About
I am an award-winning producer with over a decade’s worth of experience in film and factual television for the BBC, Channel 4 and US broadcasters.
I've worked on feature-length, observational, presenter-led and archive-driven documentaries, specialist factual, children's programmes, adventure series, travelogues and in development.
My credits include BBC documentaries, BAFTA-winning 'Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad' and Grierson-winning documentaries 'Stabbed: Britain's Knife Crime Crisis' and 'Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation'.
I'm a creative shooter on FS7 and C300/C100 and own a C100 Mark 2.
E-learning
See which ScreenSkills e-learning Jessica Winteringham has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.
Experience
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Development Producer
Generating and developing premium ideas for the development slate
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Producer, Sentient
Archive producing, casting, producing and directing the human interstitials for a landmark natural history/documentary series for National Geographic and Disney+, co-created with Darren Aronofsky
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Development Producer, Katrina
Funded development. Devised, researched and wrote the treatment for a multi-part premium series for National Geographic about hurricane Katrina and her aftermath
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Development Producer/Producer/Archive Producer/Location Director, The Fire Within
Producer on feature-length documentary, directed by Werner Herzog
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Producer, Stabbed: Britain's Knife Crime Crisis
Award-winning documentary about the wave of knife crime in the UK. Presented by Stephen Lawrence's friend, Duwayne Brooks
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Producer, Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation
Award-winning 3-part documentary on the racist killing of teenager Stephen Lawrence
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Director/Producer/Development Producer, Development & Drugs Map of Britain
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Producer, Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad
BAFTA-winning documentary single that follows Rio Ferdinand as he navigates the loss of his wife and mother of his three children. In May 2015 Rio Ferdinand lost his 34-year-old wife Rebecca to cancer. A year on, he is still trying to come to terms with this loss and its effects on him and his three children. This film follows Rio as he meets other families coping with bereavement and looks at what help is available for parents and children who have experienced loss.
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Assistant Producer, Louis Theroux
Pre-production for single documentary that explores child custody arrangements
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Assistant Producer, SAS: Who Dares Wins
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Assistant Producer, Why I Chose Porn; How to Build a Human & Development
Education and training
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Welfare & Duty of Care Essentials
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tips on networking
ScreenSkills Funded
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Sustainable resilience
ScreenSkills Funded
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Networking skills for freelancers
ScreenSkills Funded
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The Weekly Cuppa
ScreenSkills Funded
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The seven deadly sins of self shooting with Dan Donnelly
ScreenSkills Funded
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Understanding budgets for editorial teams
ScreenSkills Funded
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True crime refresher: legal and compliance considerations
ScreenSkills Funded
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AI for TV development: using generative AI for inspiration, research and assets
ScreenSkills Funded
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Reset, reframe, recharge
ScreenSkills Funded
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Content legal workshop with Sophie Argent
ScreenSkills Funded
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Career mapping
ScreenSkills Funded
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Navigating the rights minefield: business affairs and copyright... with Ben Green
ScreenSkills Funded
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Using social media posts in programmes – rights & legal considerations
ScreenSkills Funded
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Visual storytelling: an interactive workshop for unscripted TV
ScreenSkills Funded
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Generating ideas and maximising creative potential
ScreenSkills Funded
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Commentary writing with Patrick Uden
ScreenSkills Funded
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Mentoring for mentees
ScreenSkills Funded
Certificates
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Mentoring for mentees