HETV: Building your career portfolio 2023 - 2024

ScreenSkills HETV: Building your career portfolio delivered by Media Trust will support mid-career, freelance production management and accountancy professionals with experience in unscripted entertainment, continuing drama and/or film to bridge into positions in high-end television (HETV).

This is a hybrid programme that will deliver expert-led training to equip participants from across the UK with the tools to understand what they can offer and how they can more effectively market themselves, network, pitch their professional experience and build a career portfolio to work in HETV.

The programme is supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK High-end TV productions.

Who it's for

This programme is aimed at mid-career professionals working in production management and accountancy roles in unscripted entertainment, continuing drama and/ or film who want to bridge into these roles in HETV. It is for freelancers in the industry, and not people working full-time at studios or production companies.

We particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people who are neurodivergent and/ or self-identify as disabled, members of the LGBTQI+ community, people returning from career breaks and professionals based outside of London.

Travel expenses will be covered as part of the programme for all participants. A bursary is available to support people to access the programme who require it.

What it covers

The programme will consist of:

Webinar 1: Friday, 15 December 2023 - online webinar on setting personal and professional goals, how to identify individual strengths and areas for development, how to give and receive feedback, and how to combat impostor syndrome.

Webinar 2: w/c 8 January, 2024 - online webinar on how to build your career portfolio for working in HETV, including an overview of how the HETV industry works (roles, scripts, ways of working/logistics, budgets), how to identify and understand your key offering within your work, how to successfully market yourself for a career in HETV and how to network effectively.

In-person training/ networking event: w/c 22 January 2024 (outside of London) - face-to-face training/networking session including a panel discussion involving people currently working in HETV production and production accountancy roles on how to successfully network and market yourself in HETV. This will be followed by a speed pitching exercise where participants will practise their self-introductory elevator pitches and receive feedback from industry/ HR professionals.

February/ early March 2024: a 60-minute online mentoring circle, grouped by role.

Graduation showcase: w/c 25 March 2024 (London) - in-person graduation showcase and final networking event.

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ to be taken to the application form.

Watch back the online launch panel here.

All applicants will also be required to upload a written, professional reference that includes the full name, email address and phone number of the referee (the person providing the reference for you).

Written references should contain:

• The referee's job title
• The nature of your relationship with the referee
• Outline your job role(s) and duties in the capacity the referee knows you, including your job title(s)
• Details of unscripted entertainment, continuing drama and/ or film(s) you have worked on
• The referee's assessment of your professional performance

Judging information

To make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all, please let Aoife Allen know if you require any adjustments or assistance with booking this training by contacting Aoife Allen

Application deadline: 12 noon, 27 November 2023

Contact information

Name: Aoife Allen
Email: aoifea@mediatrust.org