Tani J. Email & Phone Number

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Winner of the Thousand Films TV pilot competition for 2024. Original pilot now optioned by and in development with Thousand Productions, with the team behind Killing Eve, Extraordinary, Rain Dogs and The Durrells.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Reading a variety of screenplays and novels to assess their potential for production/adaptation.
• Writing script coverage - creating a logline and synopsis for projects, along with a thorough analysis of story, structure, character, themes and place in the current film/tv landscape.
• Issuing a final verdict on scripts: pass, consider, recommend.
• Identifying promising new writers for the company to create positive relationships with.

London, England

• Working with the BAFTA winning team behind ‘Horrible Histories’ on children’s comedy sketch show ‘Horrible Science.’
• Liaison between writers and producers; communicating editorial notes to writers and managing their deadlines.
• Providing editorial feedback and creative problem solving in script read-throughs.
• Sending commissions and maintaining a commissions spreadsheet that tracked over 250 sketch scripts from 30 different writers through various levels of the editorial process.
• General assistance in Writers’ Rooms.
• Editing and distributing sides and amendment memos.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Managed the school’s calendar, including the diaries of the school’s senior leadership team.
• Responsible for the school’s communication and relationship maintenance with parents/carers, service providers and the local authorities.
• Ensured the health and safety of 100+ students with high-level special needs - regularly reviewing and disseminating information on health and safety procedures.
• Entrusted with the upkeep and filing of financial records, medical files and other sensitive data.
• Welcomed visitors at the reception desk.

• Provided educational and well-being support for pupils aged 3-11.
• Assisted pupils with special needs and behavioural problems with their learning and social conduct in one-to-one, small group and classroom settings.
• Stewarded break and lunch times, facilitating and encouraging safe and inclusive play among pupils.

London/Nigeria

• Provided in-depth developmental feedback for scripts on BAP’s development slate.
• Problem solved with writers to find resolutions for issues such as weakness in character arcs or motivations, plot holes, cultural insensitivities, and general hindrances to script quality.
• Advised executive producers on projects according to current social and ethical matters, market research and how to create wide-scale appeal across Nigerian and international audiences.

• Hosted high energy parties, immersing children in magic shows, lively games and discos.
• Assisted children with additional needs and adapted activities to be inclusive of them.
• Hosted for high end clients and public figures with an assurance of confidentiality.

• Built rapport with members of the public, forming a relationship between them and the brand being promoted.
• Engaged potential customers in informative and persuasive discussion, communicating the brand’s work and vision and signing them up for services.
• In my promotional run for the Financial Times in October 2018, I met double the daily target for customers signed up to the service every single day. (With Grapefruit Promotions, Urban Leaf and Rare Model Management.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Screen Production: Screenwriting, Merit

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Film And Creative Writing, First Class