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Kate Bissell

Edinburgh,Midlothian

Summary

Award winning, highly experienced, innovative Producer with outstanding communication and persuasion skills. Experienced at running multiple high profile productions. Motivated to nurture presenter and individual and team production talent and creativity. Meets deadlines and budgets through focused planning and negotiation. Strong journalistic approach to content and through knowledge of BBC values and editorial guidelines. Able to foster successful collaboration within teams to make exceptional content. Enjoys new challenges and opportunities to attract and grow BBC Radio Scotland's audience. Keen to use new and existing technology to make the most of content and our audience experience.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Producer

BBC Scotland
Edinburgh , Midlothian
08.2005 - Current
  • Developed, managed and produced award winning podcasts, series and documentaries for BBC Scotland, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
  • Used Investigative Journalist skills to solve old cases and re- examine historic scams and scandals.
  • Successfully managed complex projects with Senior Producers and Editors across two major networks, CBC in Canada and the BBC World Service.
  • Collaborated with BBC Wales, to produce a critically acclaimed series for BBC Radio 4.
  • Developed a BBC Radio 4 series with BBC Wales Editor and Senior Producers which went on to be commissioned.
  • Have fostered fantastic working relationships with editors, researchers, the BBC Scotland Development team, Editorial Policy and the Programme Legal teams across the UK.
  • Experienced at nurturing and producing new presenting talent as well as working with highly experienced and well known presenters on location and in the studio.
  • Able to successfully pitch different formats and genres of documentary, series and podcast ideas to Commissioning Executives.
  • Highly skilled in interviewing, editing, scripting and finessing documentaries and podcasts.
  • Able to bring on board and work with people from diverse backgrounds to create compelling content.

Investigative Journalist/ Producer

All Out Productions
Manchester, Manchester
01.2002 - 08.2005
  • Researched and Produced the BBC Five Live Report/ Investigation with Julian Worricker.
  • Exposed fake online ordination and exposed fake priests within the Catholic church.
  • Researched and set up a four part investigation into the pharmaceutical industry and generic drugs across Africa and India, which won a One World Media Award.
  • Won commissions and produced BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra documentaries for stories in the US, Thailand and South Africa.
  • Won commissions with BBC Radio 4 including documentaries for their 11am and 8pm feature doc, experimental strand and the Archive Hour. Secured access to lost never before broadcast interviews with Louis Armstrong, a documentary which won a New York Radio Festival Award. Also produced a 9/11 anniversary documentary for BBC Radio 4.
  • Produced high profile presenters on location and in the studio.

European Parliamentary Researcher

European Parliamentary Labour Party
Brussels , Brussels
04.2000 - 06.2001
  • I ran Arlene McCarthy MEP's Brussels and Strasbourg parliamentary offices.
  • Attended parliamentary committee meetings in the European Parliament on relevant directives.
  • Helped research a a variety of topics covering MEP's remit.
  • Organised Arlene McCarthy's diary and liaised with her constituency office on schedule and commitments in the UK.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

The University of Leeds
Leeds
09.1997 - 05.2000

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

The University of Ghent
Ghent, Belgium
06.1998

Skills

  • Experienced in managing podcast production teams and collaborating with Producers, Senior Producers and other network Executives
  • Able to problem solve under pressure and not only offer solutions but help motivate others to find successful solutions to production issues
  • Very good time management and able to meet multiple deadlines
  • Highly motivated and organised
  • Resilient and driven to create exceptional content
  • Experienced in managing budgets
  • Always positive with a optimistic outlook even when faced with what seem like insurmountable challenges
  • Successful at nurturing talent and motivating people to seek solutions to successfully complete difficult tasks
  • Motivated to help individuals and teams to reach their potential and strive for creative, ambitious and journalistically strong productions and output
  • Motivated to reach new and diverse audiences by representing their stories and community in output
  • Able to deal with several different projects at once
  • Able to make editorially sound judgements and decisions
  • Thorough knowledge and implementation of BBC Values and Editorial guidelines
  • Knowledge of BBC Scotland's audience across Scotland
  • Happy to work out-with normal office hours if needed

Affiliations

  • Lane swimming, hiking, listening to podcasts and radio. Interested in current affairs, innovative sound design and AI technology.

Timeline

Producer

BBC Scotland
08.2005 - Current

Investigative Journalist/ Producer

All Out Productions
01.2002 - 08.2005

European Parliamentary Researcher

European Parliamentary Labour Party
04.2000 - 06.2001

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

The University of Leeds
09.1997 - 05.2000

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

The University of Ghent

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