Assistant Producer *Available for new opportunities starting at the end of May*

Experienced in Forward Planning / Task & Challenge / Story / Location / Development 

I'm a passionate and creative Assistant Producer with extensive experience in large-scale, stunt-driven fact... Read More

Assistant Producer *Available for new opportunities starting at the end of May*

Experienced in Forward Planning / Task & Challenge / Story / Location / Development 

I'm a passionate and creative Assistant Producer with extensive experience in large-scale, stunt-driven factual entertainment and reality series. With a focus on adventure, travel, and food, I thrive in dynamic environments, working on a wide variety of projects where creativity, organization, and problem-solving are essential.

I have extensive experience working with high-profile talent and building strong rapport, developing and pitching creative ideas, handling forward planning, securing challenging access, sourcing and managing props, and consistently being a reliable and dependable presence on set.
 
Key skills include:

- Setting up and working on complex shoots both in the UK and international locations
[I've set forward planned and set up shoots in Vietnam, New Zealand, Bahrain, Nepal, Dominican Republic, Iceland, Spanish Basque Country, Cyprus, France, Switzerland, Italy and more / Been on location for shoots in Belize, Finland, and more]

- Experience setting up challenges involving extensive H&S with complex ropes rigs and builds, in challenging outdoors environments including in jungles, on glaciers at high altitude, and mountainous terrain.

- Working with high-profile talent

- Securing access to locations worldwide

- Forward planning, logistics and finding locations

- Task and Challenge creation & brainstorming, set up, testing / travelogue activities

- Finding and producing character-led stories abroad / Story experience

- Working on fast turnaround projects

Experience in Fact Ent, Factual/Docs and Reality.

I also hold a degree in International Relations and Modern History, with modules in Russian Language. Pre-TV spent a year in Russia, and worked in Scuba Diving (Koh Rong Samolem, Cambodia).

laramcohen@googlemail.com