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Taking flight in production jobs

Dr Masood Khodadadi holds a bald eagle

Two RTS Scotland Futures masterclasses, on audio post-production and scriptwriting, followed in early March.

Sandy Robertson, Head of Production, Factual Entertainment, at BBC Studios (Scotland), which makes Dragons’ Den, Amazing Hotels and Points of View, explained some of the roles in the production office.

A production secretary, she said, is an entry-level job, involving booking travel and accommodation. “The person would be quite green – I would expect to be telling them what they need to do and how to do it.”