I’m a WFH Line Producer & Snr Production manager with 28 year’s experience bringing extensive expertise in all stages of production from pre-production through to delivery, writes Amanda Moran. I manage teams of all sizes, hybrid and remote teams, multiple productions & edits, often simultaneously. I oversee shoots worldwide including diverse & challenging locations and delivering content to UK, US and international broadcasters and streamers.

LP/ PM Amanda Moran's dog Alfie also works from home!

A born organiser, I love planning, logistics and scheduling from the draft stage whilst looking for any pitfalls, excessive costs etc and mitigating these well in advance and ensuring the production runs as smoothly as possible and realising the creative vision on screen. I always think ahead and have a plan B (and C, and D, and E…) in case of last minute changes and never leave anything to chance.

For quite a number of years now, I have been working from my home office (when the pandemic hit it wasn’t such a shock to the system to me as perhaps for other colleagues as I was already working remotely). This allows me to arrive instantly at work and grab some valuable quiet time to plan out my day, get ahead and achieve a lot more in those hours before my colleagues log in and the day gets underway.

At the end of the day, I can carry on working and focus uninterrupted while I look ahead and check everything is in place for the coming days and weeks. WFH is especially useful when working with colleagues who are filming abroad and several hours ahead (or behind) as I’m usually in my office until pretty late at night and it’s actually my favourite room, sad but true!

I have all of my notebooks, those in use, archived or brand new waiting to be used, diaries, wall and desk calendars and white boards rolls too (I wasn’t kidding when I said I was a born organiser!). Shelves and shelves of folders and books and not forgetting my little dog Alfie who loves nothing better than to lie on my (fortunately) large desk without taking up much room and who sometimes pops up unannounced during Zoom calls to say hello. WFH is also great for Albert reporting too!

I’m naturally gregarious and take the welfare of my colleagues at all levels seriously. I’m always checking in with colleagues to see how they are doing, making sure they’re not overwhelmed or for them to vent or just have a natter or drinks over Zoom at the end of the week. Recently I’ve become a Mental Health First Aider to further support my colleagues.

It’s quite strange during this downturn not being so occupied with work as I don’t enjoy having nothing to do/organise. As well as the MHFA training I’ve also taken part in countless online seminars and training courses to meet up with fellow freelancers and of course, expand on my knowledge and experience in our ever-changing industry (many of which are free or heavily subsidised through ScreenSkills).

So, if you are looking for a safe pair of hands, some expertise and a friendly ear do get in touch, I’d love to hear from you!

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