karenjbunting@me.com
karenjbunting@me.com
http://www.karenbunting.net

KAREN BUNTING

 

TV PRODUCTION

Excited by creative problem solving and intrigued by humanity, I am passionate about contributing to the creation of meaningful and original content.

Working on a diverse collection of projects has allowed me to develop a dexterous leadership style and a measured approach to organisational practices. Intrinsically empathetic, I am a dynamic thinker and a savvy communicator, capable of achieving great results across several Television formats.

 

Reality // Documentary // Live Broadcast // Scripted // Comedy // Children’s TV

 
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CV

Well versed in all aspects of Television Production, I specialise in budgeting, development, procurement of production resources, post-production workflow & crew management and am fortunate to list the following credits and adventures on my CV.


October 2023-Present

Production Supervisor - Endemol Shine Australia

Masterchef Australia , Tipping Point , Dessert Masters, The Hundred with Andy Lee, Masterchef USA.

  • Resource Management

  • Recruitment

  • Budgeting & Cost Reporting

  • Business Affairs & Operations

  • Contracting & Negotiation oversight

  • HOD liaison across all departments

  • Production Scheduling

  • Planning & Preparation for Studio & Location Shoots

  • Production department oversight

June 2023-October 2023

Line Producer - ITV USA

Love Island S5 & Love Island Games

  • Australian Crew oversight & engagement

  • Day to Day production management

  • Oversight of local production crew rostering

  • OH&S processes

  • Crew liaison

  • Time sheets & wages preparation.

December 2022 - June 2023

Production Supervisor - Endemol Shine Australia

Food Stars Australia

  • Resource Management

  • Recruitment

  • Budgeting & Cost Reporting

  • Business Affairs & Operations

  • Contracting & Negotiation oversight

  • HOD liaison across all departments

  • Production Scheduling

  • Planning & Preparation for all Studio & Location Shoots

  • Production department oversight

  • Regulation & Code of practice management

August 2022 - December 2022

Line Producer, Black Fox Productions

Wild Food

January 2021 - August 2022

Head Of Production - 7PM Company

The Project

  • Support for HOD's across 12 departments

  • Resource Management

  • Recruitment

  • Team Development

  • OH&S & COVID Management

  • Budgeting & Cost Reporting

  • Business Affairs & Operations

  • Contracting & Negotiation oversight

  • Network liaison

September 2016 - December 2020

Supervising Production Manager - Endemol Shine Australia

Masterchef Australia & Junior Masterchef

  • Budgeting & Cost Reporting

  • Operations & Logistics

  • Development of COVID safe policy & practices

  • Crew management of 120 team members

  • HOD liaison across 10 departments

  • Scheduling

  • Planning & Preparation for all Studio & Location Shoots

  • Strategise logistics for shoots across Australia & Tokyo

  • Commercial Partnership liaison

  • Production department oversight

  • Regulation & Code of practice management

May 2014 - July 2016

Executive Production Manager - 7PM Project

The Project

  • Business Affairs & Legal management

  • Budget writing & forecasting

  • Procurement of all crew & employee management across production & post production

  • Supervision of day to day planning & running of the production

  • Network cost and progress reporting

June 2013-April 2014

Production Manager - Matchbox Productions

The Real Housewives of Melbourne (Series 1)

  • Procurement of production services & crew

  • Cost reporting & budget oversight

  • Compliance with legal and business affairs protocols

  • Planning & implementation of tight turn around shoots

  • Devise production systems and processes required to produce & deliver the series debut in Australia

September 2012 - May 2013

Line Producer - 360 Degree Films

Devil Island

  • Development & Funding procurement for Natural History & Documentary content

  • Production of Natural History projects for international & domestic broadcast partners

  • Post-production oversight and crewing for long form documentary series

  • Production office & resource management

  • Devise systems for the delivery of & in compliance with a multi-funded long form Documentary series

  • Drawdown & cashflow process management

October 2011-September 2012

Senior Production Manager - Active TV

Prank Patrol

  • Budget management & Movie Magic Cost Reporting

  • OB production oversight across Adelaide, Perth & Melbourne

  • Local & Interstate crew and resource procurement

  • Compliance with all working with children & permitting protocols

  • Monitoring progress & estimated costs for extensive art & props departments

  • Oversight of deliverables for several investors & networks

October 2011-September 2012

Line Producer / Head of Production - Buto Productions

Ever Wondered

  • Milestone management & Cost Reporting for filming bodies & network across four projects

  • Business development & company strategy

  • Production office & post production suite management

  • Team leadership for company of fifteen employees

  • Execution of excellent Friday night drink strategies

February 2010 - August 2010

Production Manager / Film Victoria Producer Internship - Circe Films

Australians Exposed

  • Production Office support

  • Shoot set up & permit procurement

  • Booking & negotiations for all crew

  • Equipment booking

  • Compliance with all working with children & permitting protocols

August 2009 - February 2010

Production Manager - Horizon Films

TVC’s & Branded Content

  • Budgeting for TVC & external client driven projects

  • Execution of TVC’s shot on film in & around Melbourne

  • Delivery & upload to CAD

  • Crew booking & equipment management

  • Liaison with company directors to support positive client relationships

  • Post Production oversight

January - May 2008

Production Manager - ABH Productions

DownsizeMe

  • Day to day production management of one of New Zealand’s most successful & dynamic reality formats of its time

  • Scheduling & Management of main & second unit crew

  • Creative concept development

  • Location scouting, permitting & management

  • Research facts & insights inline with series objectives

  • Cost management & forecasting

  • Design & construct production systems

July 2007 - January 2008

Production Manager / AP - Two Heads Ltd

Making Tracks

  • Budget writing & Development

  • Talent & content research

  • Talent & content procurement

  • Booking crew, locations & all travel requirements in Brazil, Jamaica, China, Israel, India & South Africa

  • International cash management & reconciliation

  • Creation of production systems & post production workflow

  • Musical clearance & reporting

  • Cost reporting & milestone management for national funding body & network executives

January 2006-July 2007

Production Manager - Butobase Ltd

Rodeo Kaupoai 1 & 2, Rockin’ Rowles & Ngāti Porou Hauora

  • Development

  • Research & Authoring Proposal pitches

  • Production house management

  • In-house Post Production facility management

  • Recruitment, team development

  • Budgeting, forecasting & company cashflow oversight

  • Cost reporting & milestone management for national funding body & network executives

  • Exceptional Christmas and Karaoke party organisation

November 2002-December 2005

Production Assistant - Production Coordinator & AP

Ask Your Auntie, Baby Charlotte, Courtroom 8, Children Who Kill, Going Going Gone & Serious Crash Unit

  • Everything from running tapes to re-enactment art directing. Three years at NZ’s factual television powerhouse, Greenstone Pictures, set me up for a lifetime of solid production skills and is where my dexterity and all rounder thinking was first unleashed

Education

2009

Diploma in Human Resources Management

Australian Human Resources School (Australia)

2002

Practical Film & Television Production

South Seas Film & Television School (New Zealand)

1997-2001

Bachelor of Arts - Film & Modern Literature

Otago University (New Zealand)


References

Available on Request

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Contact

LOCATION

Footscray
Melbourne, Vic, 3012