An unmissable event for black and minority ethnic film and broadcasting professionals to make new contacts among the broadcasters and the independent sector. Apply for one-to-one meetings with industry executives

Wednesday 25th March 2015 MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Monday 16th February Craig Rowe, Move on Up participant If you have a disability and you require any and successful information or access to this document television in a different format, email nsmallwood@ presenter bectu.org.uk or telephone Nancy Smallwood on 020 7346 0900.

This event is organised by BECTU in partnership with the BBC and Creative Skillset

Made possible through the generous support of Who do you want to have a one-to-one with? Below is the line-up of key decision makers from across the broadcasting and film industry who you can apply to have a one-to-one meeting with. You can select more than one. Apply online: find the application form at www.bectu.org.uk/events/move-on-up. The list may be amended.

BBC Responsible for recruitment, including staffing and staff scheduling, such as Phil Williams and Stephen BBC Children’s scheduling and development of staff training and development. Nolan. Has also worked in TV and 1. Helen Bullough across BBC Children’s Interactive and was previously the Editor of Blue Peter. Head of CBBC Production CBeebies Production. BBC entertainment north Helen runs the in-house content 21. Zoe Thorman 30. Stephen Mawhinney team which produces everything 11. Tony Reed Series Producer Head of News, BBC Radio 5 live from Blue Peter and Newsround to Executive Producer, CBeebies An experienced producer and director. The News Lead in Salford. Has the CBBC website. Tony heads up the in-house Working on flagship shows like previously held a number of senior development team as well as Dragons’ Den to one-off docs on positions in BBC News and spent 2. Sally Carroll executive producing. kooky shops. 10 years at ITN after joining as an Production Executive editorial trainee. Sally has worked in Children’s 12. Alison Stewart 22. Mark Helsby programmes for 12 years as a unit Head of CBeebies Production, Producer, Mastermind/Celebrity 31. David Ross manager and production executive. Animation and Acquisitions Mastermind Editor, Radio Current Affairs Alison leads a tri-media department Mark has been the Producer of Responsible for investigative 3. Sam Challinor which integrates TV, radio and Mastermind for four years. Prior to that programmes from Salford including Talent Co-ordinator, Children’s online teams. he worked across the Entertainment Radio 4’s award-winning documentary Keeps in touch with runners and North output from archive series File on 4 and 5 live Investigates production management assistants 13. Claire Stocks documentaries to Dragons’ Den. on Radio 5 live. on behalf of BBC Children’s and helps Head of Interactive, BBC Children’s productions to fill runner and assistant It’s Claire’s role to ensure the highest BBC Learning 32. Caroline Short vacancies. He is interested in meeting quality content is delivered to 23. Lorraine Downing Series Producer, TV Current Affairs any prospective runners or assistants audiences on all our digital platforms Production Executive Started out at ITV Regional News as with an interest in working in or by shaping and delivering the strategic Lorraine manages BBC Learning’s slate an off-screen reporter, has now been learning more about Children’s. vision of Interactive content across ensuring the allocation of funds are at the BBC for 10 years and worked BBC Children’s. distributed and reported through our across different genres from Daytime 4. Sue Fletcher month-end processes. Also oversees to factual, current affairs to consumer. Talent Executive 14. Amy Tambyraja Learning’s Production Management Responsible for the overall Talent Coordinator team who work alongside the editorial 33. Scott Solder management, development and Amy supports the staffing and teams and manage the financial and Deputy Editor, Current Affairs recruitment of editorial and recruitment for CBBC which includes logistical aspects of the productions. In charge of Current Affairs on The production management staff programmes such as Blue Peter. Also One Show, second in command of across all Children’s output. manages the staffing on Newsround 24. Helen Foulkes department that also makes Rip Off Executive Editor, Project Production Britain and youth documentaries. 5. Luke Frost 15. Ewan Vinnicombe Delivers events such as the Radio 1 Formerly Editor of BBC Radio 5 live Talent Manager Head of Presentation CBBC Academy and Masterpieces in Schools. Breakfast Responsible for the recruitment, & CBeebies, Editor, Blue Peter She is also one of the Learning scheduling and development of As Head of Presentation, Ewan’s Executive Producers for BBC Three 34. Emma White editorial and production management responsible for continuity and Red online content. Production Executive, Salford News Group staff across CBBC (including Blue Peter, Button content. As Editor, Blue Peter Emma works across the News output in Newsround, Children’s Presentation, he leads the flagship brand for CBBC. 25. Victoria Goodwin Salford including BBC Breakfast, 5 Live CBBC in-house production and CBBC Talent Executive and TV & Radio Current Affairs. Drama) 16. Annette Williams After 18 years’ production experience Executive Producer CBBC at the BBC and ITV, Victoria is now BBC North 6. Alistair Hughes Currently oversees a number of talent executive for BBC Learning. 