| Production Assistant / Mastermind & Celebrity Mastermind / BBC / Hat Trick Productions / May 2023 to present |
| Production Title: Mastermind & Celebrity Mastermind Company: Hat Trick Productions Line Manager: Gillian Hamill Genre: Quiz Show Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
- Constructed and edited question sets.
- Researched and wrote questions including reworking older questions for reuse.
- Generated and analysed statistics from information in the question database.
- Logged pickups for use in the edit.
- Located and distributed various source materials to question writers. |
| Questions Researcher / The Finish Line / BBC / Potato TV / Jan 2023 to Apr 2023 |
| Production Title: The Finish Line Company: Potato TV Line Manager: Clare Blankley Season: 1 Genre: Quiz Show Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
– Received a grant from the BBC to receive training during this time to be qualified as an AP. Also fulfilled the role of a picture researcher / archive researcher
– Meticulously researched and wrote questions for broadcast.
– Took charge of the picture round.
– Created a process for the creation and logging of picture questions for copyright clearance.
– Used experience with Alamy to select appropriate images.
– Trained and supervised others in these processes, including selecting suggested questions and overseeing the work of those I trained.
– Lessened picture spending through various means.
– Used Adobe Illustrator to edit images to broadcast standard and edited templates on Photoshop. |
| Questions Writer / Ireland's Smartest / RTE / Green Inc Film and TV Ltd / Jan 2023 to Jan 2023 |
| Production Title: Ireland's Smartest Company: Green Inc Film and TV Ltd Line Manager: Jude McCaffrey Season: 1 Genre: Quiz Show Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
– Wrote questions and added additional sources to other writers’ questions in the database to ease the verification process. |
| Production Secretary / Mastermind / Celebrity Mastermind / BBC / Hat Trick Productions / Sep 2022 to Dec 2022 |
| Production Title: Mastermind / Celebrity Mastermind Company: Hat Trick Productions Line Manager: Gillian Hamill Genre: Quiz Show Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
- Completed post-production paperwork using PTK and Silvermouse, and helped clear music using BBC MusicBox.
- Created call sheets. Helped schedule filming dates and times for VTs.
- Organised travel arrangements, accommodation and catering.
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| Production Assistant / Mastermind / Hat Trick Productions / May 2022 to Jul 2022 |
| Production Title: Mastermind Company: Hat Trick Productions Line Manager: Gillian Campbell Genre: Factual Entertainment Quiz Show Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
– Constructed and edited question sets.
– Meticulously researched and wrote questions for broadcast, including reworking archived questions for reuse.
– Logged pickups for use in the edit.
– Generated and analysed statistics from information in the question database. |
| Archive Researcher / BBC Rewind / BBC / Sep 2021 to Dec 2021 |
| Production Title: BBC Rewind Company: BBC Line Manager: Ciaran Daly Genre: Factual Sector: Online Content Description :
While working as an archive researcher for BBC Rewind I:
– Aided in the construction of the BBC Rewind archive database by watching, researching, appraising, clearing and writing metadata for archive clips.
– Flagged clips for quality and sensitivity issues.
– Created a classification system for the clips I processed.
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| Production Management Assistant / The Workout Badges / YouTube / BBC Studios / Aug 2021 to Aug 2021 |
| Production Title: The Workout Badges Company: BBC Studios Line Manager: Vicky Bevis Season: 1 Genre: Children's Factual Entertainment Sector: Online Content Description :
While working as a production management assistant for the Workout Badges I completed post-production paperwork, including creating broadcast scripts and choosing marketing images. |
| Production Assistant / Mastermind / Hat Trick Productions / May 2021 to Jul 2021 |
| Production Title: Mastermind Company: Hat Trick Productions Line Manager: Gillian Hamill Genre: Quiz Show Factual Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
While working as part of the Mastermind Production team I:
– Generated and analysed statistics from information in the question database.
– Logged pickups for use in the edit.
– Meticulously researched and wrote questions for broadcast, including reworking archived questions for reuse.
– Constructed and edited question sets. |
| Junior Researcher / The One Show / BBC 1 / BBC Studios / Aug 2020 to Mar 2021 |
| Production Title: The One Show Company: BBC Studios Line Manager: Vicky Bevis Genre: Entertainment Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
While working for the One Show I:
– Used and navigated various archive systems, including the BBC digital archive, Jupiter, Getty, Pathe, etc. Choose, logged, and transferred required clips to the edit and occasionally created edit scripts.
– Obtained necessary releases and PasCs for copyrighted material from various official bodies and contributors.
– Cleared this material with the relevant parties, including material featuring high-profile work and contributors, such as royals and national treasures.
– Created a spreadsheet-based database to keep track of the filing of this archive and the associated details of each clip.
– Regularly developed, researched, wrote, and pitched proposals for insert ideas in collaboration with a larger team of other researchers, producers, editors, production coordinators, etc., in a quick turnaround environment.
– Sourced, cast, and liased with various contributors for these proposals. Including some filming for broadcast via zoom.
– Sourced and negotiated payment for various assets.
– Created an all-inclusive database of the status of all of our One Show VTs.
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| Development Researcher / Various / Triplevision Productions / Jan 2020 to Jul 2020 |
| Production Title: Various Company: Triplevision Productions Line Manager: Eamonn Devlin Genre: Factual Documentary Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television Description :
While working for Triplevision Production I:
– Researched and helped develop programmes such as the Disability Paradox.
– Completed post-production paperwork using PTK and Silvermouse.
– Developed, wrote, and edited scripts using Final Draft. |
