Kaye Elliott, Director of High-end TV - kaye.elliott@screenskills.com
Kaye provides overall direction for how the High-end TV Skills Fund is used and is the main point of contact for the High-end TV Council, who have ultimate accountability for the fund. Kaye is the department's main spokesperson and you can contact her to find out about the strategy behind the levy fund, potential partnerships or collaborative opportunities and the High-end TV Skills Council and industry working groups. Kaye is based in the North of England.
Nicky Ball, Head of High-end TV Mid-Level Career progression - nicky.ball@screenskills.com
Nicky leads on high-end TV industry liaison in relation to delivery of placements for Make a Move Plus (our career transfer and step up programmes that follow classroom based training) as well as overseeing Trainee Finder, Make a Move and First Break. Nicky provides strategic direction and leadership across the high-end TV offer internally and externally with industry. Nicky is based in the North of England.
Jen Rooks, High-end TV Make a Move and Progression Manager - jen.rooks@screenskills.com
Jen manages Make a Move (our stepping up scheme) and the Electrical trainee programme. She’s the best person to chat through applications with before submitting a request on.
Jacqui Taunton Fenton, Senior High-end TV Training Liaison Manager - jacqui.tauntonfenton@screenskills.com
Jacqui manages the day to day relationships with all high-end television-related training providers, working with them to ensure high-quality training is delivered that is outcome-focused. She also manages the tender processes and the contracting and monitoring of deliverables for all externally delivered activity funded by the High-end TV Skills Fund. Jacqui is based in the North of England.
Hannah Green, Senior High-end TV Programmes Manager - hannah.green@screenskills.com
Hannah leads on delivering Leaders of Tomorrow – our three-year stepping up programme, aimed at mid-level freelancers moving towards leadership roles. Hannah also leads on our professional skills courses for productions including Leadership and Management, Anti Bullying and Harassment and Mental Health Awareness. Hannah is based in the South West of England.
Rebecca Meredith, Training Liaison Manager, Wales - rebecca.meredith@screenskills.com
Rebecca manages the day to day relationships with the public bodies, training providers, education providers, production companies and key industry contacts across Wales, supporting the expansion, growth, and inclusive makeup of the workforce there. Rebecca is based in Wales.
Kate Efomi, Training Liaison Manager, Scotland - kate.efomi@screenskills.com
Kate manages the day to day relationships with the public bodies, training providers, education providers, production companies and key industry contacts across Scotland, supporting the expansion, growth, and inclusive makeup of the workforce there. Kate is based in Scotland.
Mairead Kelly, Training Liaison Manager, Northern Ireland - mairead.kelly@screenskills.com
Mairead manages the day-to-day relationships with the public bodies, training providers, education providers, production companies and key industry contacts across Northern Ireland, supporting the expansion, growth and inclusive make-up of the workforce there. Mairead is based in Northern Ireland.
Alex Green, High-end TV Industry Executive - alex.green@screenskills.com
Alex coordinates the relationships with the High-end TV Skills Fund sub-committee, Skills Council and working groups. She also supports Kaye with her role as director, including developing relationships with industry contacts. She is also responsible for assisting with outreach and networking events within the high-end TV team.
Stephanie De La Paz, Senior New Entrant Manager - stephanie.delapaz@screenskills.com
Stephanie oversees the High-end TV Trainee Finder scheme (our new entrant programme) and liaises with productions to manage their trainee requirements and opportunities. She also oversees and works closely with Vicki Ball on First Break.
Freja Gift, High-end TV Contributions and Programmes Coordinator - freja.gift@screenskills.com
Freja provides administrative support to the high-end TV team and oversees contributions to the High-end TV Skills Fund. Contact Freja directly for any questions relating to the skills fund contribution and for general enquiries relating to the wider high-end TV department - or if you are unsure whom to direct your enquiry to.
Basia Miszczyk, High-end TV Professional Skills Coordinator - basia.miszczyk@screenskills.com
Basia facilitates the bookings and coordination of the professional skills courses offered to HETV productions. Basia also supports Aleysha and Hannah with the Leaders of Tomorrow programme and wider HETV team support.
Dalia Kebire, High-end TV Progression Coordinator - dalia.kebire@screenskills.com
Dalia works closely with Jen and you can contact her for advice if you are a production wanting help with your paperwork for Make a Move and the electrical trainee programme.
Latoya McKenzie, High-end TV Trainee Finder Coordinator - Latoya.McKenzie@screenskills.com
Latoya is the coordinator for the High-end TV Trainee Finder team. She works with Daisy to offer practical support to individual trainees with their placements and if you are a production wanting help with your paperwork.
Vicki Ball, HETV Trainee Finder and Partner Outreach Manager -vicki.ball@screenskills.com
Vicki’s role is to manage the Trainee Finder cohort of 200+ individuals day-to-day as the trainee-facing point of contact. Vicki is also responsible for the contracting of a series of First Break programmes across the UK. If you would like to know more about how to join Trainee Finder or First Break please contact Vicki. Vicki is based in Wales.
Emily Gunn, High-end TV Engagement and Projects Manager, South and Midlands - emily.gunn@screenskills.com
Emily leads on the delivery of various high-end TV specialist projects including the virtual production programmes. She manages the day to day relationships with Regional public bodies, supporting the expansion, growth, and inclusive makeup of the workforce based out of London. Working closely with the Senior Skills and Projects Manager, Emily also helps delivering other external training commissions in high-end TV. Emily is based in London.
Aleysha Minns McGrath, High-end TV Professional Skills Manager - aleysha.minns-mcgrath@screenskills.com (mat leave, covered by Molly.McGregor@screenskills.com)
Aleysha manages the HETV Leaders of Tomorrow programme, a three-year inclusive stepping up programme, aimed at mid-level freelancers moving towards leadership roles. She facilitates the day-to-day running of the programme, offering bespoke interventions to the participant cohorts, to ensure they are supported to reach their long-term leadership goals over the three years. You can contact Aleysha for more information about the programme and industry professionals can register interest with her to support the participants. She is based in the South East.
Rhianna Kingdon, HETV Alumni & Mid-Career Coordinator - rhianna.kingdon@screenskills.com
Rhianna works closely with Nicky and is the co-ordinator for all the HETV Skills Fund grade shortage training commissioned by our industry working groups, including Make a Move Plus. She looks after the application and paperwork process for all programmes as well as making sure all our participant brochures are up to date. She also supports Jacqui in her work with training providers. Rhianna is London based.
Louise Bromilow, High-end TV Engagement and Projects Manager, North and Midlands - louise.bromilow@screenskills.com
Louise leads the delivery of performance tracking key programmes delivered by the Fund to assess success, value and impact. She manages the day-to-day relationships with screen-related public agencies, associated organisations and training companies in the North and Midlands of England. Louise also oversees a number of key bespoke HETV working group directed projects that support the expansion, growth and inclusive makeup of the UK workforce. She works as a sector representative overseeing the HETV bursaries fund. She is based in the North West.
Esther Rowland, Junior New Entrant Coordinator - esther.rowland@screenskills.com
Esther works closely with the new entrant team to support the administration and data handling of the high-end TV new entrant programmes including high-end TV Trainee Finder and First Break. Esther is London based.
Pippa Brady, Junior Regional Engagement Manager - pippa.brady@screenskills.com
Pippa visits productions from the regions which pay in the HETV Skills Fund to speak with participants who are on programmes to track and ensure their progression. She also speaks to programme alumni and informs other crew about the funds and initiatives which they can benefit from. Pippa is based in the North West.
If you are still not sure which team member you need to speak to, please email: HETV@screenskills.com.