35. Ken Lee Chief Advisor Children’s Fact/Ent series including Pop Slam, Human Resources Director, BBC North Works with the BBC Children’s senior The DareDevil, Diddy TV, CBeebies 26. Laura Lennon Ken heads up HR for BBC North management team to ensure the Stargazing, The Slammer Returns Talent Coordinator governance, compliance and smooth and The Dengineers. Recruits and develops staff for a BBC North west running of various business functions range of genres including Online, 36. Aziz Rashid across the department. BBC Comedy Television and Events across the Head of Regional and Local 17. Daniell Morrisey whole department. Programming 7. Alexandra Lau Head of Production Talent Aziz has worked in senior editorial Business Manager, BBC Children’s Daniell is Head of Talent for BBC 27. Mairie Mactague roles for BBC World Service Radio, Freelance until 2011. Joined Channel Comedy and is always on the search Talent Manager BBC World News TV, Breakfast, News Management Team in Children’s before for directors, producers and executives Mairie resources and recruits key talent Channel, and the Network Newsroom. moving into Sport as Business Planner, with a funny bone. He was previously to BBC Learning. Her role also focuses He was head of BBC East Midlands returned to Children’s in Talent Executive with BBC Children’s, on enabling professional development before moving to Manchester and 2013 as Business Manager. primarily crewing CBeebies shows. of the Learning staff base via career was on the BBC North Board which coaching and training. organised the moved to MediaCityUK. 8. Clare Leavey 18. Mark Munro Production Manager, Children’s Production Executive, BBC Comedy BBC News & Current affairs radio (CBBC & CBeebies) Mark looks after the business side of 28. Chris Houghton 37. Ian Bent Clare has worked across a variety all BBC in-house location and studio Operations Manager, BBC News Head of Radio Production, North of genres both at the BBC and indies comedies made outside London, Production Operations Ian runs a department that makes in Manchester. She is currently a largely in Salford and Glasgow Chris leads the team of studio directors programmes for Radio 4, Radio 3 and Production Manager working across and studio managers who work on The World Service. He has worked as both studio & location shows for 19. Beverley Tagg 5 live, 5 live Sports Extra and World a reporter, presenter, producer and BBC Children’s. Talent Manager, BBC Comedy Service Sport programmes based in editor on programmes across Local Beverley recruits directors, producers MediaCityUK. The operational team Radio, Radio 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 live, 6 Music 9. Lynne Marriott and executives with a funny bone. work 24/7 mixing the sound and and World Service. Production Executive CBBC She has a long BBC production handling all operational requirements Working closely with the senior background mainly in Radio Drama of busy live news and sport BBC Religion & ethics editorial team Lynne oversees the and Radio Comedy, before moving programmes. 38. Aaqil Ahmed strategic production management of a to Talent in 2014. Head of Commissioning, Religion TV broad portfolio of programmes across 29. Tim Levell and Head of Religion & Ethics all genres from idea to post delivery. BBC Drama Programme Editor, BBC Radio 5 live Aaqil is responsible for all the BBC’s 20. Jacqui Taunton Fenton A senior journalist at 5 live, leads a Religion and Ethics output across radio 10. Melissa Mitchell Head of Production Talent team of radio producers and journalists and television. He is also the pan BBC Talent Manager Responsible for talent management who make live radio news programmes genre lead for Religion. 39. Christine Morgan qualified finance directors, and within and delivery of the Hollyoaks and produce these into series for Head of Radio, BBC Religion & Ethics studios anything from post-production schedule. Lime are interested in broadcast. Responsible for all the religious output to editorial and makeup and costume. meeting all skilled production staff on Radios 2, 3 and 4. and crew, especially experienced Training & 49. Gary Connelly 1st and 2nd Assistant Directors as professional 40. Matthew Napier Production Executive, Drama well as Production Managers. creative Skillset Series Producer, Songs of Praise Manages productions from early 68. Erica Clarke and Helen Dobson Matthew is responsible for all aspects development to delivery, involving 60. Nicola Stout Regional Partnership Managers, North of Songs of Praise. budgeting/scheduling and initial Head of HR Erica and Helen will be able to offer crewing. Nicola looks after all staff, fixed-term you information about training and 41. Mike Smith and freelance employees across the funding and professional networking Head of Development & Executive 50 Ezim E-Agwuegbo Liverpool and London offices. She opportunities, and tell you where to get Producer ITV Resourcing Manager - Studios would be happy to talk to anyone further advice and support for career Develops ideas for new Religion Sourcing great candidates is at the interested in working on Liverpool’s development. & Ethics programming and is also heart of Ezim’s role. Always keen to Hollyoaks or drama output. an Executive TV Producer in the engage with permanent and fixed-term Creative England department contract professionals across studios True north 69. Nicky Ball and news from runners, researchers, 61. Jess Fowle Crew & Facitlities Manager – National 42. Sian Whomes journalists, to production assistants Creative Director and Co-Founder of Responsible for the Creative England Talent Manager and editors – everyone that helps to True North crew database Responsible for attracting, developing produce great content. Jess leads the Features and Children’s and retaining the very best talent teams. Working collaboratively with agents to ensure our Religion & Ethics 51. Tracy Walker contributors, Jess has been at the Pemberton Associates ltd programmes are creative, engaging Talent Executive, North forefront of forging True North’s 70. Barbara Pemberton and ambitious. Tracy is an experienced, professional reputation for telling sensitive stories resourcing executive working at ITV with integrity and humanity. At Move facilities & Crews BBC Sport Media City. Tracy works across ITV in On Up North, Jess is keen to get to Crewing company 43. Mel Adams the North within non-scripted covering know talent, particularly anyone who 71. Name to be confirmed Production Talent Coordinator Shiver and ITV Entertainment. believes as strongly as she does that Broadcast media recruitment With the Talent Manager, looks after more television should be made in specialists in London and recruitment coordination of Editorial/ Coronation Street the North of England! Manchester, providing both Production roles/oversees training for 52. Robbie Sandison freelance and permanent Sport TV/Interactive. Head of Production, Coronation Street Nine Lives MEDIA recruitment in the broadcast 62 Cat Lewis and production industry. 