Kate Mead Tel: 07968 737788

email: kmjmead@gmail.com http://investik8.wordpress.com/

http://cuttings.me/users/4247 http://www.journalism.co.uk/freelancers/2270

Skills Investigative research, interview skills, journalism, finding contributors (particularly sensitive subjects), securing access and locations, avid editing, writing treatments, features and articles, shooting (2nd camera), casting, compliance, archive, good legal knowledge, undercover/covert filming, development ideas, dramatic reconstruction. Film and Television Credits 2015: Investigation Discovery ‘Forbidden Love’

Assistant Producer (Tx May 2015) Sourcing crime stories based in USA and securing access to contributors

relating to the case, dealing with sensitive access to family of victims and interviews with prisoners and police officers.

2014: Channel 5 (and international): ‘The Last Secrets of 9/11’, Associate Producer (Tx August 14 2014) An hour-long documentary exploring the efforts to reunite the remains of 9/11 victims with their loved ones – and the work that still continues as more than 8,000 remains are still unidentified. Responsibilities included finding contributors and securing interviews, negotiating access to US authorities, assisting on shoots in the UK and the USA including a breaking story, conducting interviews, sourcing and clearing archive and reconstruction and managing editorial information.

2013: Channel 5: ‘Criminals: Caught on Camera’, Producer (Tx Nov 2013). Story producer for a six-part prime time crime series. Responsibilities included sourcing stories and casting contributors for all episodes and negotiating access with a range of organisations including various UK police forces, local councils and private security companies, overseeing investigative elements of the programme and participating in covert filming and intelligence gathering on specific criminal enterprises.

2013: ITV/Shiver: ‘Exposure: Predators Abroad’, Researcher (Tx October 2013) Investigative researcher with the BAFTA-nominated team behind 'The Other Side of Jimmy Savile'. Duties include managing a large-scale Freedom of Information investigation and production and editorial support; including research, logging, fact checking, contributor sourcing and filming with both XF105 and covert cameras.

2013: Many Rivers Films, Special Report for Channel 4 News. Researcher (Tx February 2013). Investigative researcher for a special report for Channel 4 News, aired February 8 entitled ‘Is Britain Complicit in Libya Torture?’ See http://www.channel4.com/news/new-evidence-of-uk-complicity-in-libya-torture

2012: Blink Films - Channel 5/Discovery/Smithsonian (Tx January 2013): ‘The True Story: Die Hard 4.0’; Assistant Producer A specialist factual documentary looking at the real story behind Die Hard 4.0. I was responsible for developing the programme by finding contributors, storylines, research and archive about cyber-crime and terrorism; I negotiated access to the FBI, Pentagon and other institutions and organised a three-week shoot in the USA. I was also responsible for planning the dramatic reconstruction and forensic tests in the UK.

2012: Flame Television - Crime & Investigation Network (aired Feb '13): ‘A Town and Country Murder’; Assistant Producer An eight-part documentary series consisting of interviews and reconstruction surrounding murders that happen in the British countryside. Responsible for managing the stories, finding contributors, sourcing archive and organising and assisting on shoots.

2011: ABC Australia: Four Corners (aired August 2011) ‘Bad News’; Researcher London-based researcher and ‘fixer’ for 45-minute documentary investigating new leads in the News Investigation phone hacking scandal in the UK. I set up and conducted vital interviews and sourced important documents, photographs and footage to feature in the film.

2011: Taster for Channel 4 Development, Flame Television Development researcher/AP for producer Amanda Murphy. Responsibilities included sourcing talent and contributors, organising locations and props for shoot as well as researching content for taster tape. During filming, I assisted the camera crew by interviewing contributors, operating the boom and secret filming using a bag-cam.

2010-11: Life in a Day (Film) – ‘co-director’ My footage is included in the final edit of the Life in A Day movie run by directors Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald. The movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27 2011 and listed me as a ‘co-director’.

Freelance Work

2015: Thomson Reuters – TV Producer

Video Producer for various newsroom shifts; responsibilities include script writing and editing, editing video and delivering content to clients.

2015: ITN – Digital Producer Digital Producer for ITV News website; news writing and video editing for ITV News website, dealing with breaking news and other content.

2014: Outsider TV – Development Producer

Developed two Dispatches programmes, one focusing on child poverty, another on ‘scams’ councils use to raise revenue.

2014: Brown Eyes TV - Development Producer Development Producer casting contributors for a BBC Three sizzle reel and making a 15-minute pilot for BBC Daytime using exclusive access with the National Crime Agency.

2013-2014: Sundog Pictures – Development AP Development Associate Producer for various pitches for Channel 4, BBC Three and BBC Two. Responsibilities included negotiating access to public sector organisations and casting contributors for a paid developments as well as coming up with a variety of ideas for various factual slots and writing treatments and producing taster tapes for pitches.

2013: Blink Films – Development AP Development AP for various projects for Channel 5, Smithsonian, Discovery and Channel 4. Responsibilities included negotiating access and contributors for challenging stories, sourcing exclusive content from the FBI and assisting with a series celebrating engineering achievements for Smithsonian.

