Freelance Senior Producer

• May 2023 - Present

Freelance Senior Producer

• Jun 2020 - Present

Please visit my Vimeo page to view my work: https://vimeo.com/kateboddington A seasoned Producer with a passion for driving great creative from brief to final delivery, specialising in Broadcast Creative Production. Please visit my Vimeo page to view my work: https://vimeo.com/kateboddington A seasoned Producer with a passion for driving great creative from brief to final delivery, specialising in Broadcast Creative Production.

Freelance Senior Producer

• Oct 2021 - May 2023

Freelance Senior Producer

• Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

Freelance Senior Producer

• Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

Producing commercial, sponsorship and branding projects across itv’s portfolio within their multi-award-winning in-house agency for clients including: John Lewis, M&S, Weetabix, The National Lottery and WWF. Producing commercial, sponsorship and branding projects across itv’s portfolio within their multi-award-winning in-house agency for clients including: John Lewis, M&S, Weetabix, The National Lottery and WWF.

RE:TV Sustainability Studio Story Producer

• Aug 2020 - Sep 2020

Curated by editor-in-chief, HRH The Prince of Wales. Researching stories for short films profiling inspiring stories of innovation and ingenuity from all over the world to raise awareness and help create a more sustainable future. Curated by editor-in-chief, HRH The Prince of Wales. Researching stories for short films profiling inspiring stories of innovation and ingenuity from all over the world to raise awareness and help create a more sustainable future.

Campaign Producer

• Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

• Project managing the pre-production, production and post production for on and off-air campaigns from initial briefing to final delivery. • Producing complex shoots for integrated 360 campaigns over a variety of media, facilitating the very highest standard of execution and production values. • Driving processes end-to-end, planning and executing clear strategies, budgets and timelines. • Key liaison between the creative team and both internal and external stakeholders. • Working closely with the creative team including HOD’s, Directors, Editors and Designers. • Working alongside the CD, Head of Design and Head of Production & Operations to assemble the right creative team for each brief. • Scoping out and determining the feasibility of producing final creative work in a variety of formats. Show less

Production Manager / Producer

• Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

Production Manager/Producer – Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel & Fine Living Scripps Networks International • I built the cross-brand production team, successfully implementing a new structure and established an optimised production process to ensure the best creative output. • Working closely with the VP of Creative Services I was instrumental in expanding the department, managing the increasing workload and supporting the development of the team into a multi-award-winning department. • Responsible for managing the production of all creative across found channel brands over ten UK & EMEA feeds. • Ensuring that all creative demands are delivered with creative excellence on brand, on time and on budget. • Production managing 360° campaigns with key channel talent including Paul Hollywood and Henry Cole. • Producing short form shoots for promos, commercials, digital content, continuity, fillers in the U.K. and abroad. • Managing the pre-production, production and post production of clip based promos and graphics projects. • Project managing channel launches, rebrands and refreshes. • Responsible for eleven channel budgets and the monthly department production schedule. • Overseeing the production of promotional material for Marketing, Ad Sales, Affiliate Sales and Corporate. • Line managing three direct reports and the workflow of up to eight producers and two motion graphic designers. • Recruiting department staff from junior members to senior managers and all freelance support. Show less

Story Producer

• Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

Story Producer - RAW Uncovering Aliens 5x60 Exec Producer: Mike Griffiths. • Generated, developed and pitched story themes for a returnable Animal Planet series • Sourced contributors with first hand testimony and specialist expertise. • Produced contributor story outlines and detailed biographies Story Producer - RAW Uncovering Aliens 5x60 Exec Producer: Mike Griffiths. • Generated, developed and pitched story themes for a returnable Animal Planet series • Sourced contributors with first hand testimony and specialist expertise. • Produced contributor story outlines and detailed biographies

Series Assistant Producer

• Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

Series Assistant Producer – 5 Production Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty, 4x60 Channel 5 Exec Producer: Dan Gold. SP: David Wilson. Directors: James Tovell and Oliver Twinch Presenter-led drama doc: In this real ‘Game of Thrones’ acclaimed Historian Dan Jones reveals the scandalous tales of royal betrayal, murder and intrigue from the torrid past of the British Plantagenet Empire • Worked closely with the Series Producer and 2 Directors to bring their creative vision to life. • Set up filming in the UK and France, including Westminster Abbey, The Tower of London and Canterbury Cathedral, English Heritage castles, the National Gallery and National Archive collections. • Detailed historical research to help form the storylines, sourcing expert interviewees, contemporary chronicles, writs and pipe rolls. • On shoot crew support, location management and D.I.T. duties on a complex 5 week documentary shoot. • Shot location time-lapse footage, behind the scenes and publicity stills. Show less