44. Matthew Baxter emmerdale CEO and Joint Creative Director Talent Manager, BBC Sport 53. Matt Cleary Award-winning Executive Producer, Dock 10 Responsible for the recruitment, Head of Production, Emmerdale who runs her own Manchester-based Dock 10 has seven purpose-built training and development of editorial independent production company studios and post-production as well and production management staff 54. Mark Bickerton usually employing around 30 plus as managing the state of the art fibre across BBC Sport TV and Interactive. Head of Editorial Engagement for people to make documentaries, network at MediaCityUK. Their core Emmerdale and Coronation Street. current affairs, factual formats and permanent and fixedterm contract 45. Philip Bernie Over 20 years experience of drama documentaries: the biggest staff are augmented by freelances Head of TV Sport storylining, scriptwriting and story factual producer in the North West. and casuals as required Head of TV Sport, responsible for consultancy in TV, radio and theatre, by productions. all output in BBC TV Sport. including internationally. Devised and 63. Asif Hasan produced huge stories such as Hillman Head of Development 72. Darren Jones 46. Micky Payne for Coronation Street, and the Cameron Asif has made a number of acclaimed Technology Operations Manager Senior Producer serial killer story for Emmerdale. films for Nine Lives, including The Responsible for a team of over 40 Multi-camera director specialising Anti-Social Network for BBC Three engineers at the dock10 studios. The in outside broadcast live event work, 3sixtymedia and Finished at Fifty for Panorama. team facilitate and provide technical especially football and athletics. 55. Jannine McCole He repeatedly comes up with strong support for studio productions, Studio Operations Manager programme ideas including Pound post-production, ICT services and BBC WritersRoom Shop Wars for BBC One. remote production solutions. 47. Joanna Blake AL Jazeera Development Producer 56. Name to be confirmed Red Limited 73. Colin Suttie BBC Writersroom identifies and 64. Michaela Eccleston Senior Engineer champions new writing talent Independents Head of Production and diversity across BBC Drama, Sony entertainment TV Responsibilities include the crewing 74. Richard Wormwell Entertainment and Children’s Sony TV is expanding its TV production up of freelance personnel & set up & Studio manager programmes. Joanna is responsible output and already has partnerships logistics of each production. Provides The point of contact between the for finding and developing writers with a number of companies including a support network for the producers, productions and dock10, ensuring new to the BBC from the North. Victory TV, Gogglebox, Stellify based line producers and directors of each that everything runs smoothly and in Northern Ireland, Electric Ray and show. efficiently. ITV Left Bank. They are keen to meet If you have talent, a real passion production talent including production 65. Caroline Horrick FAC365 for creativity and want to join our ITV management. Their portfolio mainly Creative Director 75. Michael Hayes family, we have plenty to offer you. focusses on entertainment and factual Develops relationships with writers, Managing Director As an equal opportunities employer entertainment format shows, with producers and directors from across fac365 provide crews, facilities and we welcome applicants from diverse some documentaries. the UK and abroad as Red bids to work equipment to the broadcast industry. backgrounds to work both in front of with new platforms and co-produce and behind the cameras. If you are 57. Ian Critchley drama for the international market. The Farm up for the challenge we would love Talent consultant 76. Brian Hardman to meet you. with executives from some of the Shine North Head of Operations Sony-partner companies – names 66. Alex Connock Brian manages the Farm operation studios to be confirmed Managing Director in Salford, which provides staffing 48. Nico Byron Alex Connock is MD of Shine North, resources for in-house studio ITV Senior Resourcing Manager - Studios 58. Wayne Garvie Chairman of the Royal Television and post-production operations Senior Resourcing Manager looking Chief Creative Officer, International Society in the North West and across BBC Sport and all Television after Studios in the North and UK Production at Sony TV Professor of Digital Enterprise at MMU. departments. Finance. Sources the best talent for roles within ITV and puts the right Lime Pictures Visible Ink Television Panalux people in front of our hiring managers 59. Addie Orfila 67. Martin Fisher 77. John Lawton for permanent and fixed-term Head of Production, Hollyoaks Chief Executive Officer and Head Regional director/ UK head of TV drama contracts within this business area. Addie is responsible for all aspects of Production and Development We supply crew and equipment The sort of roles Nico recruits for are of Hollyoaks production including Martin devises comedy concepts, for the majority of TV drama shot in all levels of finance from entry to fully planning, scheduling, budgets builds and runs teams to develop the UK. The workshop schedule On the online application form indicate your workshop preferences at Move on Up North 1. storytelling BBC Writersroom and BBC Academy Any story idea or script needs a digital slant. Everyone has a story to tell, and now there are so many different ways to tell them. Add into the mix multi-platform, audience interaction and digital opportunities, it can be a challenge to share your story in the most compelling way. BBC Writersroom and the BBC Academy show how make your story idea work on this variety of digital platforms.

