Alex McLean

Lead end-to-end production of broadcast and branded educational film projects from brief to final delivery. Develop creative concepts, research, scripts and produce high-quality video for clients including the BBC, National Geographic Learning and Oxford University Press, alongside corporate and educational partners. Oversee post-production workflows (editing, archive integration, music, graphics, compliance, and final delivery) and manage footage licensing and rights clearance for legal and editorial compliance. Direct studio and location shoots, source and manage contributors and freelance crews, and coordinate planning including call sheets, schedules and risk assessments. Serve as primary client contact, managing briefs, stakeholder relationships, budgets and resources across multiple simultaneous projects.

Produced and managed daily and weekly news and educational video documentary content from research and scripting through to final delivery. Led editorial planning to ensure topical, accurate and engaging content across digital platforms. Directed in-house productions including coordination of filming, crews, voice-over sessions and post-production. Collaborated with broadcasters, schools and external organisations to develop original content and improve audience engagement, while curating and quality-assuring third-party content and supporting homepage content priorities.

Supported production workflows for editorial and video outputs, contributing to scripting, coordination and delivery processes within the news and educational video team.