Casting Researcher - Wall to Wall/ITV
(2024-10)
- Casting contributors for Series 16 and one special spin-off
- Managing the presenters on shoot
- Supporting the director to plan, set up and manage the shoots
- Ensuring all vulnerable contributors involved in series are well cared for and supported throughout the production process
- Finding the shoot locations and carrying out location recces
- Data wrangling and managing the rushes log
- Carrying out background checks on PeopleCheck
- Supporting the editor and edit producer in the edit
- Managing the duty of care logs and flagging anything serious to my series producer
- Writing up the presenter notes, risk assessments, ITV notes and story launch documents
Assistant Producer - TNT Sports/Discovery+
(2024-06 - 2024-10)
Long Away Game
- Story research and securing access with sensitive contributors
- Compliance and fact checking in the edit
- Managing welfare of the contributor on location, prior and during filming, performing welfare check ins and managing aftercare
- Sourcing and clearing archive footage looking at social media, news articles and third-party archive sources
Archive Researcher - Minnow Films/Netflix
(2024-08 - 2024-10)
Untitled
- Worked across 3 different productions and assisted with extensive archive research
- Managing and organising the archive, ingest and EDL logs
- Archive sourcing through free/public domain and third-party sources
- Calculating the cost breakdown and managing the budget – recommending archive replacements and flagging up important factors to the team
Casting and Archive Researcher - BBC Studios
(2024-04 - 2024-10)
Our War: 10 Years On
- Casting contributors through archive and social media
- Conducting phone chats and Zoom/Teams interviews
- Establishing strong relationships with MOD, charities and community leaders
- Sourcing foreign language archive and tracking down personal archive
- Assisting with extensive archive research
- Managing and organising the archive logs
- Organising and working with EDL log
Archive Researcher - BBC Studios
(2023-07 - 2023-08)
Untitled & Life and Death Row 3 X 60
- Sourced footage and stills from BBC archive search
- Researched and cleared archive from YouTube and stock footage sites
- Coordinated archive requests from producers to ingest material with post-production house
- Managed archive costs and adhered to budget constraints
- Re-establishing proper workflow and management of archive mid production
Casting Researcher - Brinkworth Productions / A&E Networks
(2023-11 - 2024-02)
Accused: Guilty or Innocent Series 6
- Cast American contributors through cold calling outreach to American lawyers and legal experts – covering sensitive case studies as well as establishing strong relationships with clients
- Delivered accurate in-depth research case files and working under pressure to deliver tight filming deadlines
- Pitched case studies to producers and executive producers during editorial meetings
- Carried out in-depth background checks using Whitepages and True People Search
Archive & Casting Researcher - Wonderhood Studios/Channel 4
(2022-06 - 2023-07)
Evacuation (3 x 60) - BAFTA/GRIERSON Nominated
- Successfully cast over 20 contributors from different backgrounds in Afghanistan and the UK
- Conducted Zoom/Teams and WhatsApp interviews - covering sensitive topics
- Researched archive clip content via online news research and social media
- Carried out location recce and logging new archive material
- Detailed background checks and updating welfare logs
- Managed transcripts and contributor interviews
- Provided live translation during filmed interviews
- Carried out COVID protocols and release forms during filming
- Helped the team from pre-production to post-production
Digital Broadcast Journalist - BBC
(2023-04 - 2023-06)
Newsnight
- Researched and written scripts for bulletins & headlines
- Edited, proofread, and produced digital content
- Selected appropriate locations, pictures and exercised editorial judgment on the best angle from which to approach a story
Charity Worker and Young People Support - Various
- 5 years' experience working with charities and young people (Coram Voice, Become, Ealing Foundation and A New Direction)
- 1 year of content producing for charities (podcast and digital books)
- 2 years' teaching assistant special education needs and disabilities (SEND) experiences
