Why I Created the Producer CV & LinkedIn Glow-Up Guide

(And Why It's Only £50)

I have 72 flagged emails in my inbox right now—every single one needing a response because it's super important to me to get back to every email a producer sends. Most of them are asking for "a quick 15-minute call" to pick my brain about their career.

They all put me in a contradictory frame of mind: I find these conversations both inspiring and exhausting. I never have a call with a producer where I haven't learned something new or genuinely enjoyed it. But every single one of those calls needs all my energy and sometimes I run out of it.

When a producer emails asking for a quick call, I schedule 15 minutes. But it's never 15 minutes. It's always at least half an hour, usually longer.

And whether rightly or wrongly, I end up putting loads of thought and energy into every single conversation. It's like meeting a new client every time. I'm on my best behaviour, which takes a good hour to ramp up to and a good hour to ramp down from. This is such an important part of my job, it’s not something I want to move further down my todo list.

My “Producer Guilt” legacy

Those 72 flagged emails get me down: I feel like I'm letting everybody down. And I know that sounds like "woe is me, I'm such an amazing person," but it's not that. It's producer training, isn't it? An unanswered email—especially one that's been flagged as important, that needs a positive, proactive solution—is a failure.

I can't leave an email undealt with. It goes against everything I have learned in 25 years in production.

But if I have 72 sodding flagged emails and they all want to talk to me, that's 72 things I haven't done. 72 people I haven't responded to positively. And there's that fear that I’m not delivering enough of something.

I do want to help. I do want to share what I know. I know it isn't rocket science in my head, but I know that now I’ve got all this perspective as a headhunter/recruiter as well as a producer, it’s bloomin’ useful.

Common ground

I”ve noticed that about 90% of the producers who get in touch ask the same questions. This has given me an idea.

The most frequent question I get asked?

"How can I get more/new work?"

And my answer 98% of the time?

Sort your CV and your LinkedIn profile out.

The CV Problem Nobody's Talking About

I reckon 2% of the CVs I receive from producers are what I'd consider good enough for today.

They're fine for me, because I reinterpret them to my clients, who trust my read of candidates beyond speculative CVs. But if you're trying to get a job NOT through me? Those CVs aren't going to work.

There are hundreds of producers who haven't touched their CV for more than a decade. They haven't needed to—they've relied on word of mouth, on their reputation, or someone who knows someone. But that just doesn't work as much as it did. The industry has changed, and suddenly producers who've never had to "sell themselves" on paper are finding their 2012 CV isn't cutting it anymore. I also think that producers aren't used to actually showing their value in their CVs. They write to-do lists. When they do update they use corporate /AI speak that doesn't land or compel for production hires. They don't talk about their work in a way that gets through Applicant Tracking Systems. And they still use Word documents!!!!

You can go to a generic CV writer or a generic LinkedIn profile person—there are loads of those—but I don't think there's anyone who does it who actually understands production and its particular tone of voice. So my idea is something that I don’t think you can get anywhere else…

The Solution: Make It Accessible

So I created a comprehensive Producer Glow up guide.

The stuff that works. The stuff I know makes profiles 10 times better. The no-BS, production-specific advice that you can't get anywhere else.

And it's £50.

Sorted in a weekend.

Then, if you need more help working out what’s next, or prepping or whatever maybe then it’s worth you investing in more expensive coaching. But get this essential done first and let it unlock what you really consider your worth.

What I Know (That You Need to Know)

I've spent decades thinking, "What do I know?" And actually, I know quite a lot. I should do a humble brag caveat here, but no it's true. About this certain production niche anyway.

I know it because:

• I've been a producer at top London agencies, production companies, and post houses for 20 years

• I've been a headhunter for 5 years, looking at thousands of CVs

• I see both sides—what producers think works and what actually gets them hired

• I've figured out what makes a CV get through the robots AND impress the humans

And when I talk to people about this stuff, I can hear it in my own voice: it's valuable.

People tell me it's valuable and I see the difference it makes.

This Isn't Me Being Nice

Let me be clear: I'm not doing this to be nice.

I'm doing this because I care about producers in a world where not many people give a sh*t about producers. They don’t often get the awards or if they do the criteria is fairly hard to dicipher, but I know that none of this stuff would happen if it weren’t for the semi-masochists that call themselves producers.

This guide is a compromise - what’s in my head, round the clock available to anyone:

• Accessible (£50, not £150)

• Efficient (you can do it on your own time)

• Effective (it's production-specific, not generic career advice)

What's Actually In It

The guide covers:

• How to gather the right ingredients before you even start writing.

• Creating ATS-friendly CVs that get past the robots.

• The 3 Cs of production experience (Creative, Culture, Clients).

• What to include, what to leave out, and why.

• LinkedIn profile sort-out, from someone who actually looks at thousands of them.

• Strategic commenting and engagement (without becoming a thought leader if you don't want to).

• Specific, production-relevant keywords and technical skills.

• Real examples and templates

Plus, the LinkedIn Booster section, because honestly, your LinkedIn is just as important as your CV now.

This is the stuff that actually works, the no-BS, just producer-specific advice—it's here. For the price of a networking lunch.

Don't overthink it. Do what I say in the guide. Your profile will be 10 times better.

Get The Producer CV & LinkedIn Glow-Up Guide - £50

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