Credits
Activision: 'Blur' Viral - The Viral Factory
, United Kingdom
2009 - Clearance Co-ordinator
Researched iconic internet clips for a worldwide internet viral for computer-games maker Activision.
Obtained and negotiated licences for clips.
Checked compliance for sign-off with client and compiled sign-off file.
Viral achieved 306,000 hits in its 1st week on Youtube.
Development Team - TwoFour Broadcast
, Unspecified
2009 - Development Researcher
Worked within TwoFour's development team alongside my other duties on production.
Contributing to brainstorms/generating ideas and writing treatments.
Pitching to network heads.
Background research towards a number of formats including 'Built from Disaster' (commissioned for FIVE).
Noel's HQ - TwoFour Broadcast
, United Kingdom
2009 - Researcher/AP
(4 X 60" & 1 X 90" prime-time entertainment show with Noel Edmonds)
Managed logistics of the 'Noel's Big Band' instrument campaign.
Pivotal in securing the participation of big companies like HMV & Classic FM.
Story sourcing and gate-keeping including tracking viewer correspondence.
Sourcing stills and using legal knowledge to verify stories, concentrating closely on 'right-to-reply's'.
Are You Smarter than a 10-Year-Old - TwoFour Broadcast
, United Kingdom
2008 - Researcher
(2nd Series of prime-time and access peak quiz show for Sky One with Noel Edmonds)
Helping to arrange and facilitate a nationwide audition tour for contestants. This involved phone auditioning many hundreds of contestants and booking slots at various venues for those who were successful.
Shooting audition tapes with a Z1, including contestant interviewing and assembling contestant pitch-sheets for network.
Assembling contestant biographies for the questions team and hosts. This particularly involved sourcing and encouraging often cringeworthy memories from contributors about their school days.
In-studio contributor care. Co-ordinating and booking travel for large coach parties to studio.
Saving Ed Mitchell - TwoFour Broadcast
, United Kingdom
2008 - Researcher
(1 X 60" prime-time for ITV1 - A gritty TONIGHT special charting the rise & fall of the journalist turned alcoholic)
Background research and developed strands of the pitch document that was sent to ITV.
I secured contact details and access to Ed Mitchell.
The fast turnaround of the documentary meant that I had to be resilient and adapt quickly to change.
I assembled a cuttings file and did pre-research for the P/D to enable him to be fully up to speed with the documentary's heart on start.
Boob Envy & Money Envy - TwoFour Broadcast
, United Kingdom
2007 - Researcher
(2 X 60" Individual documentaries for Virgin 1)
Contributor finding for sensitive topics including dealing with contributors in a very discreet manner due to the topics.
Writing log sheets to assist the P/D's with the edit process. Assisting contributors on location and taking vox-pops with a Z1.
'Boob Envy' achieved a rating of 239,000 which up until this point made it the highest rating programme on the channel.
Short Change - BBC Television
, United Kingdom
2004 - Researcher
(10 X 25" for CBBC - Series 12 of the kids' consumer show)
Gate-keeping correspondence from children, following up good potential stories with telephone research.
Writing scripts for a short animation strand aiming to teach kids about consumer law.
Planning short story packages. The series was nominated for a children's BAFTA.
Currie Night - ITV1 West of England
, United Kingdom
2002 - Researcher
(8 X 60" Late-night Current Affairs show)
Duties included sourcing and researching guests.
Background research of people and issues using Lexis-Nexis and Cameo.
Audience research and publicity.