Experience

Maritime Radio

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Programmes

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Independent local radio station serving the Royal Borough of Greenwich Independent local radio station serving the Royal Borough of Greenwich



Red Bee Media

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Playout Director and Playout Editor for BBC Television at Red Bee Media

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Job PurposeResponsible for the accurate, effective and smooth management of the running of broadcast channels on behalf of clients, in a transmission environment within Television Media. Responsible for effective line management and development of a group of Playout Directors.Key Accountabilities• Ensure that all media schedules are ready for Playout and they conform with Ofcom guidelines• Ensuring that detailed checking is in place such that all media material is accurate and consistent with paper and computerised information in line with the client’s requirements• To achieve precise timings by altering junctions, sometimes at the last minute• To be aware of and able to deploy the Disaster Recovery where necessary and be prepared to make changes at last minute• To ensure that standby material is at hand for matters of emergency or equipment failure• To always be aware of current affairs and their impact on the media material and schedules and suggest changes as per client guidelines• To react and use emergency and manual processes to redress any incident affecting TX, in the shortest possible time, thus ensuring minimal outage time• Line management, development and performance management of team of operational staff; this will include monthly meetings and quarterly appraisals and objective review.• Identify individual training needs and feed into the learning and development plan• Carry out team briefings on behalf of team manager, as required

• Playout Director for BBC Television

  • Oct 2006 - Aug 2013



Meridian Radio

• Producer, Branding and Imaging, Meridian Radio

  • Feb 2009 - May 2015



Red Sands Radio

• Broadcaster

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2014

  Producing and presenting the weekday Home Run (drive) show, daily between 3 and 7pmIndependent local radio station serving east Kent Producing and presenting the weekday Home Run (drive) show, daily between 3 and 7pmIndependent local radio station serving east Kent



Channel 4

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

• Live Stream Editor, Big Brother/V Festival/Space Cadets

  • May 2001 - Sep 2010

  Employed as a Streaming Editor on Big Brother Live, making edit decisions before the transmission of material and working to an extremely tight deadline of 15 minutes. Due to the time constraints it was essential that the editorial decisions were made, and the edits performed, with speed and accuracy. The role required the ability to produce output that was interesting to the viewer, yet within the parameters of the programme code of OFCOM, the broadcasters’ regulator. As of 2006, also part of the team responsible for reversion of the post watershed Big Brother Highlights programme making it suitable for transmission during family viewing. On occasions involved in other Channel 4 programmes including the yearly V Festival and 2005 reality series Space Cadets.



Ideal World Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Transmission Controller/Scheduler

  • Jan 2003 - Oct 2006



Endemol Shine Group

• Netherlands
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Compliance Editor, Fame Academy/The Farm

  • Sep 2002 - Nov 2004

  Involved with the interactive broadcasts of reality TV formats including Fame Academy Series 1 & 2 and The Farm series 1, based on location. Responsibilities included viewing material before transmission and making decisions as to which scenes to broadcast, with consideration to legal and compliance issues and also the necessity to follow the story and keep the material interesting and exciting. Involved with the interactive broadcasts of reality TV formats including Fame Academy Series 1 & 2 and The Farm series 1, based on location. Responsibilities included viewing material before transmission and making decisions as to which scenes to broadcast, with consideration to legal and compliance issues and also the necessity to follow the story and keep the material interesting and exciting.



BBC

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

• Broadcast Assistant, BBC Radio Norfolk

  • May 1998 - Sep 1999

  Providing comprehensive support for all aspects of programme production, working as a member of the Breakfast Show team, ‘Today in Norfolk’ and other programmes as required. Duties included receiving and collating audience responses, assisting producers, contributing programme ideas and researching, compiling and presenting live travel bulletins. Providing comprehensive support for all aspects of programme production, working as a member of the Breakfast Show team, ‘Today in Norfolk’ and other programmes as required. Duties included receiving and collating audience responses, assisting producers, contributing programme ideas and researching, compiling and presenting live travel bulletins.