2012: Flame Television – Researcher/AP Senior researcher and AP for the Development team coming up with ideas for BBC 1, 2, ITV, Channel 4, National Geographic, Channel 5 and Sky.

2011: Many Rivers Films - Researcher Investigative research for a one-off Channel 4 development. Sourced contributors, footage and pictures and conducted research using Companies House, the Land Registry and other resources to construct a detailed analysis of information to present to commissioning editors.

2011: Blink Films – Development Researcher Development researcher for scientific series on the Discovery Channel (International). Sourced case studies and footage and carried out filmed interviews with contributor for taster tape and wrote and researched treatments. Also assisted with the development of series 5 of The True Story for Channel 5.

2011: Flame Television – Development Researcher Working directly for the Head of Development and Director of Programmes in researching and developing documentary series and one-offs for Channel 4 and the BBC. Responsibilities included filming and editing taster tapes, gaining access to various organisations, conducting interviews and supporting the production and development teams with research and contacts.

2011: William Reed Publishing Writer Freelance reporter for magazines and websites dedicated to news about the drinks and leisure industry.

2011: In-Debate Magazine - Writer Commissioned to write monthly debates on news topics for a new magazine handed out at London city tube stations.

2010-11: freelance court reporter Reporter regularly covering the high-security Woolwich Crown Court. I have sold my reports to The Times, the Irish Independent, Evening Standard,

Kent on Sunday, Newham Recorder, Huddersfield Examiner, greenwich.co.uk, and The Docklands.

2007-2008: Freelance reporter Worked on a shift basis for Press Association, Sunday Mirror, London Evening Standard and the World Entertainment News Network.

Commissions

Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2014/2015 (Bloomsbury Publishing): ‘Writing for Newspapers’ (Published August, 2013 & repeated July 2014)

-Commissioned to write a practical guide on writing and pitching to newspapers for freelance journalists.

Sunday Mirror: ‘Why We Let Mum Die’ (February 10, 2013) -A feature about a family who supported the assisted suicide of their mum at Dignitas. -The story was syndicated to the Daily Mail and Woman Magazine and was also featured in This Morning on ITV.

The Telegraph: ‘Queen's Royal Hussars who smuggled guns across Europe are jailed’ (January 25, 2013)

-A court report about four soldiers who were jailed for smuggling drugs and guns. -The story also featured in the Daily Mirror and The Sun.

Sunday Mirror, London: ‘Last of the Few’ (November 11, 2012) Interviews with some of the few surviving Battle of Britain veterans to coincide with Remembrance Day.

Daily Mirror, London: ‘The Real Life Flying Angel’ (July 14, 2012) -A feature about a volunteer nurse who was posted to Afghanistan to care for wounded soldiers as they are flown back to the UK.

Daily Mirror, London: ‘We had two embryos implanted… but ended up with triplets’ (July 7, 2012)

-A feature about Charlton footballer Danny Hollands and his wife Natalie and their medical miracle that led to them having a ‘hat trick’ of babies.

The Independent, London: ‘How Bromley has been the butt of jokes’ (December 29, 2010)

-A comment piece about Bromley to run alongside an article about one of the town’s famous residents HG Wells.

The Independent, London: ‘Police Offer £40,000 to Animal Rights Protesters’ (September 25, 2008)

- A story about a group of protestors receiving compensation from the police after they were forbidden to join a peaceful protest.

The Independent, London: ‘Street Art – Or Crime?’ (July 16, 2008) - A two-page news feature on a group of graffiti artists imprisoned at the same time the Tate Modern launched a Street Art exhibition. - The piece was later used by regional London newspapers (South London Press, Wandsworth Gazette and others) and nationals in Australia, Spain and France.

The Observer, London: ‘A High Cost In Builders’ Lives’ (May 11, 2008) - An investigation into how a loophole in UK health and safety law is causing deaths in the construction industry.

Private Eye: ‘Red-Facebook’ (February 8, 2008) - A satirical article about a local councillor’s risqué homepage on social networking site Facebook.

Previous Employment 2002 – 2010: Kentish Times Newspapers: News Editor/Chief Reporter

News Editor of the London news titles (Bromley Times and Bexley Times) and the group’s arts section. Responsibilities included writing splashes and editorial, copy subbing, running campaigns and investigations and the training and management of reporters.

Training Centre for Investigative Journalism Summer School, London (July 17-19, 2009)

- workshops attended include understanding company accounts, computer-assisted research, finding people online, covert reporting, and investigating websites

Z1 DV Camera Training, DV Talent, London (February 2009) -two-day shooting and directing course

Computer-Assisted Reporting Workshop, Centre for Investigative Journalism, London (April, 2008)

-A hands-on workshop learning skills in data analysis using Excel and Access and investigative reporting using the Freedom of Information Act and the Internet.

NCE (completed October 2004) NCTJ Preliminary Certificate (Completed August 2002): ‘NoSweat’ Part-time Journalism Training, London. Other Education and Skills - BSc (Hons) Psychology, 2:1; Southampton Institute of Higher Education - 100 wpm Distinction in Pitman’s Shorthand - A good knowledge of History, theatre, Psychology, foreign affairs, politics, human rights activism, and Law. -Full, clean driving license. -Valid i-Visa.

References available on request