Joseph Ryan - Researcher
London/Hertfordshire
Summary
An enthusiastic, socially confident and driven Researcher, who thrives both independently or as part of a team. Experience across both Location and studio productions within factual entertainment, reality and competition formats. Eager to take on new challenges that will help me expand my skillset.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work history
Researcher - Stacey & Joe
Optomen Television
2026.04 - 2026.07
- Ideated, produced and filmed a successful social media campaign, boosting online presence and driving audience engagement on instagram whilst working closely with Lime Pictures edit house.
- Researched, contacted and secured filming locations whilst acting as point of contact on the day.
- Created comprehensive research documents outlining progress for each specific brief.
- Ideated story pieces, from conception or brief, through researching and prep, up to overseeing on the day of filming.
- Wrote detailed story notes, maintained an up-to-date edit notes system which linked to the running order for the edit house.
- Captured and logged personal social media cast posts from their pages for the dit.
- Supported shoot team on location with kit, release forms, contributor care and communication.
Jr Researcher - Olivia Attwood Price of Perfection
Optomen Television
2026.01 - 2026.04
- Drafted detailed research documents to ensure facts and stats were interesting and accurate.
- Collated thematically relevant story items and pitched them to the wider team.
- Worked closely with the casting team on contributor outreach, whilst abiding to a specific and strict brief.
- Constructed meticulously detailed background check documents using Lexis Nexis and manual searching, outlining and flagging all concerns to the executive team.
- Ensured discretion and compassion whilst acting as point of contact between medical staff, patients and team members during shoots in sensitive medical environments.
- Supported shoot team on location with kit handling, rigging and derigging.
Welfare Chaperone - Derren Brown: Incognito (WT)
Vaudeville Productions
2025.11 - 2025.12
- Safe-guarded and supported cast members on set, providing the utmost compassion and care during emotionally intense filming experiences.
- Sole guardian of cast member's emotional-support animals, ensuring their comfort and wellbeing.
- Worked with complete discretion, strictly abiding to sensitive information protocols and ensuring cast movement procedures ran smoothly.
Jr Researcher - Sort Your Life Out
Optomen Television
2025.05 - 2025.10
- As a Junior Researcher, responsibilities included researching and securing filming permissions for locations and GVs, as well as sourcing suitable warehouse locations for the series.
- Supported backstory shoots by logging, data wrangling, assisting the camera team, and shooting GVs using the Sony FX6. Operated camera on full multi cam studio day using the Sony FS7.
- Identified and pitched story items aligned with contributor and series narratives.
- Assisted with contributor outreach, supported the casting team with background checks, and conducted casting calls with potential contributors.
Production Runner - Made in Chelsea
Monkey Kingdom
2025.01 - 2025.04
- Supporting location shoots by managing SAs, setting up props, securing contributor and location release forms.
- Logging scenes on RIMMs, writing up Daily Progress Reports, noting continuity, rigging and de-rigging kit and equipment, noting crew working hours including overtime, driving crew and kit from office to location.
- Office tasks - admin and prop management/inventory.
Production Runner - Sort Your Life Out
Optomen Television
2024.06 - 2024.11
- Supported location shoots with responsibilities including assisting crew setup and de-rigging of equipment, sorting lenses and batteries, wrangling and logging, in addition to standard production tasks.
- Brainstormed and researched ideas. Worked closely with talent and contributors across the series. Pre-shoot office tasks included managing inventory and supplies whilst supporting production coordinators to ensure smooth operations for each shoot.
- Drove long-wheel vans to transport equipment and crew across various locations.
Talent Runner - Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Hungry Bear Media
2024.06 - 2024.06
- Looking after several high-profile talent each day.
- aiding transportation, wardrobe and costume requirements, lunch and dinner needs, contributor release paperwork.
- General runner duties including equipment transportation, sourcing materials etc.
Cast Runner - Traitors UK/US
Studio Lambert
2024.05 - 2024.06
- Looking after and escorting cast whilst maintaining strict confidentiality, night driving on rural and urban roads.
- Assisting prod office, assisting setups, transporting equipment, assisting wardrobe, assisting casting/welfare taking breakfast, lunch and dinner orders for cast and crew.
Talent Runner - Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Hungry Bear Media
2023.10 - 2023.12
- Personally looking after high-profile talent and their guests.
- sourcing materials and paperwork, rigging and de-rigging, stand-in's and other general responsibilities.
Runner - Waffle the Wonder Dog
Darrall Macqueen Prods.
2019.04 - 2019.04
- Helping the art and stage management departments in sourcing materials, building sets, and taking coffee, lunch and dinner orders.
Education
2nd class TV production degree -
Bournemouth University
Skills
- Full UK driving licence Experience driving vans including long wheel based
- Data wrangling and use of ShotPut Pro
- Proffesional social media experience
- Lexis Nexis experience
- Advanced logging skills
- Kit proficiency
- DV FX9/FX6 shooting course certificate
- Experience looking after contributors and talent
- SA management skills
- Intermediate knowledge of Fadeln Pro, Photoshop and Adobe Premier Pro
- Experience with production cards and reconciling receipts
- Winner of BU Best Scriptwriter 2023 award
- RAW certificate
- Solo travelling experience
Other relevant experience
Scriptwriter and creator of a 50-minute television pilot titled ‘Dead Ends’. I was heavily involved throughout the process of initial conception and creation of production bible, through active production, to the final edit. For this I was awarded ‘Best Scriptwriter 2023’ by Bournemouth University., Presenter on a 12-hour studio-based charity livestream titled ‘Talking Point’. I was based in the secondary studio where I interacted with the live audience, asking them questions and playing games with them, whilst reminding the at-home viewers of the causes we were raising money for and encouraging them to donate., Scriptwriter and co-creator of several short films. These were titled ‘Hammered’ ‘In Security’, ‘Isolation bathtub’ and ‘Blood on your hands’ and all spanned between 10-15 minutes in duration. These were all filmed on locations and my roles stretched further than writer.
Disclaimer
I consent to my CV being kept on file for distribution and employment purposes.
Timeline
Researcher - Stacey & Joe
Optomen Television
2026.04 - 2026.07
Jr Researcher - Olivia Attwood Price of Perfection
Optomen Television
2026.01 - 2026.04
Welfare Chaperone - Derren Brown: Incognito (WT)
Vaudeville Productions
2025.11 - 2025.12
Jr Researcher - Sort Your Life Out
Optomen Television
2025.05 - 2025.10
Production Runner - Made in Chelsea
Monkey Kingdom
2025.01 - 2025.04
Production Runner - Sort Your Life Out
Optomen Television
2024.06 - 2024.11
Talent Runner - Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Hungry Bear Media
2024.06 - 2024.06
Cast Runner - Traitors UK/US
Studio Lambert
2024.05 - 2024.06
Talent Runner - Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Hungry Bear Media
2023.10 - 2023.12
Runner - Waffle the Wonder Dog
Darrall Macqueen Prods.
2019.04 - 2019.04
2nd class TV production degree -
Bournemouth University