Drama Assistant Producer

• Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

Drama Assistant Producer - Lion Television (All3Media) Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History, 2x60 Channel 5. Executive Producer: Bill Locke. Director: Chris Mitchell Presenter led drama doc: Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb explores the ill-fated love story that changed the course of history forever, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. • Produced scripted, historically accurate drama reconstruction sequences. • 1st AD duties: Script breakdown, planned film schedules and managed two-unit crew on set. • Cast talent including actors, a sword master/ fight arranger, armourers, and a fine artist/ calligrapher. Show less

Assistant Producer

• Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

Assistant Producer – Darlow Smithson Productions (Endemol). A Great British Air Disaster, 1x60 Channel 4. Exec Producer: Julian Ware. Director: Anna Thomson Drama doc: The tragic tale of the world’s first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet and the air disaster’s impact on modern air crash investigation. • Cast story contributors and historians, coordinated shoot schedules and attended final interviews.• Sourced 1950’s locations and aircraft, cast regional talent, including children for drama recon.• Successfully managed sensitive legal issues. Show less

Development Assistant Producer

• May 2012 - Jul 2012

Generated, researched and pitched production ideas for one-off specials and returnable series, monitored trends in factual entertainment and broadcaster needs. Developed and sourced talent for Channel 4’s highest ever rating specialist factual programme Richard lll: King in the Car Park, wrote and developed treatments including Channel 4’s A Great British Air Disaster and Nat Geo’s series: Nazi Mega Structures.

Assistant Producer

• Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

Assistant Producer - DSP (Endemol). 9/11 Voices From The Air, 1x60, National Geographic. Exec Producer: Ben Bowie. Director: Stephen FinniganDrama doc: The 9/11 terrorist attacks told through the original recordings of the day’s critical communications; blending the real audio from the air and the ground with eye witness accounts, CGI, archive and drama reconstruction.• Cast contributors and coordinated US based interviews of relatives of 9/11 victims, FAA, military and ATC personnel.• Cast key talent and supporting artists and sourced all drama locations under tight budget restraints.• Responsible for factual accuracy of highly sensitive subject matter supplying annotations to Nat Geo’s S&P. Show less

Drama Assistant Producer

• Oct 2011 - Nov 2011

Casting Assistant Producer - World Media Rights Productions Aircrash Confidential 2, 6x60 Discovery Channel. SP: Thomas Viner. Drama Producer: Laura Viner Drama doc: Investigating a selection of aviation disasters to reveal how and why tragedies still occur. • Cast actors and supporting artists for drama recon, under tight budgets and variable schedules. • Managed fast paced, changeable workflow, prioritized competing demands. • responsible for cast contract negotiations, coordinated shoot logistics in multiple locations. Show less

Assistant Producer

• Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

Drama Assistant Producer - Lion Television (All3Media) The Link, 5x60 Nat Geo International. EP: Nick Catliff, SP: Peter Oxley, Drama Director: Ben Mole Drama doc: ‘The Link’ examines how modern inventions owe their existence to events of the past. • Produced complex, 2.5D animated historical reconstruction sequences. • Responsible for historical research, factual accuracy, casting, locations and shoot coordination. • 1st AD on green screen studio and plate location shoots; managed the 2nd AD, Runners and shoot schedule. Show less

Production Development Researcher/AP

• Jul 2011 - Jul 2011

Development Researcher/AP - The Gamma Project. • Generated and developed factual and lifestyle production ideas, for terrestrial and satellite networks. • Secured location and contributor access, researched story themes, recommended strategies and formats. Development Researcher/AP - The Gamma Project. • Generated and developed factual and lifestyle production ideas, for terrestrial and satellite networks. • Secured location and contributor access, researched story themes, recommended strategies and formats.

