About me
My name is Ellie Bacon and I'm a Researcher based in London.
I have worked on mainly entertainment shows, some of which include Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side, Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two, Cannonball and BAFTA Film and TV awards.
I'm young, fresh and very open minded to new opportunities and always learn something new on a job, as every show is different.
I enjoy writing scripts, interviews, contributing ideas to the table and progressing them with a team. I see myself as a fast, creative thinker and I like to see things produced thoroughly. I'm a team player and equally work hard as an individual to get the job done.
In my spare time I run an online food channel called PigOut in which I produce and present. I work alongside Objekt Films, a young, vibrant film company to create, edit and distribute our content.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUTO7ld3q-M0k1WUPm69cMA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timetopigout/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetopigout/?hc_ref=ARSORQQiUL2GVT2FOiVfUSbYmnOVu05idbz0WLLAiDkMIjbvU35POhJasWQi5GVbwvk
For more of my credentials please see my CV (attached) and if you're ever in need of a researcher, please do drop me a line.
Work history
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Researcher - TVEndemol Shine UK, BBC, Lime Pictures, Studio Lambert, ITV Studios, Great Big Events
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Studio Researcher on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side. This role involved the following:
- Briefing talent and research chats with celebrity panelists
- Producing paperwork for all departments in the gallery to ensure everything is in place for the show
- Writing links, interview questions and namestraps
- Writing and producing particular items – for example Sarah Powel #JustSayin’
- Reacting live to Twitter, sourcing relevant tweets for the social media item ‘What’s on the @Gender’
- Researching special guest to be on the show. This also involved liaising with them directly and booking them in
- Researching music and music clearance
- Producing and updating post production paperwork
- Working with the art department in creating props
- Coming up with graphic ideas and working with the graphics team to have them made – e.g. Ginuwine performance of ‘Pony’
- Contributing to brainstorms
Researcher - TVBBC
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Studio Researcher on Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two. This role involved the following:
- Briefing talent
- Writing links and interview questions.
- Producing guest for certain items – E.g Waite’s Warm Up, Puttin’ On The Glitz, Ore’s Overview, Zoe’s Dance Card
- Writing scripts for behind the scenes at the main Strictly rehearsals, presented by Gethin Jones
- Clearing music via PRS, PPL and BBC Fastclear
- Coming up with graphic ideas and liaising with graphics to have them produced- E.g Joe McFadden most successful Scottish contestant in the History of Strictly. In which I researched Strictly archive to find out.
- Producing paperwork for all departments in the gallery to ensure everything is in place for the show
- Working with my producer to create pre titles
- Researcher chats for celebrity Friday panel guests
- Liaising with agents to provided video messages for guests on the show – E.g Tara Morice from Australia
- Sourcing and creating props
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Skills
- Teeline Shorthand
- Writing
- Blog Writing
- Briefing
- Blog Creation
- Concept Creating
- Journalism
- Research
- TV
- Broadcast TV
Education
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National Council for the Training of Journalists National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)
Brighton, United Kingdom
I completed an Apprenticeship with Brighton Council Press Office while studying towards my NCTJ diploma in which I competed in 2015 following 2 years of studying and working alongside.