and recording experience (USA, Kenya, Tanzania, Romania, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium).
• Robust, resilient and reliable – thrives in a fast-paced environment.
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Professional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teeline Shorthand / Midland News Association / 2003 | ||
| Teeline Shorthand | Midland News Association | 2003 |
Anna joined us as Producer-Director on God's Lone Country - a short documentary we made for the Royal Society of Arts' Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, exploring three lives in rural Derbyshire.
Anna is amazing and knows the rural affairs brief inside-out. Working with a small development team she researched and identified our three key contributors, and assembled a strong production team for the shoot. Anna coaxed some amazing stories from her interviews and captured their lives and surrounding really well.
She also liaised and sometimes mediated between the RSA team and our team at Together TV, ultimately producing a film that worked really well for all involved. She helped secured coverage the film on BBC radio whilst we landed some coverage in the Mail's TV pages. The film has been watched over 800k times on Facebook and kicked off a global conversation about rural issues faced in different countries.
You can see the film here: www.facebook.com/watch/?v=529655774232649
Super-professional and a pleasure to work with, I'd heartily recommend Anna to other production teams and companies.
Alex Kann Chief Executive Together TV
Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Radio
Locations I can work in:
Bristol
Cardiff
Birmingham
Language:
English (Fluent)
Welsh (Conversational)
Skills/Permits:
Access Negotiation
Casting
Commentary Writing
Driving Licence
I Visa USA
Music Clearance
Safeguarding Trust
Script Writing
Storytelling
Awards:
Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards, Best Radio Programme, 2014 (Runner Up)
Reporter of the Year, North Wales, 2004 (Winner)