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SUMMARY:Unscripted TV Development Assistant Producer Training Programme
DESCRIPTION:Apply now Application deadline 23:59 on 30th March 20250000Days00Hrs00Min00Sec\nAre you working as a Development AP and looking to upskill in your role?\n\nAre you newly appointed in a Development AP role and keen to hone your skills?\n\nAre you an experienced Development Researcher ready to move up to a Development AP role?\nMission Accomplished are delivering a brand-new Unscripted Development Assistant Producer training programme. \nThe training will run in two cohorts (one in May and one in July – precise dates TBC). Training sessions will take place on weekdays during standard office hours. The schedule includes: \n\n4 x 3-hour online sessions (including an array of guest speakers)\n2 x in-person training days (Birmingham)\n1-2-1 session with the course leader\n6-month work placement as a Development AP – with partial salary support from the ScreenSkills Unscripted Skills Fund.\n\nWe’re looking to recruit 20 delegates based across the UK. \nThis programme is aimed at those who have demonstrable experience working in unscripted TV development at Development AP or Development Researcher level. You could be a newly appointed Development AP\, eager to hone their skills and build confidence\, or an experienced Development Researcher\, ready to step up into a Development AP position. \nYou can access this course in two ways:\n\nIndependent Route: If you’re a freelancer or between contracts\, you can apply for one of our dedicated placement opportunities. Please note: You will need to be approved by both the training provider and the placement company to be selected for the training.\nCompany Route: If you are currently working for a company as a Development AP\, or about to be stepped up from Development Researcher\, and your current production company is supporting your application\, you can apply with a letter of recommendation.Please note:\n\n\nThe company must be committed to a six-month placement and agree to top up the salary contribution provided by the ScreenSkills Unscripted Production Fund.\nNo more than 50% of the places will be allocated via this route.\nHost companies must evidence a need for partaking in the programme to create this opportunity.\n\nThere is a fee of £300 (+VAT) for this course\, which is payable upon enrolment. Bursaries are available and will be prioritised for independent applicants. \nMission Accomplished is particularly keen to receive applications from traditionally excluded groups especially those from:   \nPeople from racialised identitiesPeople that are (d)Deaf\, Disabled and/or NeurodivergentThose who are care-experienced.People from a refugee or disadvantaged migrant communityThose from a Gypsy\, Roma or Traveller communityPeople from LGBTQI+ CommunitiesPeople from a working class/low-income background (or if you have identified as such in the past)If you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format\, please contact USF@screenskills.com . \nApply now THE COURSE WILL COVER\nTHE COURSE WILL COVER: \nThis course is aimed at addressing the lack of training for Development AP talent and is aimed at ensuring they are ready to tackle the current and future challenges within the unscripted TV sector.   \nThe course will cover the development process within a production company:  \n\nBrief  \nIdeation  \nFormulating the Idea  \nCreating Pitch Decks  \nSizzles  \n\nCourse content headlines include:   \n\nThriving as a Development AP in an evolving landscape \nThe business of creativity \nMaximising creative performance \nLeadership\, managing teams and setting boundaries \nThe Developer's Guide to Production \nHow to be the best Dev AP you possibly can \n\nCOURSE FORMAT \nSubject to market conditions\, the placements will run concurrently with the training to maximise opportunities to implement the learning. The training itself will be split across two cohorts: \nCohort 1 dates (placements beginning in May):\n\nFriday\, 9th May\, 2-5 pm – Online\nTuesday\, 20th & Wednesday\, 21st May – In-person full days in Birmingham\nThursday\, 5th June\, 2-5 pm – Online\nThursday\, 19th June\, 2-5 pm – Online\nThursday\, 10th July\, 2-5 pm – Online\n\nCohort 2 dates (placements beginning in July):\n\nThursday\, 3rd July\, 2-5 pm – Online\nMonday\, 14th & Tuesday\, 15th July – In-person full days in Birmingham\nThursday\, 7th August\, 2-5 pm – Online\nThursday\, 21st August\, 2-5 pm – Online\nThursday\, 4th September\, 2-5 pm – Online\n\nHOW TO APPLY\nClick 'Apply Now' at the top of the page and follow the instructions to complete your application through the ScreenSkills website. \nYou must have demonstrable experience working in unscripted TV development at Development AP or Development Researcher level. \nIn the application\, you will be asked to specify whether you are applying for support as a freelancer or an employee of an unscripted TV company. If you are applying as an employee\, you will need to provide your company name and the contact person we can reach if you are successful. \nYou will also be asked for your three most recent credits. Please provide the programme/series title and your job role. \nWhile most questions in the application form are multiple choice or require short answers\, four questions will require longer answers. For your preparation\, these four questions are: \n\nWhy do you feel you are a suitable candidate for this training programme at this time in your career?