Production Researcher

• May 2010 - Jul 2011

Production Researcher - DSP. (Endemol) Seconds from Disaster 4, 12x60 Nat Geo. Exec Producer: Nick Metcalfe. Series Producer: Tom Adams • Developed new story leads, liaised with contributors including military personnel and victims of terrorism • Trouble shooting on final scripts, produced annotations and liaised with National Geographic’s S&P. Infested! Series 1 and 2, 13x60 Animal Planet. Exec Producer: Nick Metcalfe. Series Producer: Rebecca North • Development of the series format and story criteria on the highly successful first series of Infested! • Identified and developed story leads under tight deadlines, cast US contributors to format guidelines. • Produced detailed story outlines and phone interview notes. Show less

Assistant Producer. Animal Planet International Commissioning

• Feb 2009 - Nov 2010

Assistant Producer for Animal Planet International - Discovery Communications Europe. Exec Producer: Vyv Simson • Editorial liaison for the commissioning Exec Producer, independent production companies.• Provided supporting editorial feedback on production cuts and submissions.• Responsible for a diverse slate of 80 hours of original commissions and co-productions.

Continuity Producer

• 2006 - 2009

Produced voice-overs, online edits for on air graphics and clip based continuity including menus, DVE’s and IPM’s for multiple channels. Media planner and scriptwriter for menus, DVE’s and daily channel voice over links including cross network promotions.• Successfully launched continuity on new channel Investigation Discovery, recruiting v/o artists, and scriptwriters.• Managed Animal Planet’s international continuity rebrand on multiple regional feeds.• Assisted with continuity rebrand transitions on The Discovery Channel and Discovery Home and Health.• Managed multiple voice-over artists and scriptwriters and monitored independently written links.• Consulted design agency and Clarity designers on channel rebrand continuity requirements.• Managed transitions of external V/O production to internal facilities and Linear Online to After Effects and FCP.• Responsible for media planning and producing Animal Planet PAN EMEA, UK and Polish continuity production.• Launched and produced voiced Polish continuity on Animal Planet Poland, increasing the brands profile. Show less

Production Coordinator - Discovery UK Creative

• 2003 - 2006

Coordinated a pool of Promo Producer/Directors on monthly creative production across the UK portfolio.• Managed fast paced, ever-changing workflow to a high standard in an efficient and flexible manner.• Coordinated shoots including a three-week shoot over five different European locations for ‘Got to Know’ campaign.• Coordinated tape requests, post-production schedules, bookings and budgets.

Photographic, Art Directors and Agency Assistant

• 2003 - 2009

Photographic Assistant • Assisting photographers on still life, fashion, beauty, weddings, interiors, advertising and editorial photo shoots. • Photographers include: John Spinks, Mark Mattock, Christopher Sturman, Steve Harries, Neville James, Jo Paterson. • Clients Include: Vogue, M&C Saatchi, Observer Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Elle Decoration, Cargo, Richard James. • Location and studio shoot production, assisting with camera, lighting and client management. Styling / Art Directors Assistant • Assisting stylists / Art Directors on still life, fashion and interiors photo shoots. • Stylist include: Leila Latchin, Despina Curtis, Jocelyne Beaudoin, Kate Goode. • Clients Include: Nick Knight, Elle Decoration, Jo Malone, Cargo. • Assisting with creating prop and set builds. • Creative trouble-shooting and client / talent management in a high-pressured environment. Agency Assistant • East Photographic. Shoot coordination, portfolio updates and tracking. Digital re-touching, web updates and archiving. • Santucci & Co. Portfolio updates and tracking. Digital re-touching and digital archiving. Show less

Interiors Coordinator (Intern)

• Oct 2007 - Jan 2008

• Assisted the Interiors Director and team on photo-shoot production and styling for features ranging from twelve page spreads to single still lives. • Coordinated interiors display at the exclusive Wallpaper* Design Awards ceremony. • Coordinated, logged and tracked international delivery and returns of loaned designer furniture and home ware. • Worked efficiently to tight deadlines in a high-pressured environment, with a creatively resourceful attitude. • Assisted the Interiors Director and team on photo-shoot production and styling for features ranging from twelve page spreads to single still lives. • Coordinated interiors display at the exclusive Wallpaper* Design Awards ceremony. • Coordinated, logged and tracked international delivery and returns of loaned designer furniture and home ware. • Worked efficiently to tight deadlines in a high-pressured environment, with a creatively resourceful attitude.

Personal Assistant

• Jun 1997 - Oct 1998

P.A. to celebrity portrait photographer and photo / transparency library manager. Inc. occasional 3rd photographic assistant. • Office management. • Transparency distribution and logging. • Liaising with picture desks. • Diary organisation. • Payroll & bookkeeping. P.A. to celebrity portrait photographer and photo / transparency library manager. Inc. occasional 3rd photographic assistant. • Office management. • Transparency distribution and logging. • Liaising with picture desks. • Diary organisation. • Payroll & bookkeeping.