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Signpost productions is a company based in the North East making quality programmes for a range of broadcasters.
They specialise in factual programming and pride ourselves on the top-quality television they make. As a company, Signpost grew out of access services and now focus very much on diversity and inclusion throughout their productions.
Their award-winning programmes spread over a range of genres including factual, factual entertainment and documentary.
Signpost are looking for a development executive who will report in to the creative director of this ambitious company. This is a fixed term contract, that they would like to extend, ideally based in the North East.
The successful candidate will have experience in developing ideas into commissionable formats.
Responsibilities:
– Generating fact and fact-ent formats
– Securing exclusive access to interesting places with fascinating stories.
– Finding out about and responding to commissioner briefs and/or tenders
– Organising creative brainstorms within the department.
– Writing and producing treatments and decks.
– Producing and self shooting sizzle tapes
Skills and experience:
– A track record of developing ideas through to commission
– Experience of gaining access
– An understanding of regional briefs (in particular the North East)
– Self shooter
To apply, email Gareth Deighan at gareth.deighan@itv.com
We’ve been contacted by the team at Fulwell North with an urgent call for DITs/Wranglers in Sunderland.
Must be available for 3 weeks from the 15th of August and must be able to drive and have full clean drivers licence, some weekend work may be required.
Email your CV to MelRainbow@fulwell73.com
Chatterbox Media require a Data Wrangler for a reality/obs production shooting in Sunderland.
A Data Wrangler who is available to work in Sunderland on the 19th and 20th of August.
Please contact Line Producer Paris Burgoyne-Hughes at paris@chatterbox.media if interested and available.
We’ve been contacted by the team at Fulwell North with an urgent call for Runners in Sunderland.
Must be available for 3 weeks from the 15th of August and must be able to drive and have full clean drivers licence, some weekend work may be required.
Email your CV to MelRainbow@fulwell73.com
Role is for a feature film directed by Lena Headey
A Location Scout based in the North East to start ASAP. Goldfinch have not specified if a driving license will be required for this role but it is likely in a role like this.
If interested and available please contact Ben Charles Edwards at Goldfinch here – bce@goldfinch.co.uk
London Creative Agency are recruiting for a 3-day commercial shoot in Newcastle for a national brand.
A Costume Stylist who is available from the 16th to the 18th of August.
if you are interested and available, please email you CV to Evie.Branka@ThirtyThree.co.uk
This is your chance to pitch to be the producer of and curate two nights of laughter, showcasing the best digital comedy from around the world, alongside profiling the best of the region’s talent to BBC Commissioners and industry.
BBC Comedy and North East Screen’s Comedy Hot House, are to support two comedy short film nights as part of the BBC City of Comedy 2022.
The BBC Comedy commissioning team and North East Comedy Hot House will attend the two short film showcasing nights to see what talent you want to bring to their attention on screen and in real life. The second night will also form part of the closing activity for BBC City of Comedy..
If you are able to demonstrate an obsession with broadcast comedy, experience in producing digital comedy, events and/or live stand-up on broadcast or other platforms, and you live in the North East (Teesside, Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, County Durham or Northumberland), then apply today!
Events details
- Budget: £5,000 bursary incl. VAT. This will be the overall budget to curate, host and produce both events. Managing the budget is up to you, North East Comedy Hot House will support including ensuring you receive a reasonable fee from the budget (approx 15%).
- When? 29th September 2022 and 10th November 2022
- Where? In BBC City of Comedy, Newcastle (venues to be decided)
- Who? You can be an individual or a company. As long as you have a burning passion for comedy and aspire to produce.
- What? Although you will have significant freedom and creativity when curating/surfacing the comedy shorts, a real bonus of this opportunity is that you will get to liaise with the BBC Comedy Commissioning and Editorial teams to sign off on the shorts being shown and details of both events.
If you’re a fan of scripted TV comedy, desperate to uncover the next breakthrough talent and have the ability to turn a comedy shorts screening into the hottest ticket in town, this is the opportunity for you! We are looking for someone to produce two comedy short film nights that will bring North East regional and national talent to mingle and get everyone buzzing and to showcase the best digital comedy at an event fit for BBC Comedy commissioners, industry, audiences and talent.