\nWhat are you looking to achieve by completing this training programme?\nDo you have any other hobbies\, interests\, or specialist knowledge that could influence your practice?\nWhat is your future career goal?\n\nIf you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format please contact USF@screenskills.com  \nKEY DATES\nKEY DATES:\n\nApplication Deadline – Sunday\, 30th March\, 23:59 2025\nFirst-round interviews with Mission Accomplished commence – Monday\, 7th April\, 2025\nSecond-round interviews with the production company offering placement commence – Monday\, 14th April 2025\n\nYou will need to be approved by both the training provider and the placement company to be selected for the training. \nBY THE END OF THE TRAINING COURSE\nBy the end of the training course\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand the role and responsibilities of a Development Assistant Producer \nHave the skills and knowledge to take on a role at Development Assistant Producer level \nKnow themselves and their creative identity \nKnow their buyers (channels / SVODs) and how to crack them \nUnderstand the need to look at ideas afresh and be continually challenging their thinking \nHave started to develop Leadership and Management skills needed for the role \nHave developed their brainstorming and ideation skills and upscaled their creative processes \nUnderstand access\, talent\, their assets and how to sell them \n\nCOURSE DIRECTOR AND LEAD TUTOR\nAlison Grade | Course Director \nAlison founded and runs Mission Accomplished. The company regularly delivers training courses for ScreenSkills. Alison is an experienced Line Producer and Production Manager as well as a Nesta Accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer. She regularly delivers training that enables creatives to take their careers to the next level. Alison is the author of Penguin published book\, The Freelance Bible and offers many workshops and training programmes to support freelancers. \nSophie Morgan | Course Trainer  \nShe is an experienced TV and multi-platform content creator\, screenwriter and development consultant with over twenty-years working as award-winning creative director\, commissioning editor and BAFTA-nominated producer. Working in the UK and US\, she has developed\, and exec produced hundreds of hours of TV content including Britain's Next Top Model\, RuPaul's Drag Race\, London Ink and Jade. \nIn 2021 she founded multi-platform ideation and development consultancy Pontariva Media with the aim of adding value to production companies\, multiplatform content studios and broadcasters like Channel 4 and Sky. They do this by helping them devise more ambitious\, omni platform content and find innovative ways to exploit IP\, use emerging technology and design new funding models.  \nShe also devises and delivers industry training on topics including Gen AI\, agile leadership\, industry diversification and best creative practice and runs regular workshops for ScreenSkills and Creative Enterprise as well as the NFTS and Warwick University. She chairs several industry panels for Broadcast's AI summits and is a neurodiversity advocate and mentor. She has written two novels and two screenplays for Sky and the BBC.  \n Delivery team  Our Funders This training programme is funded by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters\, SVoDs and production companies.  \nApply now Training (88)\nScreenSkills (76)\nHETV (62)\nFilm (44)\nUnscripted (32)\nExperienced (14)\nFreelancing (14)\nChildren's (14)\nEarly Experienced (10)\nScripted (8)\nCareer stage Early (5)\nFor Approval (5)\nAge +18 (4)
URL:https://www.mission.guru/event/unscripted-tv-development-assistant-producer-training-programme/
LOCATION:Birmingham TBC\, Birmingham\, B1\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Experienced,Early Experienced,Scripted,Freelancing,Training,Film,HETV,Unscripted
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SUMMARY:Return to Work in Craft and Tech | Session 6b IRL
