Hi, I’m Elsa Sharp, a TV Talent Manager,working at leading factual indie, Dragonfly TV, finding key researchers and producers at all levels.  Please do email me your CV and look at the ads above on my twitter feed for the latest job vacancies at Dragonfly.
Dragonfly TV are makers of The Family, One Born Every Minute and The Hotel and make programmes for all broadcasters.
I've previously worked at Firecracker Films, Raw TV, Objective and Gogglebox Entertainment as a talent manager.

I occasionally work freelance development producer.  I was at Two Four Broadcast in May getting access for a Channel 4 documentary series. I also specialise in writing paid developments and have written a series for Heston Blumenthal, a business format and two other fact ent formats for Channel 4 at Two Four. 

Since the publication of How To Get A Job in Television, I've one to one career coaching sessions, offering advice on CV writing, covering letters, how to come up with ideas as well as targetting contacts, doing successful interviews and writing programme treatments.

I've coached individuals at every level - from newcomers to established producers wanting to progress in TV and improve their chances of being seen and hired. I give tailored and specific advice and help to new entrants as well as established producers already working in the industry who want to develop their careers.  

I trained as a journalist and got my first break in TV as a researcher at Wall to Wall Television in 1994. I’ve worked in TV production and development and made shows for all broadcasters with leading independent production companies such as RDF Media, Endemol and BBC Entertainment.

I worked on The Big Breakfast for a period over five years up to series editor level, I’ve been a freelance series producer for different indies and the BBC worked in development at RDF, Fox TV and Celador.

This Summer I lectured Chinese students at the China Media Centre at the University of Westminster teaching them how to brainstorm, devise and write new TV programme ideas.

How To Get A Job in Television features interviews with the industry's most prolific TV producers at the UK's leading independent production companies such as RDF, Endemol and Objective, as well as and broadcasters and key talent managers at Channel 4, ITV and the BBC. The advice includes:

• How to target companies, write a covering letter and get work experience
• The 'seven stages of CV'
• The golden rules of interviews
• The do's and don'ts of work experience
• The skills you need as a runner
• Skills for researching - from contributor and location finding to writing briefs and scripts
• Devising ideas, creating formats and writing up ideas and treatments,
• Plotting your career path from Assistant Producer, Producer/Director to Series Producer