Need someone? We know someone.

Not just anyone either. We’re headhunters who’ve spent nearly two decades on both sides of the TV industry – making content and finding the people who make it. We know what brilliant looks like at senior level, we know who’s ready for their next move before they’ve updated their CV, and we know how to have the conversations that other search firms can’t.

TV is our home. But we work across the full content landscape – streaming, digital, branded, audio-first – because that’s where the industry is going and we’ve gone with it.

kimberly@talentedpeople.tv /  rosie@talentedpeople.tv 

 

Headhunting

For the hires that really matter. The Creative Director who’ll shape your slate. The Head of Development who’ll change the conversation. The Executive Producer who’ll deliver and inspire. The senior freelancer whose name attached to a project changes everything – and sometimes gets it commissioned in the first place.

We go beyond the obvious shortlist. We look at the whole market – not just the people already in equivalent roles, but the rising talent ready to step up, the lateral thinkers from adjacent spaces, the diverse voices who should be in the room but aren’t yet. Kimberly and Rosie lead every headhunt personally, drawing on decades of combined experience and relationships built at every level of the industry.

Recent permanent placements include Creative Director, Executive Producer, Head of Development, Head of Content, Senior Producer, Development Executive, Head of Production and Production Executive. Not on the list? Ask us anyway.

After placement, we’re strong advocates for coaching – and can connect companies with the right people to make it happen. Because a great placement is only the beginning.

Every placement fee includes a 5% donation to the Film and TV Charity – because our responsibility to this industry doesn’t stop at the brief.

Senior freelance search

For senior editorial, development and production management roles, we work on a fixed search fee basis. Give us a bespoke brief and we’ll identify, approach and screen the best people in the market – including our active diversity and inclusion work to make sure the shortlist reflects the full breadth of talent available. No placement fee on any fixed-term hire.

Roles we regularly fill: Executive Producer, Showrunner, Series Producer, Series Director, Director, Creative Producer, Production Executive, Line Producer, Production Manager.

How We Do It Differently

We’re not just a search firm. We’re headhunters who genuinely care about the industry we work in – and we try to show that in the way we work:

→ 5% of every search fee goes to the Film and TV Charity

→ We actively champion diversity and inclusion behind the camera – including our long-standing UKTV All Voices partnership

→ We mark every permanently placement with a gift from social enterprise Different Kind, whose goods only do good

→ We run The A List community, keeping us in daily conversation with the talent market in a way no other search firm is

→ Honest feedback to every candidate, always

Let’s Talk

Whether you know exactly what you need or you’re still working it out, get in touch and we’ll figure it out together.

Kimberly: kimberly@talentedpeople.tv
Rosie: rosie@talentedpeople.tv

Or just hit hello@talentedpeople.tv and we’ll pick it up.

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"TP are collaborative and have natural instinct – not just for who has the right skillset for a role, but for who would fit well into our team."

Dov Freedman, CEO & Founder, Curious Films

"Kimberly, Rosie and the team at Talented People have been an incredible resource for Voltage. They pick up on briefs quickly and work with a vast contact book and knowledge of the best talent in the industry for given roles."

Amanda Hibbitts, Head of Production, Voltage

"Talented People found us the perfect candidate for a pivotal role on the team. An absolute pleasure to collaborate with from start to finish."

Jon Green, Creative Director of Formats, Fulwell 73

"Their insight into the industry and vast knowledge of the talent pool means you get fantastic added value whenever they carry out a search."

Rob Butterfield, Director of Programmes, Ricochet

"Talented People’s headhunting service is impressive. The senior team’s market knowledge is second to none."

Milly Beddard, Director of Production, Box To Box Films

"Talented People helped us to headhunt the perfect candidate for the role quickly. The process was done with high levels of care and professionalism."

Duncan East, MD, Buzz 16

"We’re super happy with our hires. Talented People have been a great investment."

Henry Waterfall Allen, MD, Mother's Best Child

"What a professional, collaborative, warm and all-round amazing group of people they are. We would highly recommend using Talented People and will be again ourselves in the future."

Richard Ackerman, CCO, Jackpot Productions

"We are delighted with the service."

Karen Knowles, Head of Production, Whisper Films

"Not only was the heavy lifting taken away from us to find the right candidates, but they understood the culture of our business and how important personality fit is along with the requisite experience."

Jez Frankel, MD, Quite Frankly Productions

"The team were speedy, enthusiastic, and confident that they could find a strong list of candidates for us, which they absolutely delivered on."

Sophie Leonard, Creative Director, Minnow Films

"TP understood our vibe right from the off. Then they went and found brilliant people who fit the bill. I’ll be back next time I need someone excellent."

Stu Richards, Creative Director, Rockerdale Studios