DESCRIPTION:Training (88)\nScreenSkills (76)\nHETV (62)\nFilm (44)\nUnscripted (32)\nExperienced (14)\nFreelancing (14)\nChildren's (14)\nEarly Experienced (10)\nScripted (8)\nCareer stage Early (5)\nFor Approval (5)\nAge +18 (4)\nAre you sitting at home\, curled up on the sofa\, watching brilliant TV drama series and wishing you could find a way you could return to work in HETV?   \nAre you asking yourself how on earth could I find a way back in because you can’t work the same way you used to?  \nAre you lacking confidence in how to approach returning to working in TV?   \nThis FREE-TO-ATTEND\, online Return to Work training programme is here to help you work out how you can find a way back to doing the work you want to do in HETV and importantly in a way that will work for both you and your production.  \nThis course is designed to assist experienced craft and tech freelancers looking to return to work after a career break\, to help you think differently about how you could bring your services to a production. The course will provide you with the tools you need to seek opportunities\, return with confidence\, work successfully as a freelancer\, and re-build a sustainable career in HETV.   \nThe course is taught by Alison Grade and Sarah Mccaffrey who are both experienced industry trainers. In addition to the training course there are up to 6 funded placements available for eligible participants.  \nBy the end of this course\, participants will have the knowledge and confidence to return to HETV.  \nWe are looking to help people who: \nHave been out of the screen industries for 9+ monthsHave previous track record working in scripted TV (approx. 5+ years) with some experience within HETVAre looking to gain insight into the current HETV workplaceAre wanting to rebuild confidenceAre looking to reconnect and rebuild networksAre preparing or thinking about returning to work in HETVWant to make work\, work for themIf you are thinking about returning to HETV following a break from TV and you work in a craft or tech department but not sure where to start then this course is for you.  \n Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.  \nWe welcome applications from all individuals\, if you would like support completing the application form and/or would like us to send it to you in an alternative format please email training@mission.guru.  \n  \n Delivery team  Our Funders This training is supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions. \nWHO IS THE COURSE FOR?\nThis Return to work programme is designed to assist experienced craft and tech freelancers in the industry looking to return to work after a career break and provide them with the tools they need to seek opportunities\, return with confidence\, work successfully as a freelancer\, and re-build a sustainable career in HETV.  \nThe sessions will be highly interactive\, and all participants will be encouraged to contribute to the discussions. Reflection time will also be included within the sessions to cement learning.  \nThis programme is aimed to help those who have:  \n\n\nCostume \nHair and Make-up \nArt department \nLocations \nCameras \nSound \n\n\nWe will be looking to recruit 12 participants from across the following grades:  \n\n\nBeen out of the screen industries for 9+ months \nprevious track record working in scripted TV (approx. 5+ years) with some experience in HETV \n\n\nCOURSE DATES\nThis course will be fully online both group sessions and individual 1-2-1 coaching sessions. At the end of the course we plan to arrange an in-person event to meet other participants across this and our other return to work course alongside industry professionals and those looking to crew up.  \nIn addition to the group sessions\, each participant will have 5 hours of 1-2-1 support. 3 of these will be with one of our course tutors between the group sessions with an initial one before the first in-person day. Two will be with our CV and interviews expert and will be focussed on prepping you for getting work.   \n\n\n\n\n\nDate\nTime\nLocation\n\n\n\n\nMonday 6th February 2023\n10:00 – 14:00\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 13th February 2023\n10.00 – 14.00\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 27th February 2023\n18.30 – 20.30\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 6th March 2023\n18.30 – 20.30\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 13th March 2023\n18.30 – 20.30\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 20th March 2023\n18.30 – 20.30\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 27th March 2023\n18.30 – 20.30\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 17th April 2023\n10:00 – 14.00\nZoom\n\n\nMonday 24th April 2023\n\n\n\n\nIRL Final session in-person OPTIONAL \n\n\n\n\nLocation TBC\n\n\n\n\n\nCOURSE OUTLINE\nThe training will include groups and individual career coaching\, confidence in returning to the workplace sessions and ‘soft skills’ training. It will combine positive psychology and strategies to optimise performance both within a team and individually. It will focus on helping individuals explore where they are now versus where they want to be. The aim is to examine behaviour and thought processes and implement positive changes with practical tools that can enhance professional and personal growth.  \n\n\n\n\n\nDate\nSession number\nTraining course step\nCourse Content\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 6 February 2023\n Session 1a\n1. Where am I?