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Jon Clemens-Mann

Senior Development Producer / Development Exec
Pro

London

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About Me

I'm an accomplished development producer, experienced in developing and pitching factual programmes, including fact ent, features, as well as documentaries and specialist factual (including history, science, adventure and tech) and, of course, cross genre.

I also have experience in branded content, winning the tenders for campaigns for Tesco and medical company, HCA, with my unique television eye that stood out among more corporate branded content producers.

I currently work in-house for international bank, Citi, producing a variety of content from podcasts to explainers to promotional videos.

Whether it’s building a new slate from scratch with bold new ideas, or taking a top line and moulding it into a unique and compelling proposition, developing unscripted ideas is what I’m truly passionate about.

I'm an ideas guy - thinking big, top line, ballsy thoughts then working them into something produceable, working well in a team to bounce thoughts off to make any format as tight as possible. I write and design compelling treatments and compile decks on a day-to-day basis - making them snazzy and eye-catching, and I'm also able to organise, shoot and cut tasters or sizzles. I have access to photoshop and editing software at home, if remote working is required.

A strong caster, I'm also passionate about identifying and develop new, diverse talent for television and beyond.

I'm very familiar with the commissioning landscape across broadcasters and have some excellent relationships, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and digital channels such as UKTV, and also in the US - Discovery, Nat Geo, A&E, amongst others. I'm also across commissioner steers for SVODs and other digital platforms.

As an exec, I've managed a team of researchers, and collated the company slate. I organise creative brainstorms and am passionate about helping younger members of the team to develop their career. I have also been a mentor for PACT and Screenskills.

I'm an alumnus of the Channel 4 Production Trainee Scheme - a high competitive programme where I was accepted after having completed a masters in broadcast journalism.

Prior to my television career, I worked for 5 years for a property investment company. And yes, my dog is very cute! Read Less

Credits last updated / confirmed indexing on 19th Nov 2024

Credits

	Job Role	Production Title	Company	Date
Web Content Producer / Citi / May 2024 to present
	Web Content Producer		Citi	May 24 - to present
Company: Citi Line Manager: Megan Thompson Genre: Business Sector: Corporate Communications
Development Executive / Captive Minds / Sep 2023 to Dec 2023
	Development Executive		Captive Minds	Sep 23 - Dec 23
Company: Captive Minds Line Manager: Liz Mills Genre: Factual Documentary Lifestyle Features Specialist Factual Sector: Broadcast Television
Development Executive / Studio Leo / Jan 2021 to Jul 2023
	Development Executive		Studio Leo	Jan 21 - Jul 23
Company: Studio Leo Line Manager: Claire Collinson-Jones Genre: Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television
Development Producer / Development / Peggy Pictures / Aug 2020 to Oct 2020
	Development Producer	Development	Peggy Pictures	Aug 20 - Oct 20
Production Title: Development Company: Peggy Pictures Line Manager: Danni Davis Genre: Factual Factual Entertainment Development Sector: Broadcast Television Description : Creating a brand new fact ent / ents slate to jump start a fledgling company. Specifically developing large-scale and talent-led formats for the main UK broadcasters, as well as streaming services, SVODs and digital platforms
Development Producer / Sharp Jack TV / Mar 2020 to Mar 2020
	Development Producer		Sharp Jack TV	Mar 20 - Mar 20
Company: Sharp Jack TV Line Manager: Elliot Johnson Genre: Entertainment Factual Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television Description : Four-week contract developing a single project, looking at formatting, feasibility, budget, talent etc. Applying a fact-ent/specialist-factual eye to an ents proposition.
Development Producer / Kalel Productions / Feb 2020 to Feb 2020
	Development Producer		Kalel Productions	Feb 20 - Feb 20
Company: Kalel Productions Line Manager: Nick Parnes Genre: Entertainment Factual Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television Description : Four-week contract generating and developing targeted ideas for a variety of different commissioners.
Development Producer / Twenty Twenty / Jul 2019 to Jan 2020
	Development Producer		Twenty Twenty	Jul 19 - Jan 20
Company: Twenty Twenty Line Manager: Jonas Crabtree Genre: Factual Entertainment Sector: Broadcast Television
Development Producer / Maverick TV / Jul 2018 to Jul 2019
	Development Producer		Maverick TV	Jul 18 - Jul 19
Company: Maverick TV Line Manager: Tom Garland Genre: Factual Factual Entertainment Features Specialist Factual Cross Platform Formats Sector: Broadcast Television
Development Executive / Antenna Picures / Jan 2018 to Jul 2018
	Development Executive		Antenna Picures	Jan 18 - Jul 18
Company: Antenna Picures Line Manager: Jago Lee Genre: Factual Documentary Factual Entertainment Features Specialist Factual Cross Platform Formats Sector: Broadcast Television Description : I oversee the small development team at Antenna, running slates for various broadcasters in the UK, USA and Canada. Responsible for generating, pitching and developing popular and specialist factual formats and docs for commissioners across channels. Forging the way in providing digital content for YouTube Red and Facebook. I am able to enter access negotiations, and organise taster shoots, as well as juggling a variety of different slates. I also manage the junior members of the team.
Development Producer / Amazing Productions / Jun 2017 to Dec 2017
	Development Producer		Amazing Productions	Jun 17 - Dec 17
Company: Amazing Productions Line Manager: Tania Fallon Genre: Features Formats Sector: Broadcast Television

Professional Training

Course / Qualification	Training Provider / Institution	Year
Production Trainee Scheme / Channel 4 / 2012
Production Trainee Scheme	Channel 4	2012
Broadcast Journalism MA / University of Sheffield / 2011
Broadcast Journalism MA	University of Sheffield	2011

Jon has been a terrific addition to The Big Questions team, joining us in December 2013 for our 7th series. As one of two audience researchers, he was responsible for finding 60 people every week to be in the audience for our live shows, which take place in a different city every week. The audiences had to be carefully selected to reflect each city and also to have views relevant to our debates. Further he was in charge on location of all the marshalling of people and I would general hospitality, and in this role he also devised a training course each weekend for the team of volunteers he recruited each week to help out. Jon also helped find debate contributors and wrote briefs on debate topics. I would employ Jon again for another series of TBQ.

Jill Robinson, Editor of The Big Questions

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Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Locations I can work in:
London
Language:
English (Fluent)
French (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Access Negotiation
Casting
Driving Licence
Safeguarding Trust
Storytelling
Technical Skills:
Adobe Premier Elements
DSLR
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro 7
Final Cut Pro X
Panasonic AG-HPX500
Adobe Photoshop
Sony HVR-Z7
Avid Media Composer
Canon XF305

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