Masterclass: Spotlight on...production managers

In this new strand of online masterclasses our speakers will provide a real insight into a particular job role within the television industry.

They’ll take us through their role and responsibilities at each stage of a production and provide top tips and advice which will help maximise your skills within that role.

These sessions are aimed at freelancers who are either new to the industry or who want to progress in their career and learn more about specific job roles.

This session looks at the role of production manager with Katy Goddard and Sophie Barr.

At the end of the session there will be a chance for an audience Q and A.

This session is part of our spotlight on production management week of insight & training.

Speakers

Katy Goddard is a production manager with 16 years of industry experience across a range of programming formats from location based factual series such as Hunted and Race Across the World to drama and entertainment programming like Downton Abbey and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Sophie Barr is an experienced freelance production manager based in London. She is currently working on Sky One's studio show Theres Something About Movies. Prior to this she was also production manager on Sky One's Rob and Romesh Vs and A League of Their Own as well as Channel 4's Hunted and E4's Made In Chelsea .

This event is supported by the ScreenSkills Television Skills Fund which invests in training for the freelance television workforce thanks to contributions from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

It is part of a ScreenSkills programme managed by the Indie Training Fund to support freelancers to upskill and stay connected, helping keep the industry resilient in these difficult times.

This sesson will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘get ticket’ to reserve your place: you must login or register before you are able to get a ticket for this event. A booking confirmation with a joining link to the session will be sent to you via email.

If you are no longer able to use your ticket, we ask you to please contact support@screenskills.com  so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.