Naomi Akintola

Naomi Akintola

Assistant producer


Location:
Leeds
Career stage:
Early

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV

Regions can work

  • London
  • North West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands

About

I live and breathe television, so much so, I am often that friend with countless recommendations on what to watch. Having worked in the television industry for some time, I am working on moving onto a production to further my career on a creative path.

ScreenSkills Training Passport

Naomi Akintola has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Introduction to data protection and cybersecurity in the screen industries

Introduction to financial compliance in the screen industries

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Find out more about the ScreenSkills Training Passport

Production safety passport

Naomi Akintola has completed the following production safety passport modules.

  • Risk Management of Productions

    Production Safety Accredited · First Option Safety Group
    Issued 13 Feb 2025 · Expires 13 Feb 2030

Find out more about the production safety passport

Experience

  1. Researcher

    Salamanda Media · Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

  2. Shooting Researcher

    True North Productions · Jun 2024 - Jun 2025

  3. Editorial & Casting Researcher

    True North Productions · Jun 2023 - Jun 2024

  4. Talent Runner

    True North Productions · Apr 2024 - Apr 2024

  5. Gallery Runner

    ITV · May 2023 - May 2023

    General runner duties as well as logging, PTZ camera training and cast chaperoning.

  6. Grip Assistant - Dailies

    ITV Studios · Apr 2023 - Apr 2023

  7. Camera Assisting

    ITV Studios · Apr 2023 - Apr 2023

    Shadowing the camera crew on a fast paced soap, I picked up indespensible skills needed to progress into a career behind the camera.

  8. Grip Trainee Work Experience

    ITV Emmerdale · Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

  9. Production Mentorship

    ITV via Creative Access · Jul 2022 - Nov 2022

    This mentorship has been an amazing practical and developmental introduction into production. By shadowing runners and varying positions on set, I have gained insider knowledge on how to support, navigate and contribute on set.

  10. Content and Supply Chain Intern

    Warner Brothers, Discovery · Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

    Working in post-productions, here I assisted with the management of talent, voiceovers, deliverables, financial milestones and final annotated scripts.

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Education and training

  1. Getting into the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning Series · Oct 2022 - Present

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Unlocking Genres and Formats

    ScreenSkills · Jan 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. Using Smartphones to capture high quality sound and pictures

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. Scripting for unscripted

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. Setting up shoots in remote & hostile environments

    ScreenSkills · Sept 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  7. Archive 101

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2025

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. Welfare & duty of care essentials

    ScreenSkills · Feb 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  9. Risk Assessments 101

    ScreenSkills · Feb 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  10. Confidentiality

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  11. Who is in charge

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  12. Freelance life

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  13. How content gets made

    ScreenSkills Learning · Sept 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  14. Family tree

    ScreenSkills Learning · Sept 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  15. Camera & sound equipment 101

    ScreenSkills · Jun 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  16. The self-shooter's guide

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  17. The seven deadly sins of self shooting with Dan Donnelly

    ScreenSkills · Sept 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  18. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Nov 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  19. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  20. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Nov 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  21. How to perform well in a screen industries interview

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  22. How to apply for work in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  23. How to find work in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  24. How to identify the right role for you in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  25. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  26. Introduction to working in the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  27. Trainee Finder 2023/24 launch webinar

    ScreenSkills · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  28. Regional intern runners programme: webinar

    All Spring Media · Oct 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

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Certificates

  • Risk Management of Productions

    Production Safety Accredited · First Option Safety Group
    Issued 13 Feb 2025 · Expires 13 Feb 2030

  • Getting into the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning Series
    Issued 30 Oct 2022

Naomi Akintola

Naomi Akintola

Assistant producer


Location:
Leeds
Career stage:
Early

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Available

Industries

  • Film
  • Unscripted TV

Regions can work

  • London
  • North West
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • East Midlands