Jonathan Cook Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

- Outputting a daily three hour live national television programme hosted by Susanna Reid, Kate Garraway, Richard Madely and Ed Balls. - Hands-on experience in building full length television programmes and news bulletins on iNews.- Scripting and editing news packages, pitching and planning agenda-setting news stories and ideas, breaking global exclusives, writing, reporting and producing compelling content.- Developed and pitched content for Youtube and social media channels to drive performance and views.- News gathering / booking / planning daily topical stories and content.- Developing strategic plans and objectives and being a subject matter expert on news, brands, business and industry.- Maintaining and growing contacts and agency relationships; building trust and engagement with senior level clients talent and vendors.- Liaising between creative teams and other departments, facilitating regular meetings.- Producing projects from conception all the way through to delivery.- Strong journalistic instincts and ability to identify stories to push the journalism forward.

London, England, United Kingdom

- Worked with writers, directors, and creatives to develop compelling narratives and engaging content.- Overcame unexpected challenges and made on-the-spot decisions to maintain project progress and meet deadlines.- Attended planning meetings and interfaced with internal departments and clients to resolve issues.- Maintained strong understanding of target audiences, ensuring content resonates and connects with intended viewers.- Identified and secured licensing rights for music, images, and other intellectual property, maintaining legal compliance within project.- Coordinated the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout production process.- Conferred with technical directors, managers, crew members and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.- Developed marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution.- Obtained rights to scripts and to such items as existing video footage.- Composed and edited scripts and provided screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written.- Directed live broadcasts, films, and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.- Wrote and edited news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources.- Performed management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning and marketing.- Edited film and tape to integrate component parts into desired sequences.

London, United Kingdom

- Collaborated with other producers and industry professionals to create innovative, entertaining experiences for onscreen and online.- Pitched exclusive, creative and engaging entertainment content and produced, scripted and edited Richard Arnold's daily entertainment news bulletin in studio and live from locations across the world.- Managed external talent teams, relationships with publicists and talent booking of A-list celebrity guest interviews that went on to generate news headlines in the global press.- Conceptualised and developed innovative marketing campaigns that increased brand awareness and went on to receive millions of impressions.- Managed a team of designers, writers and crew to produce high quality content.- Adhered to Ofcom regulations and copyright law.- Overcame unexpected challenges and made on-the-spot decisions to maintain project progress and meet deadlines.- Collaborated with clients and publicists to understand their needs and goals, translating them in to creative strategies and projects.- Identified and approved equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music.- Resolved personnel problems that arose during production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.- Arranged financing for productions.

Sydney, Australia

Sunrise & Weekend Sunrise - Live national Australian breakfast television show. - Produced daily informative topical news, entertainment, celebrity interviews, health, technology and feature-based stories and videos on air and online.- Participated in daily brainstorms- Performed administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies and arranging for rehearsal quarters.

Sydney, Australia

The Today Show & Today Extra - Live national Australian breakfast and mid-morning television shows.- Talent booking / management of celebrity junkets and editing full length video news packages- Managed social media platforms.- Provided guidance and support for pre-recorded and remote or virtual production.

London, United Kingdom

- News gathering / planned daily topical stories.- Received assignments and evaluated leads and tips to develop story ideas.- Taped and filmed interviews and narratives.- Gathered information and developed perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.- Established and maintained relationships with individuals who were credible sources of information.- Took pictures and video and process them for inclusion in story.

London, United Kingdom

- Produced filmed and edited location-based informative feature based videos.- Pitched and produced Loose Women's biggest ever location-based live stunt that saw Andrea McClean bungee jump over the river Thames which went on to earn over half a million pounds for ITV's Text Santa charity.- Provided guidance and support for pre-recorded and remote or virtual production.

London, United Kingdom

- Researched talent and locations.- Managed logistics and film crews.

London

- Provided full support to the editorial and production teams for online and on air features content.

London, United Kingdom

- Researched locations and contributors as part of the casting process for on air content. - Co-ordinated travel and logistics.

London Area, United Kingdom

- Supported account teams in the delivery of events and video campaigns, providing input into logistics, media, and influencer engagement, written materials and plans.- Drafted campaign updates and shared them with clients in a timely and accurate manner.

London Area, United Kingdom

- Supported account teams with digital and video campaigns for different consumer brands that included Disney and Activision.- Updated reports and trackers with high attention to detail to keep clients informed about campaign success and performance.