Masterclass: Spotlight on... production runners

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 runner with Caoimhe Sturgess, Cleo Passley and Tyler Knight

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.

Speaker

Caoimhe Sturgess joined Shine TV in 2016 as office manager and PA to executive producers. Caoimhe is responsible for the day-to-day running of the busy office as well as recruiting and managing the office runner team.

Tyler Knight studied Media Communications at the University of Arts in London. Tyler first joined Shine TV in 2018 through the Shine Four Weeks Scheme and worked as both an office runner and a production runner on Channel 4's Hunted. She has a number of researcher credits and is currently working on MasterChef.

Cleo Passley joined Shine TV in 2017 as an office runner progressing to production runner on Hunted. She has worked on ITV2's Celebrity Juice and Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins and is currently working as a compliance researcher on Channel 4's Teen First Dates.

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 session 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.