Experience

Thomson Reuters Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Lead / Consultant

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Working with Indonesia's leading English language news brand, The Jakarta Post, to help relaunch its climate desk as part of a newsroom restructure. I've carried out a detailed needs analysis across the organisation's publishing assets, and am now providing consultancy focused on print and digital journalism, analytics and social media, designed to raise audience awareness of Indonesia's role and challenges in the climate crisis. Working with Indonesia's leading English language news brand, The Jakarta Post, to help relaunch its climate desk as part of a newsroom restructure. I've carried out a detailed needs analysis across the organisation's publishing assets, and am now providing consultancy focused on print and digital journalism, analytics and social media, designed to raise audience awareness of Indonesia's role and challenges in the climate crisis.



Zinc Network

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Sector Broadcast Advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Working with TV, radio and digital PSM's across Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on the 4-yr Baltic Independent Media program, an FCDO-funded project which supports the independent Russian language media sector Working with TV, radio and digital PSM's across Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on the 4-yr Baltic Independent Media program, an FCDO-funded project which supports the independent Russian language media sector



USAID/Chemonics International

• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Consultant on the USAid-funded PitchUA3 and PitchUA+, Exec Producing linear & digital projects Consultant on the USAid-funded PitchUA3 and PitchUA+, Exec Producing linear & digital projects



European Endowment for Democracy (EED)

• Belgium
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  I advised the EED on the set up of its Creative Content Fund, an FCDO, EU and US-funded initiative which supports media plurality in fragile democracies. Now in its 5th year, I commission and Exec Produce Russian language, non-news projects from independent media platforms across the Eastern Partnership. In this capacity I have worked extensively in Russia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Armenia to devise, produce and deliver hit digital and linear projects. I advised the EED on the set up of its Creative Content Fund, an FCDO, EU and US-funded initiative which supports media plurality in fragile democracies. Now in its 5th year, I commission and Exec Produce Russian language, non-news projects from independent media platforms across the Eastern Partnership. In this capacity I have worked extensively in Russia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Armenia to devise, produce and deliver hit digital and linear projects.



International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Individual projects according to ICFJ's donor/media development priorities. Individual projects according to ICFJ's donor/media development priorities.



Deutsche Welle

• Germany
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Individual projects according to DW’s donor/media development priorities. Individual projects according to DW’s donor/media development priorities.



Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

• Czechia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

  Consultant / Editorial work with a team from Rfe's Bulgarian bureau to devise and launch a general knowledge / current affairs studio gameshow for a leading Bulgarian broadcaster. Consultant / Editorial work with a team from Rfe's Bulgarian bureau to devise and launch a general knowledge / current affairs studio gameshow for a leading Bulgarian broadcaster.



BBC News

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editorial Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Oct 2022

  Working with a production company based in Tbilisi, I was editorial consultant on the episode 'Fighting Putin's Propaganda', part of the BBC's Our World strand. The episode followed the relaunch from exile of Russia's leading independent news outlet, TV Rain. Working with a production company based in Tbilisi, I was editorial consultant on the episode 'Fighting Putin's Propaganda', part of the BBC's Our World strand. The episode followed the relaunch from exile of Russia's leading independent news outlet, TV Rain.



N/A

• SE Asia

• Sabbatical

  • 2014 - 2017

  I took time off during this period to pursue interests outside of television I took time off during this period to pursue interests outside of television



Media Group Ukraine LLC

• Ukraine
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant to Channel Ukraina / CEO of Telepro Production Company

  • Nov 2011 - Jul 2013

  I was headhunted for this business troubleshooting role involving the wholesale relocation of this company, the set up of functioning finance, legal, HR and creative departments, format acquisition and the creation of a reliable flow of programming to the channel. I devised and/or Exec Produced all the company's output, which included non-scripted formats such as Best Cook in the Village, Guests on the Doorstep and Warner’s international reality format Hello Goodbye. I was headhunted for this business troubleshooting role involving the wholesale relocation of this company, the set up of functioning finance, legal, HR and creative departments, format acquisition and the creation of a reliable flow of programming to the channel. I devised and/or Exec Produced all the company's output, which included non-scripted formats such as Best Cook in the Village, Guests on the Doorstep and Warner’s international reality format Hello Goodbye.



Channel 4

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commissioning Executive

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2011

  Originally hired by former Fact/Ent Head of Entertainment Liam Humphreys to troubleshoot on the series Gordon Ramsay's Best Restaurant. I went on to look after numerous other primetime fact/ent brands and single docs - Ramsay's Great Escapes, Mary Portas Secret Shopper, Rude Tube, Child Genius, Party Paramedics, Bodyshock episodes Accused: The 74-Stone Babysitter and Britain's Fattest Man, Jonathan Ross' 100 Greatest Toys and Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets. Originally hired by former Fact/Ent Head of Entertainment Liam Humphreys to troubleshoot on the series Gordon Ramsay's Best Restaurant. I went on to look after numerous other primetime fact/ent brands and single docs - Ramsay's Great Escapes, Mary Portas Secret Shopper, Rude Tube, Child Genius, Party Paramedics, Bodyshock episodes Accused: The 74-Stone Babysitter and Britain's Fattest Man, Jonathan Ross' 100 Greatest Toys and Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets.



TNT - Russia's leading terrestrial entertainment channel

• Moscow, Russian Federation

• Channel Consultant / Chief Executive Producer for Non-Scripted Primetime Programming

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  TNT, Russia’s largest terrestrial entertainment channel headhunted me from the UK to oversee its primetime factual entertainment and format strategy. I devised/adapted formats, both domestic and international, and enforced quality of commissioned productions from Russian production companies. I launched multiple hits including Robot Baby (Ребурнок робот), Bare Walls (Голые стены), Rules Of The Pick Up (Правила цомы), Battle of the Psychics (Битва экстрасенсов) , gameshow Intuition (Интуиция) and Wife Swap (Обмен женами). Show less