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Why choose Lime Pictures?

At its heart Lime Pictures is made up of talented professionals, amongst the best in the industry, with a passion for producing the very best television for audiences worldwide.  You will be joining a community of people who care about what we do and constantly seek the next challenge to move conversations forward.  Whatever your role and wherever you work across our locations you will be given the opportunity to push yourself out of your comfort zone to gain new experiences and go the extra mile to help the team achieve their goals.  

We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore encourage applications from groups that are underrepresented in the TV industry. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.

Current Vacancies

DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER

12 month FTC

Lime Pictures, part of the All3Media group, is a dynamic and ambitious production company dedicated to creating bold, original and compelling television drama for UK and international audiences. We believe in the power of great storytelling and are looking for a passionate and talented individual to join our creative team. We aim to build an exciting slate of projects, championing populist storytelling that speaks to a broad audience. Character driven, escapist and aspirational dramas that celebrate human strength and resilience, often exploring life’s messier moments with relatability and colour. ...read more

The Development Producer will have excellent creative and communication skills, be a great team player with several years’ experience of working in a Development Team and significant script editing experience. They will be a motivated and dynamic self-starter who will work with the existing Executive Producer on creating a new slate of projects as well as bringing their own ideas to the table for consideration. They will have a proven track record of developing shows and have excellent existing relationships with commissioners, agents and writers.

Creative thinking is key to this role; finding the right projects for the right partners and being instrumental in helping push them through to commission.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Supporting the Executive Producer by being across all projects and assisting in the development process where necessary.
  • Attending writer, commissioner and agent meetings with the Executive Producer when required.
  • Working with junior members of the team, attending writer meetings with them when required and offering guidance where necessary.
  • Proactively seeking out and tracking talent and potential projects to consider; liaising with agents, keeping abreast of industry news, seeking potential IP etc.
  • Working independently and closely with writers to develop projects to point of commission.
  • Maintaining relationships with commissioners, writers and agents both in the UK and internationally where appropriate.
  • Attending weekly meetings with the team and participating in brainstorming sessions.
  • Using extensive storytelling skills to impact positively on the development process and ensuring the treatment or script is the best it can possibly be.
  • Maintaining regular communication with key creatives on projects and fostering an environment whereby the creative process can flourish.
  • Compiling development notes for writers and running development sessions with talent where necessary.
  • Shortlisting and selecting appropriate and commissionable writing candidates for projects, including meeting with potential writers to assess suitability.
  • Generation of ideas for discussion by the team.
  • Script-editing individual projects as required, providing both written and face-to-face feedback.
  • Tracking talent, reading submissions and responding to/rejecting submissions as appropriate, and participating in weekly development meetings.
  • Liaising with book scouts and literary agents on material to consider and researching ideas for story, talent and production potential.
  • Developing high quality project specs/pitch documents, including synopses, treatments and assisting with support materials (visual pitch decks etc) where required.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE:

  • Must care deeply about making impactful and entertaining television and be an avid viewer/consumer of Drama.
  • Will have experience in script development including giving script feedback and development notes to writers, assessing projects from a creative perspective and contributing to the generation of ideas and the resolution of script problems.
  • Will be comfortable working with legal personnel and have a solid understanding of intellectual property rights, writers guild agreements and strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
  • Must possess a passion for creative excellence as well as an efficient and organized personality with the ability to turn ideas into action.
  • Will have highly developed editorial skills with sound judgement.
  • Excellent personal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Knowledge of audiences and ability to focus efforts on identifying and meeting their needs.
  • Will have strong existing relationships with key writing talent in the UK and in-depth knowledge of emerging talent.
  • Knowledge of and relationships with key agents within the industry.
  • Will be a resourceful self-starter with an independent attitude and the ability to lead constructive dialogue with sensitivity and tact.
  • Will have the ability to work co-operatively with others as part of a team and build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of colleagues.
  • Will have great attention to detail while still meeting tight deadlines and be able to manage their time effectively
  • Will be able to contribute constructively to projects across a wide range of genres
  • Will have a commitment to Diversity and Inclusion within the industry.

The deadline for applications is Sunday, 29 June.

Lime Pictures are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore encourage applications from groups that are underrepresented in the TV industry. If you require any support with the application process, please do get in touch by emailing recruitment@limepictures.com  

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  • Fixed Term
  • Office based-Liverpool
  • Full Time

Lime
Values

Our values describe what we think is important and unique about the way we work and help us express what it really means to be a part of Lime. 

Respect:
Respect is key to the success of our business.  We respect ourselves, each other, our audience and our programme brands.  We’re a team and we know we work best when we work together.  We deliver what we promise.

Difference:
We are proud to champion diversity and we seek out difference.  We see each other’s uniqueness as a positive and we listen and learn from each other’s values and ideas, recognising the contribution each individual person makes.  We know that different voices in front and behind the camera make our brands better and stronger and we want those voices to be heard by audiences on a global scale.

Talent:
Talent is at the heart of everything we do.  We expect our people to grow and develop and we revel in their success.  We invest time and resources so our people can push their talent and skills to the limit and we encourage them to make the most of their opportunities. 

Pride:
We are Lime Pictures and we’re proud of our heritage and excited about our future.  Our ambition knows no bounds.  We care about what we do so we’ll roll up our sleeves and go beyond our job description to make sure we deliver the best results as a team.

Adventurous:
We’re loud, proud and fearless, stepping out of our comfort zone is where the magic happens. We encourage innovation and originality.  We push the boundaries, address difficult issues and break the silence.  We work to the spirit, not the letter.  We are never average.

Freelance Liverpool

In Liverpool we continually seek to expand our pool of freelance talent, providing excellent prospects for freelancers to become part of a workforce that values the distinctive contributions of each individual to our projects.

Internships

The Lime Internship is a training scheme with a difference. Across our production departments we have created opportunities for Interns to spend time learning their craft alongside highly skilled colleagues on our award winning shows.

Work Experience

Are you dreaming of a career in TV but don’t know where to start? The Lime Pictures work experience scheme may be for you.

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