\n\n\nHow to assess and reflect on your current situation\nResilient thinking and challenging thoughts\nHow to establish and work with a growth mindset\nWhat’s holding me back from returning to work?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 6 February 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Session 1a\n2. What is my Secret Sauce?\n\n\nWhat are my ‘soft skills’?\nHow do my ‘soft skills’ add value to my knowledge and experience\nWhy me? Why will productions hire me?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 13 February 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 1b\n3. What’s happening in the industry?\n\n\nMacro picture of context of UK HETV industry\nLocalised picture for nations / regions of participants\nHow important is geography today? Remote / hybrid / location working\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 27 February 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Session 2\n4. Where do I want to be?\n\n\nDefining career goals\nWhat does success mean to me?\nBreaking goals down into manageable steps\nWhat are the challenges and opportunities?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 6 March 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Session 3\n5. Communicating my offering\n\n\nUnderstanding my communication style\nBuilding rapport with others\nCreating a CV for different jobs/clients\nCreating a portfolio for different jobs/clients\nDeveloping professional profiles online\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 13 March 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1-2-1 session\n\n\n\n1-2-1 session / Guest speaker covid session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 20 March 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Session 4\n6. References and supporters\n\n\nMid point check in and reflection on learning\nWhere are you now?\nWho do I want to work with?\nIdentifying my supporters\nRe-building relationships with my supporters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 27 March 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 5\n7. Re-building my networks\n\n\nWho is in my networks?\nHow do I reach out to people?\nIdentifying networking opportunities that work for you\nRemote networking tactics\nFace to face networking strategies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 17 April 2023 \n\n\n\n\nSession 6a\n8. Sealing the deal – interviews / pitching for work\n\n\nTypes and styles of interviews (formal/informal)\nStrategies for managing questions\nResponding effectively to difficult question\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 24 April 2023 (OPTIONAL) \n\n\n\nIRL Final session combined with Prod Off and industry hirers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 6b\n9. Moving onwards and upwards\n\n\nRe-building your reputation\nFurther developing your skills and abilities\nFinding new opportunities\nHow to embrace and feel comfortable with new opportunities\nMaintaining boundaries\nKnowing when to say NO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPLACEMENT OUTLINE\nFollowing the training\, it is planned that six participants will be supported with a funded placement. We work with the ScreenSkills HETV team to source and set up funded placements for up to six people on high-end television productions. \nBY THE END OF THE COURSE...\nBy the end of training course participants will have: \n\nGained insight into the current marketplace and opportunities in HETV\nBuilt confidence in their ability to return to work\nPrepared to re-enter the workplace\nAn action plan to market themselves to potential productions\nRe-connected with those in their networks\n\nBy the end of this course\, participants will have the knowledge and confidence to return to HETV. \n Course Tutors Alison GradeCourse DirectorAlison founded and runs Mission Accomplished. The company regularly delivers training courses for ScreenSkills. Alison is an experienced Line Producer and Production Manager as well as a Nesta Accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer. She regularly delivers training that enables creatives to take their careers to the next level. Alison is the author of Penguin published book\, The Freelance Bible and offer many workshops and training programmes to support freelancersSarah MccaffreyCourse TutorSarah has extensive experience delivering training programmes for ScreenSkills. She founded independent mental health and training company Solas Mind in 2019. Sarah is a fully qualified psychotherapist and offers mental health services including counselling and training in the film and tv industry. Sarah regularly runs mental health workshops\, leadership and management training for ScreenSkills and Solas Mind supports the trainee finder trainees.
URL:https://www.mission.guru/event/return-to-work-in-craft-and-tech-session-6b-irl/
LOCATION:Birmingham TBC\, Birmingham\, B1\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Training,ScreenSkills,HETV
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