Andy Kelk
Senior Production Manager
40 Leyton Cross Road, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent DA2 7AW
01322 294291 | 07836 738368 | K6LKS@ME.COM | www.andykelk.com
Profile
A dependable, focused and passionate Senior Production Manager with multi camera studio and location
experience. Past credits have included Factual, Reality, Entertainment, Magazine, Children’s and Sport Genres .
Other gained skills include Outside Broadcast and Foreign productions with the ability for quick-thinking and
operating under considerable pressure while remaining calm and effective. I have the aptitude for running both
small and large productions for either stand alone or long running projects while remaining within editorial and
budget restraints. I very much enjoy the production process from conception and shoot to post & delivery.
 Adept at running several successful and profitable productions simultaneously
 Reliable Production Manager with extensive experience in setting up UK and foreign location productions
for both live and recorded programmes
 Content to either be at the sharp end resolving issues, whether that be in the studio or on location, or
running projects from the office
Looking For: Senior Production Manager position within a reputable TV company where existing skills and past
experience can be used to their best advantage.
Skills Matrix
Live event management | live event production | production management | production development | schedule
management | schedule development | events coordination | project management | project delivery | full
project lifecycle | people management | team development | relationship management | budget control |
budget delivery | budget management | problem management | issue resolution | talent management | client
engagement | client management | production scheduling | television programming | live transmissions |
Career Detail
Freelance Production Manager
1997 – Current day
Accountable for managing television productions ready for delivery and transmission by coordinating all technical
aspects and filming schedules for the production while ensuring project costs don't exceed the budget.
Instrumental in securing suitable production staff, implementing a schedule of production activities and acquiring
crews and facilities. Resolving staff issues to ensure all the team come together as a cohesive unit to achieve the
end goal. Oversee the day-to-day project development to ensure all departments move in the same direction to
achieve the end target.
Past Production Manager Credits include:
Billy Connolly – High Horse Tour DVD
Suddenly Royal (shot on the Isle of Man)
The British Comedy Awards
Twofour54 Staff Production Manager - Abu Dhabi
Children in Need ( Coventry)
Premier League Output 2013/14 season
Battle of the Ages -John Stanley Productions
Gold Rush Special (subsequently cancelled)
Antiques Road Trip (series 3 & 4)
Capstone Premier League Giveaway (Nigeria)
Little Howard’s Big Question (CBBC)
Make my Body Younger - BBC3
Are you Smarter than a 10 year old ? –Sky One
An Audience with Kylie Minogue -ITV1
1992 – 2000 Gladiators series 1 – 8 - ITV1
Re Born in the USA -ITV 1
I’m a Celebrity- Get me out of here! – ITV - Australia
Survivor- ITV 1 - Borneo
1 x 120’ location multi camera
6 x 60’ Reality series (TLC)
location Live Links
Live, Documentary, Studio
1 x 60’
36 x 10’
1 x 30
1 x 60
60 x 45’
8 x 60’
6 x 30’
6 x 60’
70 x 60’
1 x 90’
90 x 60’
6 x 60’
Series 1
Series 1
Andy Kelk - Live Event Producer / Senior Production Manager
Indigo Television Ltd
Mak Pictures / Discovery
CPL /BCA
Twofour54
JPL/BBC
IMG
ITV Pilot
Raw TV /Discovery
STV/BBC2
AIT (Nigeria)
BBC
Twofour Broadcast
Twofour Broadcast
LWT
Floor Manager
LWT Location Producer
LWT Location Producer
Planet 24 - 1st AD
Personal Attributes
 Passionate and dedicated with the ability to look for solutions to production issues
 Able to maintain good team morale while simultaneously delivering a project on budget and to schedule
 Considerate individual who easily identifies team member strengths to use to the best advantage of the
team and the production as a whole
 Senior Production Manager who cares deeply about the end product
 Liaises confidently with clients, colleagues, talent and management
Between 2006 – 2008 Contracted as Senior Production Manager for the London arm of Twofour Broadcast
where I took full ownership for several productions including Make My Body Younger for the BBC , The Baron for
ITV and a Sky1 programme entitled Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? Created and maintained a tight rein on
the budget to ensure it was adhered to throughout the process. Meticulously oversaw the schedule
and delivery timelines of various productions.
Other Senior Production Manager accomplishment and duties were:
 Cultivated strong productive relationships with the team and the client to ensure a smooth lead-up and
execution of said programmes
 Adopted a calm and logical approach when dealing with any arising issues or problems reaching rapid and
satisfactory resolution for all concerned to maintain excellent client relations
 Demonstrated advanced organisational and logistical skills by ensuring all staff were in place in time for the
shooting schedule
 Thrived when working under pressure to complete targets
Freelance Senior FM / 1st AD / Production Manager
1992 - 2006
Took full charge of various high profile TV programmes in varying roles including as Production Manager on An
Audience with Kylie Minogue in 2001 for ITV1, as Location Producer for I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!
which was broadcast on ITV1 in 2002 and as Senior Floor Manager between 1992 and 2000 on series 1 - 8 of
Gladiators for ITV1.
LWT - Floor Manager / 1st Assistant
Thames Television - Floor Assistant
Freelance Theatre Stage Manager
1987 - 1992
1983 - 1987
1982 - 1983
Education and Qualifications
 Diploma in Stage Management, Central School of Speech and Drama, London
 Theatre Production development at Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
 5 O Levels, Cottenham Village College, Cambridge
Further Achievements
 Set up and co-managed Longfellow Productions Ltd, a corporate event company
 Completed 5 parachute jumps with the Red Devils
 Launched the initial Beaver Lodge for 6-8 year olds in East Anglia as part of the Scouting Movement
 Lighting Designer for the Cambridge Folk Festival Main Stage
Other
UAE Visa and Driving Licence
Professional Memberships
 Equity and PMA
Hobbies and Interests
Away from the Live Event Producer / Senior Production Manager world, I enjoy going to the theatre and live
events, DIY, gardening, dog walks and Flying. I am also a qualified PADI diver and have played rugby for
Sevenoaks.
References are available upon request
Andy Kelk - Live Event Producer / Senior Production Manager