Unscripted TV

Explore the skills checklists for the different departments and roles in unscripted TV. More roles will be added on an ongoing basis.

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Louis Theroux sitting on a sofa in front of a clapper board

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Accessibility

Two women, one in a wheelchair, sit at a desk looking at a laptop

Access coordinator skills

Camera department

A camera assistant passes a camera lens to a camera operator

Camera assistant skills
A camera operator sits looking through a large monitor on a cinema camera

Camera operator skills (unscripted)
A photo of a woman adjusting a lighting fixture on set

Director of photography skills (unscripted)
A sound assistant fixes a microphone onto a large camera.

Sound assistant skills
A sound recordists holds a microphone attached to a long extension pole

Sound recordist skills

Camera editorial department

A closeup of a camera monitor on set with two people standing either side of it

DV director skills
A photo of a table full of camera equipment, pens and stationary

Shooting assistant producer skills
A BTS image of Toby Trackman filming

Shooting producer director skills

Two people sit at a table on a train looking at a map

Shooting researcher skills
A woman stands looking down at the screen on a camera

Shooting series director skills

Two people sit on a bench looking at a letter

Shooting series producer skills

Casting department

Hosts of The Repair Shop on the Road, Lucia and Dom, sit in a field by a vehicle

Welfare executive skills
Louis Theroux and Stormzy sit chatting on a sofa surrounded by filming equipment. A cameraman holding a camera stands off to one side.

Casting producer skills
Three women stand laughing in a room filled with antiques on the set of Bargain Hunt

Casting assistant producer skills
Several people sit around tables in a room working on a project

Casting researcher skills

Development department

woman listening attentively to a colleague

Development assistant skills
assistant grabs a folder from a shelf

Development researcher skills
office worker taking notes during a meeting

Development assistant producer skills
Colleagues in suit reading a paper

Development producer skills
colleagues in suit talking to each other

Head of development skills

Editorial department

Two women sit at a desk with a laptop, looking through some papers

Assistant producer skills
A camera operator stands by a camera. Two actors can be seen on set

Director skills
A photo of two travelers standing together looking through a booklet

Junior researcher skills
A group of people stand around a desk looking at a computer monitor

Producer director skills
Two women sit together looking at a laptop screen

Producer skills
A man stands adjusting a microphone stand on set

Runner skills
A close up of a camera recording a talk show

Series director skills
A closeup of a desk where someone is seen writing on sheets of paper next to an open laptop

Series producer skills

Post-production department

assistant taking notes on a notebook

Post-production assistant skills
Post-production assistant working on a computer

Post-production coordinator skills
two colleagues working, one speaking on the phone while looking at a laptop and one taking notes on a notebook

Post-production supervisor skills
Two contestants on Race Across the World march along the street wearing backpacks

Edit producer skills
Closeup of someone editing a video in a video editing software on a laptop

Edit assistant skills
Image of a MacBook computer open to a page of editing software.

Assistant editor skills
A close up of an editing software open on a computer.

Assembly editor skills
A laptop is open on a desk surrounded by books, papers and equipment. An overhead lamp shines on the screen which is open to a video editing software.

Editor (unscripted) skills
A person sits at a desk in front of a large monitor. On the screen are images in a video editing software. To the left of the screen is a speaker.

Additional editor roles and skills (unscripted)
A MacBook computer is sat on a table. The screen is opened a page of editing software.

Online assistant skills
A closeup of a series of video clips on a timeline in a video editing software.

Online editor skills
A closeup of colour wheels in a video editing software.

Colourist skills
A computer sits on a desk. On the screen, a sound editing software is visible. Beside the desk is a lamp and a speaker.

Mix technician skills
Closeup of someone editing some audio tracks in a sound editing software on a computer.

Dialogue editor skills
A picture of an audio mixer on a desk. Also on the desk is a notebook and pen, a microphone and a pair of headphones.

Sound effects editor skills
A large computer monitor open to audio tracks within a video editing software.

Supervising sound editor skills
A studio space set up with microphones and headphones around a table with a sound mixer in the centre.

Assistant re-recording mixer skills
A screen monitor is set up on a desk, open to a sound editing software. Around the monitor is further sound equipment including a microphone in front of it.

Re-recording mixer / dubbing mixer skills

Production department

Production runner skills

Production runner skills
Production secretary/production assistant skills

Production secretary/production assistant skills
two colleagues on a videocall

Production coordinator skills
manager pointing at a graphic on a board

Production manager skills
Two women smiling at the camera holding a mobile device and a piece of paper

Line producer skills
Two people are sat at a desk smiling

Archive producer skills
Two people in protective clothing wade through a leafy pond

Archive researcher skills

Live and outside broadcast department

A team sets up an indoor shoot in a large room

Assistant floor manager skills
A team sets up an outdoor shoot with filming equipment and a car prop

Floor manager skills
A person speaks to a camera, reading from an autocue teleprompter

Autocue operator skills
An indoor film shoot with a cameraman operating equipment and a person sat with a teleprompter on a table

Script supervisor skills (unscripted)
A close up image of a mixer on a studio set

Vision mixer skills
EVS editor skills

EVS editor skills