Researchers are part of the editorial team, who are responsible for the creative content of TV making.

Description:

A good researcher watches a lot of television, is interested in people and can build good relationships. They have a keen eye for detail and are able to acquire an in-depth knowledge of any subject they are tasked with. They are persuasive and demonstrate tenacity to get the job done.

The role is to help senior team members turn the programme treatment into a reality by finding the people, stories and locations to form the actual content of the programme.

The researcher role can be complex and varied, with many aspects to the job depending on the type of programme being made. The skills and experience noted below cover most of the main areas required, with an understanding that trainees will need to develop many of these skills.




About Firecrest Films
Firecrest Films is an independent television producer with an outstanding reputation for award-winning factual programmes. We have an open and positive company culture which has been consistently recognised as one of the best in the TV industry.
Our office is in the stunning Fairfield building in Govan, Glasgow, once the greatest and most successful shipyard in the world. We specialise in ambitious premium documentaries, making films and series for major UK broadcasters and streamers. Our programmes have achieved record ratings and high acclaim. In 2022 alone we won eleven awards. Firecrest was named the best small independent production company in the UK at the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival. In 2023 Firecrest was named one of the Best Places to Work in TV - the fourth consecutive year we've won this accolade.

We're committed to growing the next generation of top television talent, both on screen and off. We invest heavily to develop and train tomorrow's top documentary directors, producers, editors and production managers. Many of our staff have been with us for a long time and helped us grow. We have a long and satisfying track record working with trainees who have joined us on the Channel 4 Production Training Scheme, some of whom continue to forge successful careers in the television industry and sometimes rejoin us on freelance contracts in more senior roles.