Organised and creative wildlife filmmaker looking for part time Assistant Producer/Development Producer/Researcher roles, with a specialism in natural history.10 years of experience of working as a Reseacher/AP in production on Bluechip wildlife series, setting up and working on international shoots, and also working in a number of natural history development roles, including putting together business deals and pitching to leading natural history commissioners.
Skills List:
- Experienced at working in development, have personally developed and worked in close capacity with a wide range of notable contributors including Public Enemy, Jane Goodall, Melanie Challenger, Cher, Ridley Scott Associates and more
- Experience of development work including creating treatments, sizzle reels, pitching directly to commisioners and securing commissions
- Represented company at events such as Wildscreen and the World Congress of Science and Factual Festival and single handedly managed the whole company when the CEO was away
- Experience of editing/edit producing sizzles using Premiere and Avid Experience of developing treatments and marketing materials using tools such as Canva and Indesign
- Almost 10 years experience of working in the industry including finding and setting up stories, sourcing/clearing archive, field directing, scouting, setting up international shoots, applying for permits including NOAA, script writing, overseeing edits and edit producing. Experience of field directing of drone, boat, night, camera trap, macro, Jib, GSS and studio shoots, calm under pressure with experience of working in difficult/sensitive conditions and locations. Some experience of budgeting, booking flights and hotels, addressing logistical requirements for complex international shoots and general Production Coordination tasks.
- Credited on 3 episodes of America the Beautiful, 3 episodes of Underdogs including the award-winning Total Grossout episode, 6 episodes of Animal Oddballs, 1 Tigers on the Rise film, 1 The Hunt for Escobar’s Hippos film, 1 Cher and the Loneliest Elephant film.
- Co-wrote scripts for the award-winning America the Beautiful – Brave New World and Grierson Nominated script for Tigers on the Rise
- Experienced at writing persuasively with an aim to incite action, including documentary script writing, treatments and marketing initiatives
- Spent many years working as a Digital Marketing Executive for leading family travel companies such as Thomas Cook, managing their marketing strategies and growing their social media outreach.
- Experienced in identifying and communicating with specific audiences across a range of demographics, on both a local and international scale. Experience of working with CRM systems as part of this.
- I have an MA in Wildlife Filmmaking, a BSc in Wildlife Conservation Biology, a Level 4 Diploma in SEO and Social Media for Business, 9 A Levels and 10 GCSEs all with A/A* grades
- Very thorough knowledge of history and culture, hobbies include Living History events Extremely creative, organised, quirky and innovative person with an interest in unusual and fresh takes on subject matters, and powerful storytelling through written and visual content
- I have worked on everything from hippos to Hip-Hop!
Quotes: 'THE BEST RESEARCHER I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH' Andrew Graham-Brown, AGB Films
'YOU ARE AN EXCEPTIONALLY FAST LEARNER, TRUSTWORTHY AND TALENTED.' Ted Oakes, Oak Island Films
'YOUR WORK IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE ON EVERY LEVEL AND YOU HAVE A GREAT GRASP OF THE REALITIES OF THE BUSINESS.' Phil Fairclough, Two Wise Monkeys
'A VERY WELL WRITTEN AND LAID OUT PROPOSAL' Craig Hunter, BBC
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