Development department:
• Comes up with ideas for TV programs and pitches them to commissioners, who are
employed by broadcasters
• Roles:
o Development assistant producer
o Development producer
o Development researcher
o Personal assistant
Production management department:
• Manages all the logistics of making a program, and balances the creative vision with
financial and time constraints
• Roles:
o Line producer
o Logger
o Production coordinator
o Production executive
o Production manager
o Production assistant
o Script supervisor
Talent management department:
• Recruits people to work in editorial or production roles, and knows who's who in the
unscripted TV industry
• Roles:
o Receptionist
o Talent assistant
o Talent manager
Sound department:
• Creates the sound and processes the program audio, whether capturing sound on
location or mixing during a live transmission
• Roles:
o Grams operator
o Sound assistant
o Sound guarantee
o Sound recordist
o Sound supervisor
