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.