2. pitching BBC Academy What is the secret of the successful pitch? We present the view from both sides, as seller and buyer offer an honest take on how to deliver a great pitch and convince the commissioner that you’re the right person to make it.

3.Funding for Opportunity to make contacts: meetings take place at the first-ever Move on Up event in 2003 training – and hiive Creative Skillset technologies are merging, it’s time to 6. How to move on up freelance. Contracts? Insurance? Creative Skillset will provide come together and be one step ahead BBC, ITV and Creative England Employment rights? Your questions information on funding for diversity, a of the game. The BBC Academy takes The employers focus on the qualities answered. fund available for training employees you through the newest of the new they are looking for in staff who apply, and freelancers from the creative and technologies. and how to apply, while Creative 8. WOrking in ITV digital industries, who are under- England highlights opportunities in ITV represented in the workforce. We 5. the blue room tour independent production and how to ITV executives explain their will also introduce delegates to Hiive, BBC best “sell” your skills and experience. recruitment and commissioning which is an online creative professional If you like interactivity, gadgets processes and brief you on where to network that connects companies, and gizmos take the tour and play 7. Know your rights, find the opportunities education organisations and creative with everything from Google Glass avoid the scams professionals and provides a space to Oculus Rift. The Blue Room is BECTU for collaboration, mentoring and the BBC’s “media technology lab” BECTU Assistant General CV surgery networking. where they test and demonstrate Secretary Spencer MacDonald and Bring your CV and have a professional critique it and offer the latest in everything from broadcaster Louise Chandler, CEO of advice on how to improve it. 4. Now and next set-top boxes, 3D Technology and soundbitemedia, highlight the pitfalls THIS SESSION WILL TAKE BBC Academy connected TVs to digital radios, and safeguards you need to know PLACE ALL DAY WITH NO In a world where machines talk to games consoles and video capture about when working in the media ADVANCE BOOKING machines and devices and multiple devices. industry, especially when working How to take part in Move on Up North 1. To apply you must be either already working in the industry or a qualified 7. BECTU members have free use of the union’s script registration service – new entrant. This event is not for students. If you’re not sure you qualify for further details look on the BECTU website www.bectu.org.uk. phone 020 7346 0900 and ask for Move on Up North. 8. You may also upload a showreel/mp3, including your name in the 2. You apply online: find the application form at www.bectu.org.uk/events/ filename. move-on-up 9. Decide which workshops you would like to attend and check the boxes 3. Look at the list of executives who will be available for one-to-one on the application form in order of priority. meetings on 25th March, and on the application form check the boxes (shown beside each person) of those you would like to see. 10. Complete the rest of the application form and submit.

4. You must upload your CV when you fill in the online application form.  WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 5. To make your application stand out, you may also write a covering letter BECTU forwards your CV and any supporting material to the executives you to each executive if you wish – upload on the application form. applied to see. They decide whom they wish to see and forward their final list of successful applicants to BECTU. 6. Programme ideas: If you would like to discuss a programme idea with an executive, you must find out as much as possible about the kind of BECTU will confirm the appointments and workshop places to all applicants material they are looking for. You may attach a brief synopsis of the idea prior to the event. You will receive appointment times and workshop schedule if you wish, making it clear who you would like it to be sent to. You may upon arrival on 25th March. To discuss any queries contact BECTU on not submit a proposal to a department that has already turned it down. 020 7346 0900, or email [email protected].