Harriet Alcindor

Dynamic and versatile Assistant Producer with extensive experience across factual, documentary, and reality programming. Skilled at forward planning, contributor welfare and story development. Proven ability to manage logistics both in office and on location, in the UK and internationally.

Adept at building strong relationships with contributors and teams, ensuring sensitive subjects are handled with care and accuracy. Confident in rigging technical equipment, managing rushes whilst also maintaining detailed story notes to support seamless edits. A proactive, adaptable professional with a strong work ethic, passionate about storytelling and open to new opportunities.

Storm Chasing Spin Off Project [Discovery] - Shoot AP Arrow Media - UK/USA - 11/25- PRESENT - Forward planning/Shoot AP support, working closely with the Producer to set up and deliver shoots across the USA. Attended shoots on location, managing contributor wrangling, detailed schedules, and liaising with crew and locations to ensure the smooth and efficient running of production.

Saving Lives at Sea [BBC2] - Assistant Producer Blast Films - UK - 05/25- 11/25 - Supporting both in office and on location. Planning and scheduling shoots, conducting contributor research calls and overseeing consent for contributors, locations and archive. Assist PDs on location, ensuring RNLI guidelines are followed. Maintain story documents and manage post-shoot handovers for edit.

Ice Airport Alaska [Smithsonian] - Story AP RareTV - Alaska - 01/25- 04/25 - Managed story logistics on location in Anchorage. Identified and set up stories for crews, ensuring clear and thorough handovers to shooting teams. Occasionally stepping in to assist on shoots.

Extreme Airport Africa [Smithsonian] - Assistant Producer RareTV - South Africa - 08/24 - 10/24 - Worked across multiple African locations to capture extreme and dynamic aviation stories. Rigged aircrafts with cameras and audio, managed consent records via Rimms, handled rushes in remote locations and maintained up to date story notes for production and edit teams.

Killer in My Village [SkyCrime] - Assistant Producer Avalon Factual - UK - 03/24 - 06/24 - Partnered with PD to schedule and coordinate interviews, managed contributor relationships and location setup. Oversaw release forms and float management. Supported second camera work during interviews and verified case details through research and fact-checking.

Adhoc Days - Creative Assistant/Compliance Assistant Cowshed - London - 09/23 - 10/23 - Conducted background checks and assisted with contributor management and logistics during VOXPop shoots.

Into The Jungle with Ed Stafford [Channel4] - Assistant Producer TwentyTwenty- Belize - 07/23 - 08/23 - Supported PDs in identifying story threads during filming. Logged daily story notes and prepared GoPros and other equipment as required.

24 Hours in Police Custody [Channel4] - Assistant Producer The Garden- London/Bedfordshire - 01/23 - 07/23 - Oversaw the collation and organisation of sensitive police materials while building and maintaining strong relationships with both contributors and police teams. Coordinated access across multiple stations, ensuring crews could follow live investigations in real time. Supported PDs during active filming by managing sound, tracking consents and monitoring story beats.

Proactively checked in with ongoing investigations to guarantee the team was present at key moments as cases unfolded.

24 Hours in Police Custody [Channel4] - Communications Researcher The Garden- London/Bedfordshire - 08/22 - 12/22 - Acted as liaison between production and police HQ. Attended senior force meetings to secure trust and facilitate access. Downloaded and organised sensitive evidential materials, including bodycam and CCTV footage.

09/2014 - 07/2016 Royal Russell School, London • A-Levels: Media, Photography, Economics and French • Head of Girls Sport, House Sport Captain and Senior Prefect

09/2009 - 07/2014 Royal Russell School, London • GCSE: English Language, English Literature, Maths, Double Science, French, Physical Education, Design and Technology