Unscripted TV

Explore the skills checklists for the different departments and roles in unscripted TV. More roles will be added on an ongoing basis.

Before you start

Louis Theroux sitting on a sofa in front of a clapper board

How do I use the skills checklists for unscripted TV?

Development department

woman listening attentively to a colleague

Development assistant skills
assistant grabs a folder from a shelf

Development researcher skills
office worker taking notes during a meeting

Development assistant producer skills
Colleagues in suit reading a paper

Development producer skills
colleagues in suit talking to each other

Head of development skills

Post-production department

assistant taking notes on a notebook

Post-production assistant skills
Post-production assistant working on a computer

Post-production coordinator skills
two colleagues working, one speaking on the phone while looking at a laptop and one taking notes on a notebook

Post-production supervisor skills

Production department

Production runner skills

Production runner skills
Production secretary/production assistant skills

Production secretary/production assistant skills
two colleagues on a videocall

Production coordinator skills
manager pointing at a graphic on a board

Production manager skills
Two women smiling at the camera holding a mobile device and a piece of paper

Line producer skills