You must:
- Be North East based and over 18yrs old
- Have a proven passion for and commitment to comedy, scripted comedy TV
- Be or aspire to be a Producer
- Have experience of managing events / making things happen – (screenings, production, stand up comedy, theatre and/or networking)
- Have experience of or desire to spot and develop talent
- Fill in the application form – give us the basic eligibility information we need and a sense of why this is the right opportunity for you now.
- Create a 2 page pitch which sells your vision and gets across the scale and tone of your idea. Please include potential venues and 2-3 examples of existing shorts that you like to give an idea of what sort of night you would be putting on. Also include a brief first-draft budget breakdown and show off your pitching and packaging skills.
- Attach a brief CV – to demonstrate that you have the practical skills required to manage and deliver your vision, and a commitment to producing broadcast comedy.
Please send your application to hothouse@northeastscreen.org
Deadline for applications is 4th July 2022. Successful candidates will be informed no later than July 30th.
Please email CV to karenkelly@twentysix03.com
Signpost Productions is looking for a production coordinator to work on a new 15-part series based in the North East.
The Coordinator will work with a production manager to coordinate the running of this busy production. That will include booking and organising travel, locations and transport. As well as making sure call sheets and risk assessments are up to date and that we have the necessary consent forms. They will also help in filling out the required post production paperwork.
Signpost Productions is an award-winning production company based in the North East of England. It is a production house like no other, with diversity in our DNA. Every commission comes with a commitment that the production crew will be as diverse as possible.
The contract would last through summer 2022 and beyond.
For more information please email gareth.deighan@signpost.tv
We’re MOTIF – a production company based in Gateshead and we’re looking for a Filmmaker to join our team.
We’re a bit of a different proposition from your normal business in this industry. We’ve got a diverse body of work and have ideas and opportunities to make that even broader.
You’ll probably want to have a look at our website to find out what we’re all about, so it’s here: www.motifpictures.co.uk so you’ll be able to see a bit more about us there.
We’re not that interested in telling you loads about what we’re after – mostly because we want someone to come in and make this job their own. However, in order to be the right person for us, we’ll need you to be:
A good human being who we can get on with. Someone who genuinely wants to be with us and to push themselves to improve, diversify their skills and be the best they can be.
Able to film – clue’s in the job name but you’ve got to be able to use a camera
Able to edit – we’ve got post-production facilities on site and you’ll be expected to be able to use them. (We use the Adobe suite so Premiere Pro and possibly a bit of After Effects or the desire to learn it)
Able to communicate with us and external partners and clients. A big part of the job will be working with our corporate clients, helping to build relationships with new companies and also adding to our work across factual and scripted commissions.
Someone who can think for yourself, show initiative and want to develop and make your own films, videos, TikToks, podcasts or whatever. We’re all in this industry because we love it – or at least we should be – so we want that to shine through from you.
The big questions are always and obviously salary and level. To be honest, we have an idea of what we can pay the right person but we want to talk about that with you. In terms of your previous experience, we’re open to the right recent graduate with the right degree but ideally you’ll be able to show us a body of work that you’ve created over a couple of years that you feel shows you as someone who can do all the above.
Number one rule though, don’t bullsh*t us on your skills or experience levels. We’ve been around this industry for a long time so can smell it a mile off. However, if you do manage to convince us you can do something that you can’t then we’ll find out pretty quickly.
This is a permanent position in the company with an initial six months probation period.
All the normal stuff applies about pensions and how we’ll look after you.
For our part, we promise that if you put effort and commitment into working with us, you’ll get back far more.
Please send CVs and anything else you’d like to tell us about you and what you’ve done to hello@motifpictures.co.uk
Vera Series 12 is looking for an Assitant Location Manager to join their team.
Someone available from 13th June to 11th September
If interested and available please email CV to sam.simon@itv.com
