I love that I get to go to work and help bring telly that I genuinely love to life. 

Tells us a bit about your career route to your current role?

I started out in 2015 working for Optomen. I was placed on Mary Portas: Secret Shopper for my first show, assisting the casting team. I then went on to working with the development team for a bit, helping them with new pitches. After finishing at Optomen, I spent the next 18 months working as a runner on a variety of different programmes, getting as much experience as possible on different shows and genres, keen to never rush any route.

I knew from day one that I wanted to go into editorial, with a keen eye for directing. I soon found my feet in the industry, working on a wealth of different entertainment and reality shows, specialising in games and forward planning. Thanks to shows such as The Apprentice, The Chase and Big Brother, I have been able to carve a career working in competition based formats.

My love for telly goes way back to being a child. Working on games teams has given me the confidence, enjoyment and opportunity to pitch, develop and produce a wealth of different games and format points for shows. 

What would you say to people who are considering joining the scheme? 

Just do it! You have nothing to lose (apart from having a lie in - haha!). In all seriousness, the Pact Indie Diversity Scheme is a no-brainer, it's such an incredible opportunity to get your foot in the door, work at a leading UK production company and learn the ropes in starting out in TV. You will get the opportunity to try out so many different things, experience various pathways (production, editorial, technical, crew) and work with people from all walks of life. 

What 2 key things did the Pact Indie Diversity Training Scheme give you?

Knowledge of working in the industry, the etiquette required and all the little intricate things that you don't learn at school/college/university. As well as this, the scheme also offers you some money-can't-buy, amazing training sessions that will equip and help you to further develop your skills for the industry.
  

You will get the opportunity to try out so many different things, experience various pathways and work with people from all walks of life.

What do you love best about your job in TV/Film?

I love that I get to go to work, and help bring telly that I genuinely love to life. My one piece of advice for getting the most from the industry and enjoying what you do, is to LOVE telly. If you don't watch any TV, or have much passion for it, it's worth thinking if it's really for you. Knowing what's on TV, what's coming up and having a real genuine love for the arts and screen industry is what matters most.

What is your big ambition? 

It's changed a lot over the years. I've always had a lifelong dream of one day writing and directing my own film, but in the interim my ambition is to one day get my own shows commissioned and to exec them, whether it be as an exec or commissioner. I love having an input on shows, from games, format points, stories and casting. So to see it through from an initial idea of my own to a full commission would be incredible. 

What was the most memorable or favourite part of your training programme? 

Meeting the people I did on the scheme, they were all older than me and had some experience of the working world, so their insight, kindness and advice was second to none. Many of whom I am still friends with now.